CENTCOM: 125 Commercial Ships Redirected Since Resumption of Blockade on Iranian Ports

US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced yesterday that it had redirected 125 commercial vessels since the resumption of the US blockade on Iranian ports in mid-July last year. In a statement, CENTCOM said that US forces, up to September 30, had altered the course of 125 commercial ships, disrupted three vessels, and inspected two others to ensure full compliance with the sanctions imposed on Iran. The statement affirmed that US forces continue to tightly enforce the naval blockade on Iranian ports.

Earlier, CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper stated in a recent operational update that US forces had helped ensure the safe passage of more than one billion barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz over the past two months. He added that while US forces continue to keep the Strait of Hormuz “open and safe,” they are simultaneously preventing Iran from exporting any oil shipments from its ports, emphasizing that the naval blockade on Iran remains “active and strong” and is achieving its objectives.