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Centcom reports disabling four commercial vessels and destroying 10 tankers
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Centcom said four commercial vessels had been put out of action after the US naval blockade of Iran resumed on 14 July; it also said US forces destroyed 10 tankers tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ shadow network, described as worth billions of dollars. CENTCOM said a commercial cargo ship was disabled in the Gulf of Oman after its crew tried to pass through the naval blockade against Iran. CENTCOM also said the crew of the bulk carrier M/V Ocean Molica had disregarded repeated warnings.
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Centcom said four commercial vessels had been rendered inoperable since the US naval blockade against Iran resumed on 14 July.
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3 sources: Middle East Eye, Tengrinews, The National
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- Middle East Eye · · Centcom says four ships disabled, 135 redirected since 14 July (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · США атаковали сухогруз, пытавшийся прорвать блокаду против Ирана (Original publication)
- The National · · US warplane knocks out ship breaching Iran blockade as tankers burn in Hormuz (Original publication)
Centcom said US forces destroyed 10 tankers associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ shadow network, which it described as multibillion-dollar.
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CENTCOM said it disabled a commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman after the crew tried to breach the ongoing naval blockade against Iran.
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CENTCOM said the crew of the bulk carrier M/V Ocean Molica ignored repeated warnings.
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CENTCOM said the crew of M/V Ocean Molica was unharmed.
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CENTCOM said US forces destroyed 10 tankers connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ shadow network during the same period.
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Centcom states: Centcom said it had redirected 135 commercial vessels since the US naval blockade against Iran resumed on 14 July.
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3 sources: Middle East Eye, Tengrinews, The National
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- Middle East Eye · · Centcom says four ships disabled, 135 redirected since 14 July (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · США атаковали сухогруз, пытавшийся прорвать блокаду против Ирана (Original publication)
- The National · · US warplane knocks out ship breaching Iran blockade as tankers burn in Hormuz (Original publication)
CENTCOM states: CENTCOM said the United States resumed its blockade of all vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports on 14 July.
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3 sources: Middle East Eye, Tengrinews, The National
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- Middle East Eye · · Centcom says four ships disabled, 135 redirected since 14 July (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · США атаковали сухогруз, пытавшийся прорвать блокаду против Ирана (Original publication)
- The National · · US warplane knocks out ship breaching Iran blockade as tankers burn in Hormuz (Original publication)
Timeline
- Updated: new information was added. - CENTCOM said it disabled a commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman after the crew tried to breach the ongoing naval blockade against Iran. (confirmed) - CENTCOM said the crew of the bulk carrier M/V Ocean Molica ignored repeated warnings. (confirmed)
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Tengrinews
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The National
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