JAKARTA - The United States military (US) said it had ordered 27 ships to turn around or return to Iranian ports since the beginning of the blockade around the Strait of Hormuz.
"Since the start of the blockade on ships entering or leaving Iranian ports and coastal areas, US forces have ordered 27 ships to turn around or return to Iranian ports," the US Central Command (CENTCOM) wrote on its X account, Monday, April 20.
In the upload, US Central Command also posted a video recording showing the US Navy warning a tanker while conducting a blockade in the Gulf waters.
Since the commencement of the blockade against ships entering or exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas, U.S. forces have directed 27 vessels to turn around or return to an Iranian port. pic.twitter.com/G8dl96wN4H
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) April 20, 2026
Since the US-Israeli joint attack on Iran began on February 28, a fifth of the oil and liquefied natural gas lines in the Strait of Hormuz have been closed by Iran.
After the first round of US-Iranian peace negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan, stalled, the US then imposed a blockade targeting ships entering and leaving Iranian ports.
The US effort continued even though Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz after a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon took place last Thursday.
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