US says forces blocking more than 70 tankers from Iranian ports
US Central Command said on Friday that American forces were preventing more than 70 tankers from entering or leaving Iranian ports as part of efforts to restrict Tehran’s oil exports.
“There are currently more than 70 tankers that US forces are preventing from entering or leaving Iranian ports,” CENTCOM said on X.
The command said the vessels had the capacity to transport more than 166 million barrels of Iranian oil worth more than $13 billion.
