US EditionCENTCOM: 49 Commercial Vessels Redirected as Blockade Enforcement Continues
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Washington: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it had redirected a total of 49 commercial vessels to various routes as of Sunday, as part of the US naval blockade against Iran. In a statement posted on its account on the US company X platform, CENTCOM said that the US naval blockade against Iran is being “fully” enforced. The statement explained that the commander […]
Mohsen Rezaee, a former IRGC commander and secretary of Tehran's Expediency Council, compared US forces blockading the Strait of Hormuz to pirates and threatened to turn the waterway into a graveyard for US aircraft carriers and forces.
Negotiations with Iran are ongoing, but the results are not satisfactory, a US State Department spokesperson said on Saturday.
48 ships rerouted as Hormuz traffic sees sharp drop, says CENTCOM
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday that 48 vessels complied with orders to alter their routes as part of the ongoing blockade imposed on Iran over the past 20 days. The development comes amid a sharp decline in maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil transit route. Data indicates that the number of ships crossing the strait has dropped significantly over the past week, falling to just seven vessels per day. The sl…
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