UAE rescues 22 after cargo ship fire in the Gulf of Oman

The UAE National Guard said on Sunday it had rescued 22 people, all of Arab nationalities, after a fire broke out on a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman.

The US Central Command announced late Saturday that a military aircraft fired on a commercial vessel attempting to breach the American blockade on Iran, disabling it.

The command added that the Saint Kitts-flagged cargo ship tried to leave territorial waters after visiting an Iranian port. A US aircraft fired precision munitions at the rear of the ship after American forces ordered the crew to vacate targeted areas.