Nestled at the base of Mount Sahand in Iran, Kandovan is a 700-year-old village renowned for its extraordinary inhabited homes known as karaan.
These multi-level cave dwellings are carved straight into natural volcanic tuff cones, resembling beehives.
CENTCOM disabled the Curacao-flagged tanker M/T Belma on July 15 as it sailed toward Iran's Kharg Island in the Arabian Gulf. The empty vessel ignored multiple warnings, and a U.S. aircraft fired Hellfire missiles into its smokestack. The blockade resumed July 14 at 4 p.m. ET. In the first 24 hours, two compliant vessels were redirected and one non-compliant vessel disabled.