US EditionU.S. Blockade Has Turned Back Six Ships Leaving Strait of Hormuz
CENTCOM said six merchant vessels turned back after warnings, while more than 10,000 U.S. troops and a dozen warships enforced the blockade.
- On Monday, United States Central Command initiated a naval blockade of all Iranian ports, deploying more than 10,000 personnel, over a dozen warships, and dozens of aircraft to enforce the restrictions.
- President Donald Trump ordered the blockade after high-level peace talks between U.S. and Iranian delegations in Pakistan failed to yield agreement, prompting this military action to increase pressure on Tehran.
- During the first 24 hours, CENTCOM reported Tuesday that "no ships made it past the U.S. blockade and six merchant vessels complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around to re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman."
- Oil prices surged above $100 a barrel as market uncertainty mounted, though CENTCOM emphasized that "the blockade will not impede neutral transit passage through the Strait of Hormuz to or from non-Iranian destinations."
- President Trump suggested "something could be happening over the next two days" in Islamabad as talks potentially resume, though analysts warn the blockade risks stressing the fragile ceasefire and provoking retaliation from Tehran.
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PressNewsAgencyShips exit Gulf from Iran despite US blockade: Tracker
At least three ships sailing from Iranian ports crossed the Strait of Hormuz despite a US military blockade, but some vessels taking the route later turned back, maritime tracking data indicated on Tuesday (Apr 14).
In the strait off Iran, the US military increases the pressure on Tehran. Trade ships with destination or take-off in Iran must turn around. More than a dozen warships secure the sea area. The US military leadership takes a first balance.
US Says 'No Ships Made It Past Blockade' As Iran Mulls Hormuz Shipping Pause To Preserve Talks
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge under the title: US Says ‘No Ships Made It Past Blockade’ As Iran Mulls Hormuz Shipping Pause To Preserve Talks, Which Trump Says Could Happen In Two Days Summary CENTCOM: “During the first 24 hours, no ships made it past the U.S. blockade & 6 merchant vessels complied with direction from US forces to turn around to re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman,” it said. Diploma…
The situation in the Strait of Hormuz is dramatically worsening: while the United States is trying to control ship traffic with a massive military blockade, analysts object to the depiction of a complete standstill – and report first breakthroughs by the strategically most important needle eye of the global energy supply. Since Monday afternoon, the United States has been conducting a sea blockade against Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz. A…
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