US troops disable vessel attempting to break Iranian blockade

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U.S. forces operating in the waterways surrounding Iran disabled a vessel on Wednesday that tried to break the American blockade of Iranian ports, according to U.S. Central Command.

The M/T Hasna tried transiting international waters to get to an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman when American forces issued multiple warnings and told the vessel it was violating the U.S. blockade. 

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