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- U.S. forces fired a Hellfire missile from a helicopter at container ship Vela Nova in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday.
- The missile struck the rudder about 131 km off Pakistan’s coast, igniting a fire that Vanguard later extinguished.
- All 17 crew members were transferred to another vessel and suffered no injuries.
- Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said United States and Iran were near a peace deal, lowering oil prices.
