Sintakom seizes vessel in Hormuz, shares blockade update
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it intercepted a cargo ship flying the Panamanian flag heading toward an Iranian port in the Gulf, claiming it was attempting to breach the American-imposed sanctions on Iran. U.S. forces disabled the ship’s navigation system and fired two Hellfire missiles at its engine room when the crew did not respond to warnings, causing it to change course and preventing it from sailing to Iran. To date, the trajectory of 55 ships attempting to violate the blockade has been altered, with two ships seized and three disabled, amid an escalation by the U.S. against Iran and growing tensions in the region since the start of the American-Israeli war on Iran in February, along with disruptions to global energy supplies.
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