U.S. forces will begin implementing a blockade targeting “all maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports” starting Monday at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement Sunday.
This blockade, in accordance with the proclamation of U.S. President Donald Trump, will be applied “impartially” against vessels of all nations entering or leaving Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, according to the statement, which was published on X.
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U.S. Central Command forces “will not impede the freedom of navigation of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports,” it added.
This statement was released hours after Mr. Trump announced on Truth Social that the U.S. Navy would begin blocking vessels attempting to enter or exit the Strait of Hormuz.
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In an interview with Fox News, Mr. Trump said the United States and its allied countries would deploy minesweepers in the strait to clear the area of mines and secure shipping lanes.
Following Donald Trump’s declaration on the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the naval command of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned Sunday that any “misstep” in the Strait of Hormuz would trap its enemies in “deadly whirlpools.”
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