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Iran Suggests Blasts Are Not US Attacks As Both Sides Report Ships Hit

Qeshm, Iran ·

US Central Command said it struck a St. Kitts-flagged cargo vessel on Saturday to disable it while it was trying to break the US blockade of Iran, in the Gulf of Oman.

Waters near the Strait of Hormuz have seen recurring tensions between Iran and the United States, which have been in a long-running dispute over navigation in the Gulf and Iran's nuclear programme.

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