From Malay Mail · · 1m 20s
America's blockade has stopped 100 ships off Iran
US Central Command says nothing has reached an Iranian port in 60 days without American permission.
In brief
US Central Command says nothing has reached an Iranian port in 60 days without American permission. The fight over the Strait of Hormuz has turned into a revenue war: block the ships, starve the money. Originally reported by Malay Mail.
A hundred ships turned away
US Central Command said Saturday its forces have pushed back 100 commercial vessels in 60 days as part of a blockade on Iranian ports.
Zero got through
Centcom's claim on X was absolute: not a single ship reached an Iranian port without American forces waving it on.
“ZERO ships have passed through the blockade without US forces allowing.”
How it started
Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz in late February after the US and Israel launched attacks on Tehran. The blockade is the answer to that closure.
The target is money
Washington is not trying to sink ships. It is trying to keep vessels away from Iranian ports so Tehran cannot sell what it loads onto them.
A chokepoint, both ways
Hormuz is narrow enough that one side can close it and the other can police it. Iran blocked the passage, then found its own ports cut off.
No end date given
Centcom says service members remain focused on the mission, but the statement offers no off-ramp and no condition for lifting the blockade.
“American service members remain laser focused on this mission”
The main idea
The fight over the Strait of Hormuz has turned into a revenue war: block the ships, starve the money.
