US Central Command stated this morning that the US has compelled 23 vessels to turn around since initiating its blockade of Iranian ports on April 13.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated on Thursday that US forces had intercepted 14 vessels within the first 72 hours of enforcing a naval blockade on Iranian ports.

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Nearly 400 US service members have been wounded since joint military strikes against Iran began in late February, according to officials from U.S. Central Command.

We’ve spoken to Salvatore Mercogliano, maritime historian at Campbell University in North Carolina, about how the US could effectively implement a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

We have a short statement from the spokesperson of the Iranian military’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has released new photos showing American Marines conducting live-fire exercises aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), as reported by News.Az.

On Wednesday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) rejected Iranian allegations that a US F-18 fighter jet had been shot down.