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CENTCOM says US Navy blockade diverts merchant vessel

Apr 16, 2026, 22:16 GMT+1

US Central Command said on Thursday that the US Navy diverted a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Oman as part of ongoing enforcement of restrictions targeting ships entering or leaving Iranian ports.

CENTCOM shared on X audio from the USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) alongside video filmed from the destroyer’s embarked helicopter operating over the Gulf of Oman.

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