{"id":49133,"date":"2026-04-13T03:08:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49133"},"modified":"2026-04-13T03:08:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:08:59","slug":"u-s-navy-to-block-ships-entering-exiting-iranian-ports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49133","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Navy to Block Ships Entering, Exiting Iranian Ports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that starting Monday, the United States Navy will block ships from entering or exiting Iranian ports.<\/p>\n<p>CENTCOM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2043432050921718194\">explained<\/a> that the block \u201cwill be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations\u201d that are either entering or trying to leave Iranian ports, including those located on the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. CENTCOM also clarified that the U.S. Navy would \u201cnot impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman,\u201d CENTCOM said in a post on X. \u201cCENTCOM forces will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2043435129553756639\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/2043435129553756639\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The announcement from CENTCOM comes after President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/middle-east\/2026\/04\/12\/we-are-fully-locked-and-loaded-president-trump-u-s-navy-blockades-strait-of-hormuz\/\">announced<\/a>\u00a0Sunday that the U.S. Navy would \u201cbegin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, there you have it, the meeting went well, most points were agreed to, but the only point that really mattered, NUCLEAR, was not,\u201d Trump wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116392448970133700\">post<\/a> on Truth Social. \u201cEffective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz. At some point, we will reach an \u2018ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT\u2019 basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen by merely saying, \u2018There may be a mine out there somewhere,\u2019 that nobody know about but them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">Vice President JD Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2026\/04\/11\/no-deal-vance-walks-away-from-iran-talks-in-pakistan-after-tehran-rejects-american-requirements-for-peace\/\">revealed<\/a> on Saturday that after engaging in peace talks with Iran for 21 hours, they had \u201cnot reached an agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"\/>\n<p>\u201cWe have had a number of substantive discussions with the Iranians, that\u2019s the good news,\u201d Vance said. \u201cThe bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that\u2019s bad news for Iran, much more than it is for the United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/middle-east\/2026\/04\/12\/centcom-confirms-u-s-navy-to-block-ships-entering-exiting-iranian-ports\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that starting Monday, the United States Navy will block ships from entering or exiting Iranian ports. 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