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Responding to a
question during a press briefing on the decline in commercial shipping through the Strait
of Hormuz amid escalating US military operations, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the United
States had implemented a blockade that applies only to vessels entering or
departing Iranian ports. “We know that there is a blockade of ships directed
by the President for ships entering and departing Iranian ports only. This has
been fully implemented and is in full force. This blockade was reimposed due to
Iran’s inability to honour its agreement with the United States of America,”
Leavitt said. She said the blockade is being enforced by a large US military
deployment in the region. “More than
10,000 US sailors, Marines, and airmen, along with two aircraft carriers and
more than 20 warships and dozens of aircraft, are executing the blockade
mission as we speak,” she said.
Leavitt stated that during the first 24 hours of the
blockade, US Central Command (CENTCOM) redirected two commercial vessels that complied with the blockade and
disabled one vessel that did not comply. “During the first 24 hours of the
blockade, US CENTCOM has redirected two compliant commercial vessels and
disabled one non-compliant vessel,” she said. Emphasising
that commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains open outside the
scope of the blockade, Leavitt said, “The strait is open for ships that are
not travelling to and from Iranian ports specifically, and the US Navy is there
to ensure that can take place.” On Tuesday, (14 July) CENTCOM resumed the
naval blockade targeting vessels travelling to and from Iranian ports and
coastal areas. In a post on X, CENTCOM
said the blockade was reinstated as US forces continued operations aimed at
reducing Iranian capabilities that Washington said were being used to target
commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The CENTCOM noted that over 20
US naval warships and hundreds of military aircraft are deployed across the
region as part of the blockade.
