CENTCOM reports ‘no ships’ made it past US blockade of Strait of Hormuz in first 24-hours

The United States Central Command reported Tuesday no ships made it past the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf within the first 24-hours of the blockade.President Donald Trump ordered the blockade after negotiations in Pakistan failed to secure a peace deal between the United States and Iran over the weekend.
CENTCOM said the mission to block the Strait consists of over 10,000 U.S. Sailors, Marines, and Airmen, over a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft.
“During the first 24 hours, no ships made it past the U.S. blockade and 6 merchant vessels complied with directions from U.S. forces to turn around to re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman,” CENTCOM said on X. 
“The blockade is being enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman,” it continued. “U.S. forces are supporting freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.”
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