Corroborated · Gulf of Oman (approximate) ·
US Central Command says it disabled a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday 7 November after it ignored warnings and tried to breach the blockade on Iran. Outlets relaying the claim name the ship as the St. Kitts-flagged cargo vessel M/V Huda, while a US Army statement calls it an Iranian ship. Iran in Arabic reports sounds in Qeshm and Bandar Abbas that it attributes to the targeting of violating ships in the Strait of Hormuz, and no other independent confirmation is listed.
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Verification
Corroborated: 2 independent sources.
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Two or more independent origins report the same event. That is agreement between reports, not proof of every detail.
What we know and what remains unclear
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Reported by one source or disputed
- What happened: Naval incident · 1 origin, reports differ
- What happened: Airstrike · 1 origin, reports differ
- Target: violating ships · 1 origin, reports differ
- Target: cargo ship flying the St Kitts flag · 1 origin, reports differ
- Target: M/V Huda · 1 origin, reports differ
All details
| Detail | Reported | Reported by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| What happened | Naval incident | Iran in Arabic (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
| What happened | Airstrike | Iran in Arabic (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
| Place | Strait of Hormuz (approx.) | Iran in Arabic (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Place | Gulf of Oman (approx.) | Iran in Arabic (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Time | 7 Nov (local date) | Iran in Arabic (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Who did it | US Central Command (same side as another named) | Iran in Arabic (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Who did it | US forces (same side as another named) | Iran in Arabic (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Who did it | US Army (same side as another named) | Iran in Arabic (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Target | violating ships | Iran in Arabic (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
| Target | commercial vessel | Iran in Arabic (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Target | cargo ship flying the St Kitts flag | Iran in Arabic (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
| Target | M/V Huda | Iran in Arabic (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
2 more values not shown.
Sources
- Iran in Arabic,
- @alhadath_brk (Telegram),
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
- @alhadath_brk (Telegram),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @clashreport (Telegram),
- @alhadath_brk (Telegram),
- @wfwitness (Telegram),
- @bonzerbarry (X),
- @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram),
- @tabzlive (Telegram),
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
- @mtvlebanonnews (Telegram),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- Iran in Arabic,
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- @farsna (Telegram),
- @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram),
- Iran in Arabic,
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
Changes
Changed 2 times. This event in the corrections and audit log
- : Unverified
- : Unverified to Single source
- : Single source to Corroborated
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