U.S. Military Fired on Panama-Flagged Vessel Linked to Iran, WSJ Reports
The U.S. military fired on Aug. 11 at a vessel flying the Panamanian flag and linked to Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a U.S. official. The official said the vessel was “trying to break through the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.” A U.S. military helicopter fired at the vessel’s rudder, according to the report. The vessel then “appeared to try to transfer its crew to another civilian vessel,” the report said. No injuries or deaths had been reported in the incident at the time of the report, according to the Journal.
The U.S. military fired on Aug. 11 at a vessel flying the Panamanian flag and linked to Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a U.S. official.
The official said the vessel was “trying to break through the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.” A U.S. military helicopter fired at the vessel’s rudder, according to the report.
The vessel then “appeared to try to transfer its crew to another civilian vessel,” the report said. No injuries or deaths had been reported in the incident at the time of the report, according to the Journal.
The official said the vessel was “trying to break through the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.” A U.S. military helicopter fired at the vessel’s rudder, according to the report.
The vessel then “appeared to try to transfer its crew to another civilian vessel,” the report said. No injuries or deaths had been reported in the incident at the time of the report, according to the Journal.