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US says it struck a commercial ship trying to breach blockade and reach Iran

  • U.S. forces fired a missile into the engine room of the Gambian-flagged cargo ship Lian Star after it ignored 20+ warnings trying to enter an Iranian port; the vessel remains adrift.
  • The blockade has redirected 116 ships and stopped six from breaching, snarling oil, gas and fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and raising costs and supply concerns.
  • A fragile ceasefire’s 60‑day extension is undecided (President Trump is weighing the deal), while Iran has been charging high transit fees and warning it will target interfering vessels.
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