The first full day of the US blockade on Iran has seen minimal ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with several vessels reportedly turning back. While the US asserts freedom of navigation, eight ships have passed, three of which were Iranian tankers not stopping at Iranian ports. Humanitarian cargoes are reportedly exempt, but no such vessels have docked in Iran yet. US forces are actively enforcing the blockade and intercepting unauthorized vessels.
Tuesday was the first full day of the U.S. blockade of Iran and the first day after the United States declared the Strait of Hormuz was open to international shipping. According to ship tracking data, at least eight ships passed through the strait, which remains far below its pre-war level of about 130 ships per day.
Two sanctioned tankers linked to China appear to have changed their minds about challenging the United States Navy and reversed course.over 10,000 American sailors, airmen, and Marines are involved in the blockade, working from over a dozen warships. In addition to enforcing the blockade, these U.S. forces are “supporting freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.” “During the first 24 hours, no ships made it past the U.S. blockade and six merchant vessels complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around to re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman,” CENTCOM reported. As night fell across the Persian Gulf region, CENTCOM posted an image of an F-35B stealth fighter preparing to take off from the USSthat three of the eight ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz were tankers linked to Iran, but none of them stopped at an Iranian port, which would have defied the blockade. The U.S. military issued a notice to mariners that humanitarian cargoes will be exempt from the blockade, but no ships carrying such cargo have attempted to dock in Iran yet. CENTCOM said any other vessel “entering or departing the blockaded area without authorization” will be subject to “interception, diversion, and capture.” One of the tankers tied to Iran was headed for the United Arab Emirates , possibly with a cargo of petrochemical products. The second was bound for Iraq, where it is scheduled to load fuel oil on Thursday.is owned by a Chinese company called Shanghai Xuanrun Shipping Co. and is under U.S. sanctions for carrying Iranian cargoes. Its current cargo appears to have been loaded at the port of Hamriyah in the UAE.unloaded corn at the Iranian port of Bandar Imam Khomeini on Monday, but the unloading appears to have occurred shortly before the blockade went into effect, and might have been allowed under the humanitarian exemption.a temporary license for Iran to sell cargoes that were loaded aboard ships in March to ease the oil shock from the loss of Iranian supply. Depending on exactly when it was loaded, the cargo of theSanctions-evading “shadow fleet” tankers have a habit of broadcasting false identification and position data to confuse their movements. Some of their captains might be having second thoughts as they approach the American blockade line, uncertain as to whether their “spoofing” tactics will fool a squadron of high-tech American warships patrolling a relatively small area at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. China issued its strongest denunciation of the blockade to date on Tuesday, calling it a “dangerous and irresponsible move” that would “aggravate confrontation, escalate tension, undermine the already fragile ceasefire and further jeopardize safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.”. “We urge relevant parties to honor the ceasefire agreement, stick to the direction of peace talks and take concrete actions to deescalate the situation so that normal traffic via the Strait will be able to resume as soon as possible.”Exclusive – Top EU Economic Minister: Europe Rooting for Trump in ChinaATF: Bullet Jacket from .30 Caliber Round Found in Charlie Kirk’s AutopsyTax Day: Mayor Mamdani Announces First-Ever New York ‘Tax the Rich’ Plan ‘He Thinks You’re Stupid’: Leftwing Democrats Take Gloves Off In Fight Against Billionaire Tom SteyerJD Vance’s Task Force Suspends over 400 California Hospice Businesses for Alleged FraudJustice Sotomayor Apologizes for ‘Hurtful Comments’ Suggesting Justice Kavanaugh Is PrivilegedRep. Rashida Tlaib Leads 23 Democrats ‘Demanding’ Trump Administration Restore Yemen TPS
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