US Military Continues Iran Port Blockade, Confirms Rescue of Sailors

So far, dozens of ships have been redirected or disabled, Central Command said on Sunday.

USS Abraham Lincoln continues operations in the Arabian Sea. Courtesy of CENTCOM

U.S. military forces said Sunday that the roughly two-month-long blockade of Iranian ports is still ongoing while confirming that the U.S. Navy helped in a search-and-rescue effort involving Indian mariners in the Arabian Sea.

In a post on X, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) wrote that 142 commercial ships heading to or from Iran’s ports have been redirected after they complied, while another nine vessels been disabled, since the blockade was initiated on April 13.