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Iran war live: US moves to block land supply routes; UAE rescues 22 sailors

Iranian state media report blasts in Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz and the cities of Jask, Sirik and Bandar Abbas.

Smoke rises from the stern of a St. Kitts-flagged cargo vessel following what US Central Command says was a strike on Saturday to disable the vessel, which was trying to break the US blockade of Iran, at a location given as the Gulf of Oman, in this still image taken from video released November 7, 2026.
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CENTCOM forms task force to disrupt Iran's land supply routes

By Kristina Harazim and Mahmoud Sayed
Published On 8 Nov 2026

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  • The UAE says it has rescued 22 people from a cargo ship that caught fire after Iran’s IRGC reported that two oil tankers had struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The US announces a new plan to block Iran’s land-based supply routes, expanding its months-long naval blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.