The Blockade Ledger: 147 Ships Turned Back, Five Disabled — and a Clock Ticking Toward January

U.S. forces disabled the M/V Huda, a cargo ship CENTCOM says tried repeatedly to run the Iran blockade, in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday. Here is the full enforcement record since July, what Tehran is threatening, and the political clock some advisers say is running out.

By Clara Hughes

On Saturday, a U.S. military aircraft fired precision munitions at the stern of the St. Kitts-flagged cargo ship M/V Huda in the Gulf of Oman, disabling it after its civilian crew ignored repeated warnings and tried several times to break the American naval blockade against Iran, U.S. Central Command said. The ship had visited an Iranian port and was trying to leave regional waters. CENTCOM said its forces first directed the crew to abandon the targeted spaces. It was the latest entry in a ledger CENTCOM has been keeping since July. This Altas World Special Report lays out the numbers, the new tools, the threats — and the questions still open, as of Sunday, Nov. 8.