US military fires on commercial vessel in Gulf of Oman after it attempted to breach blockade
US Central Command said late Saturday it disabled a St. Kitts-flagged ship after it ignored multiple warnings and attempted to leave the region after visiting an Iranian port. US forces have been enforcing a naval blockade on Iran for months in and around the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial strategic waterway for global shipping, including of oil. The last confirmed US strike on a cargo vessel was nearly a month ago in the Gulf of Oman. 3 US Central Command said it disabled a St.
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The article never says the ship carried a civilian crew, or that a US military aircraft fired precision munitions at it. Both facts appear in other coverage of the same strike. With only the word 'disabled', a reader can picture a ship stopped, not civilians aboard a vessel hit by an air strike.
How we know
- Arutz Sheva / Israel National News reported“A US military aircraft fired precision munitions at the stern of St.”US disables cargo ship attempting to breach Iran blockade (opens in a new tab)
- Times of Israel reported“after the ship’s civilian crew ignored repeated warnings”US military says strike disabled ship trying to run blockade on Iran (opens in a new tab)
Kitts-flagged ship after it ignored multiple warnings and attempted to leave the region after visiting an Iranian port. CENTCOM Saturday’s disclosure comes in the wake of at least two instances in which US Central Command did not announce military strikes it has taken in the region and officials at the command declined to confirm strikes when asked about local reports of explosions. Iran state media also reported on Saturday evening the sound of explosions on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as several explosions in the port of Jask.
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The Iranian military said late Saturday that two tankers had hit mines in the Hormuz area and caught fire. It did not identify the tankers’ flags or destinations. US President Donald Trump said Friday that the US military had carried out new limited strikes against Iran , targeting an Iranian air defense system. Trump described the military action to reporters as “minor.” US Central Command ultimately didn’t comment on the action even after the strikes were confirmed by Trump. 3 ran state media also reported on Saturday evening the sound of explosions on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
Left out here: Drops what it reported before
The Post reported a day earlier that the Friday US strikes hit Iranian air defences on Qeshm Island. Here it reports the Friday strikes without that location, and then explosions on Qeshm Island of unclear cause. A reader cannot see that the US had already struck the same island.
How we know
- New York Post wrote earlier“The US military carried out fresh strikes on Iranian air defenses on Qeshm Island”Trump confirms fresh US strikes on Iran defenses as talks turn to nuke inspectors (opens in a new tab)
CENTCOM For weeks now, Trump has said he was considering launching a new wave of strikes on Iran after the US midterm elections, which were held on Nov. 3 . The Middle East and beyond have been on edge about the prospects of the US resuming full-scale operations against Iran for the first time in almost two months. The more than 8-month-old war has rattled global markets and diplomacy to end it has stalled. October saw the most attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz since March, as Iran has tried to ramp up economic pressure on the US to get it to lift its blockade.
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