U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed it physically disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman after the crew ignored warnings and attempted to breach the naval blockade on Iran; this active kinetic enforcement sharply elevates confrontation risks across critical Middle Eastern shipping lanes, fueling energy-driven inflation uncertainty and accelerating defensive risk-off positioning that pressures Bitcoin and high-beta digital assets.
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