The U.S. military has stopped another merchant vessel attempting to break through the blockade of Iranian ports.
U.S. Central Command reported that a missile was fired into the engine room of the M/V Lian Star on Friday, May 29.
The vessel remains adrift in the Gulf of Oman. U.S. forces have not boarded the ship.
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