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naval blockade of Iranian ports. In a post on X, the Central Command said US forces were still enforcing the blockade “against ships
Iranian forces, which have essentially blocked the Strait of Hormuz, have captured commercial vessels, and the US has intercepted or detained ships suspected of violating its naval blockade
US has imposed a naval blockade on all Iranian ports and shipping since April 13, limiting
Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA” tried to get past the US naval blockade, “and it did not go well
ships in the strait have blockaded it since the US-Israel attacks on Iran began. Then, the US announcement of a naval blockade on Iranian
US naval forces fired on the Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska in the Gulf of Oman and boarded it after it attempted to pass through a naval blockade
naval blockade of Iran’s ports and coastal areas, and six merchant ships have followed orders to turn back. - **The US will not renew a 30-day waiver of sanctions on Iranian
US military imposed its own naval blockade in the region, targeting all ships originating from or bound for Iranian
ships in the strait. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president is "satisfied" with the ongoing US naval blockade on Iranian
US President Donald Trump’s [naval blockade](/news/2026/4/24/how-long-can-iran-survive-the-uss-hormuz-blockade) of Iranian ports had heaped further uncertainty on shipping
naval blockade of maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports. US forces say they will intercept or turn back vessels travelling to or from Iran's coast. Washington says ships
shipping waterway since the war began in February. The US has also enforced a naval blockade on Iranian
Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. Trump said the ship had ignored US orders to alter its planned transit through the strait. The operation followed Washington’s imposition of a naval blockade
naval blockade on Iranian ports remains in place, with the US Central Command saying its forces had turned away nine ships
naval blockade of Iranian ports by the Trump administration, despite the ceasefire deal, has heightened tensions. The US and Iran have also been continuing to attack, capture, and intercept each other’s ships
US President Donald Trump announced a naval blockade of Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz to put economic pressure on Tehran, which had until then been able to ship
US and Iran in Pakistan ended without a breakthrough, Donald Trump [declared a naval blockade](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/deadline-passes-for-us-blockade-on-ships-using-iranian-ports-to-begin) on ships using Iranian
naval blockade remains, faultlines remain,” [he added](https://x.com/iranambpak/status/2045945294077190592). ## The negotiators: The US and Iranian teams Trump first said on Sunday that Vice President [JD Vance](/news/2026/4/7/why-jd-vance-joined-pakistans-last-ditch-us-iran-mediation-efforts), who had led the US team
naval blockade of Iranian ports and ships. The operation began on April 13 after talks between Washington and Tehran collapsed, with US
ships. US forces separately seized the Iranian-flagged MV Touska and detained its crew in the Gulf of Oman on April 19, with the US Central Command accusing the vessel of violating its naval blockade