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U.S. fires on ship breaking its blockade of Iranian ports - No one is in control of Hormuz

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The U.S. military forcibly disabled a Panama-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman on August 11, 2026, after the vessel defied repeated orders and attempted to break the American naval blockade of Iranian ports. A U.S. Navy MH-60 helicopter fired Hellfire missiles directly into the engine and steering gear of the M/V Vela Nova, rendering the ship dead in the water.

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