ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - US forces have redirected 67 vessels leaving or entering Iranian ports through the Strait of Hormuz, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported on Wednesday, noting that four others were “disabled” and that the maritime blockade on Iran remains “in full effect.”
US forces have redirected 67 vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports through the Strait of Hormuz, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Wednesday, noting that four others were “disabled” and that the maritime blockade on Iran remains “in full effect.”
“Four weeks ago, CENTCOM began implementing the blockade against ships entering and exiting Iran’s ports,” the Command said in a post on X, adding that “as of today, American forces have redirected 67 commercial vessels, allowed 15 carrying humanitarian aid to pass, and disabled four to ensure compliance.”
CENTCOM added that its forces “ensured that two commercial vessels turned around to comply with the blockade” earlier this week, stressing that “U.S. enforcement remains in full effect.”
The US and Israel launched a wide scale aerial campaign against Iran on February 28, striking more than 17,000 sites across the country over six weeks of hostilities before the sides agreed to a Pakistan-mediated ceasefire on April 8. The truce halted fighting for two weeks and paved the way for negotiations.
While the first round of talks concluded without a final agreement on April 11, a second round has yet to take place, with a comprehensive resolution to the conflict still pending.