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Investing.com -- U.S. Central Command announced Tuesday that more than 10,000 U.S. sailors, marines, and airmen are executing a naval blockade of Iranian ports, supported by over a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft.
The mission aims to restrict maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a statement posted on X by the command.
During the first 24 hours of operations, no ships passed the U.S. blockade, and six merchant vessels complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around and re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman, the statement said.
The blockade is being enforced 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.
U.S. forces are supporting freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports, according to U.S. CENTCOM.
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