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The post accurately reports a real event confirmed by multiple authoritative sources. On May 29, 2026, U.S. Central Command confirmed that a U.S. aircraft fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of the Gambia-flagged cargo ship M/V Lian Star in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored over 20 warnings and attempted to breach the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. The post closely mirrors the text of the linked Washington Post article.
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U.S. military forces fired a missile into a commercial ship in the Gulf of OmanConfirmed. CENTCOM stated a U.S. aircraft fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of the Gambia-flagged cargo ship M/V Lian Star in the Gulf of Oman on May 29, 2026. Reported by Washington Post, Stars and Stripes, AP, and CENTCOM's own press release.
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The ship was attempting to sail toward an Iranian portConfirmed. Multiple sources report the vessel was trying to breach the U.S. naval blockade and reach an Iranian port, ignoring more than 20 warnings from U.S. forces.
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Central Command said thisConfirmed. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) issued an official public release confirming the incident.
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This was the latest effort to enforce President Trump's naval blockadeConfirmed. The U.S. launched a naval blockade of Iranian ports in mid-April 2026. CENTCOM reported this was the fifth commercial vessel disabled under the blockade, with 116 others redirected.
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The post is essentially a direct excerpt from the linked Washington Post article. All claims are corroborated by CENTCOM's official statement and multiple independent news outlets. No significant discrepancies found.
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True. U.S. Central Command confirmed that on May 29, 2026, a U.S. aircraft fired a missile at the engine room of the M/V Lian Star in the Gulf of Oman. The Gambia-flagged cargo ship ignored multiple warnings while attempting to breach the U.S. naval blockade of Iran.