{
  "id": 603082,
  "title": "US military says it has fired on ship in Gulf of Oman to enforce blockade of Iranian ports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/us-military-says-it-has-fired-on-ship-in-gulf-of-oman-to-enforce",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T20:16:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3363706/us-military-says-it-has-fired-ship-gulf-oman-enforce-blockade-iranian-ports"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A US helicopter on Tuesday fired missiles into the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo ship that attempted to break the American blockade of Iran’s ports, the United States military said. The US Navy MH-60 helicopter fired on and disabled the M/V Vela Nova “after the ship’s civilian crew ignored repeated warnings from American forces”, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on social media, adding…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}