US steps up Iran naval blockade, redirects 12 ships, boards two tankers and disables two
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that American forces have redirected 12 commercial vessels, boarded two tankers and disabled two ships attempting to reach Iran.
US forces boarded the Comoros-flagged oil tanker M/T Charminar in the Arabian Sea on July 25 to verify compliance with the naval blockade, then allowed it to continue.
US forces disabled the Mozambique-flagged M/T Lavine in the Gulf of Oman on July 24 after it ignored repeated warnings and attempted to proceed toward Iran.
The operations are part of an increasingly assertive US enforcement of maritime restrictions on Iran, monitoring key shipping lanes near the Strait of Hormuz.
CENTCOM stated that US forces remain 'highly vigilant, focused, lethal and ready,' indicating further interdiction operations may follow.
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