The U.S. military has updated its maritime interdiction figures, reporting that it diverted eight commercial vessels and disabled one to fully enforce the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, according to sources.
The U.S. military has updated its maritime interdiction figures in the Strait of Hormuz, reporting that U.S. forces have redirected eight commercial vessels and disabled one to enforce the naval blockade on Iran, according to sources. The latest count, reported Tuesday evening, marks an increase from seven vessels diverted as of Saturday night.
This figure builds on earlier reports. On Saturday, July 18, at 22:05 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the U.S. military had diverted seven commercial vessels and disabled one, citing Israeli journalist Tomer Almagor (N12). Earlier that day, U.S. Central Command had released footage showing five vessels rerouted and one disabled. The steady increase reflects ongoing interdiction operations.
The naval blockade has been in effect for weeks, with the Strait of Hormuz seeing drastically reduced traffic. As The Zioneer reported on July 20, maritime tracking data showed only 30 vessel transits in 48 hours, and the waterway remains effectively closed. U.S. Central Command has been enforcing the maritime interdiction operations amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict.
The source of the latest update, described only as "sources," has not been further specified. The figure has not been independently confirmed by official U.S. military channels.
3 developments
- StrongCENTCOM: Two vessels diverted in past 24 hours as part of Iran naval blockade
- StrongCENTCOM says it has interdicted 9 vessels and turned back 136 more since naval siege on Iran began
- StrongCENTCOM: 45 commercial vessels diverted, 2 disabled, 2 boarded in maritime blockade enforcement
- StrongCENTCOM: 55 vessels redirected, over 20 warships enforcing Iran blockade as of Aug 9
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