India, May 31 -- The United States military said it fired a Hellfire missile at a commercial cargo vessel after it allegedly ignored repeated warnings and attempted to enter an Iranian port despite an ongoing US naval blockade.

According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the Gambia-flagged cargo ship Lian Star was struck in its engine room while "transiting international waters toward an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman."

The incident comes as tensions remain high despite a fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, with US secretary of war Pete Hegseth warning on Saturday that American forces are prepared to resume strikes on Iran if diplomatic efforts fail. Track US-Iran war live.

In a statement issued Saturday, CENTCOM said...