"Blockade of Iranian ports has been fully implemented": US CENTCOM

The United States Central Command said Wednesday it has fully implemented a blockade of Iran’s ports, asserting maritime superiority across key waterways, including the Strait of Hormuz. Admiral Brad Cooper said U.S. forces halted all sea trade in and out of Iran within 36 hours. Guided-missile destroyers and more than 10,000 personnel, over a dozen warships, and dozens of aircraft are enforcing the operation, which targets vessels of any nation bound to or from Iranian ports. No ships breached the cordon in the first day; six merchant vessels turned back. The move heightens US Iran tensions.