WASHINGTON: US forces will begin enforcing a blockade of “all maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports” on Monday.
According to a statement posted on the X social media platform, US forces will begin enforcing a “non-discriminatory” blockade against vessels of all countries entering or leaving Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
US Central Command “will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.”
The statement came hours after Trump announced on Truth Social reported that the US Navy will begin blocking ships attempting to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz.
In an interview with Fox News, Trump said that the US and its allies would deploy minesweeping ships to the strait to clear sea mines and secure shipping lanes.
Following Trump’s announcement of a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the Navy Command of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned on Sunday that any wrong move in the Strait of Hormuz would trap its enemies in a deadly air current.
Translated by Chouk Bora
