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Centcom says 133 vessels redirected in Hormuz as it enforces Iran blockade

Middle East EyeBy Hilal Saki

Centcom says 133 vessels redirected in Hormuz as it enforces Iran blockade US Central Command (Centcom) has said it redirected 133 commercial vessels as of 9 October through the Strait of Hormuz to enforce naval blockade against Iran. In a post on X, Centcom said US’s blockade against Iran was “ironclad”. A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk takes off from the flight deck of USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) as the guided-missile destroyer supports enforcement of America's ironclad blockade against Iran. A…

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