naval blockade

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US fires on ship breaching Iran blockade as Hormuz standoff escalates

U.S. military personnel opened fire on a Panama-flagged vessel that attempted to breach the American blockade of Iranian ports early Tuesday, according to a U.S. official, marking a sharp escalation in the five-month standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.

US says 129 ships diverted under naval blockade of Iran

US Central Command announced on Friday that 129 commercial vessels have been diverted and six ships disabled since the launch of the naval blockade against Iran on April 13, marking nearly eight weeks of maritime enforcement around Iranian ports in…

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US Marines board cargo ship in Arabian Sea to enforce Iran blockade

U.S. Marines on Tuesday boarded and searched a commercial vessel in the Arabian Sea suspected of attempting to reach Iran in violation of the American naval blockade, the military said, before releasing the ship after confirming it was not headed…