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USCENTCOM: US to Blockade Ships Entering or Exiting Iranian Ports

U.S. Central Command
USCENTCOM: US to Blockade Ships Entering or Exiting Iranian Ports The Galaxy Globe bulk carrier and the Luojiashan tanker sit anchored in Muscat, Oman, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz. (photo: Benoit Tessier/Reuters)
13 April 26

ALSO SEE: Hormuz Blockade Original

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10 a.m. ET, in accordance with the President’s proclamation.

The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. CENTCOM forces will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.

Additional information will be provided to commercial mariners through a formal notice prior to the start of the blockade. All mariners are advised to monitor Notice to Mariners broadcasts and contact U.S. naval forces on bridge-to-bridge channel 16 when operating in the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz approaches.

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