Moscow: US Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said the US military redirected a 42nd vessel attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, adding that the United States was determined to continue blockading the sea route.
“Today, US forces achieved a significant milestone after successfully redirecting the 42nd commercial vessel attempting to violate the blockade… The blockade is highly effective and US forces remain fully committed to total enforcement,” Adm. Cooper said as quoted by CENTCOM on X.
On April 13, the US Navy began blockading all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for approximately 20% of the world’s oil, petroleum products, and LNG supplies. Washington maintains that non-Iranian vessels are free to transit the Strait of Hormuz as long as they do not pay Tehran a toll. Iranian authorities have not announced the imposition of a toll, but have discussed such plans.
