US enforcing blockade on Iran ports, no breaches in first 24 hours, CENTCOM says

The United States is enforcing a blockade on ships entering and departing Iranian ports, with no vessels breaching it in the first 24 hours, US Central Command said in a post on X.

“More than 10,000 US Sailors, Marines, and Airmen, along with over a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft, are executing the mission to blockade ships entering and departing Iranian ports,” United States Central Command said.

CENTCOM said six merchant vessels complied with US directives to turn around and re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman during the initial 24-hour period.

“US forces are supporting freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports,” CENTCOM added.