Home World US US redirects 49 commercial vessels after resumption of Iranian port blockade – CENTCOM US Materials 6 August 2026 22:57 (UTC +04:00) Mugaddas Mustafayev Read more BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 6. Since the US military resumed its blockade of Iranian seaports in mid-July, it has redirected 49 commercial vessels, disabled 2. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported this on its X page. "As of Aug. 6, CENTCOM redirected 49 commercial vessels, disabled 2, and boarded 2," the report says. Meanwhile, the latest escalation in U.S.-Iranian relations began on July 8. On that day, for the first time since the signing of the memorandum between Washington and Tehran, the U.S. military carried out several waves of strikes on Iranian territory, claiming that this was in response to an attack on a merchant ship in the Strait of Hormuz. On the same day, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the end of the ceasefire with Iran. In response, Tehran began attacking U.S. facilities in Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and Oman. The Iranian side currently states that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed. Follow Trend on Whatsapp Telegram Facebook Twitter News Try Trend Premium for 1$ Source: https://www.trend.az/world/us/4213242.html © 2026 Trend News Agency. All rights reserved. googletag.cmd.push(function () ); openedNews.lang = "en"; openedNews.id = 4213242; openedNews.date = 1786042667; openedNews.category_id = 3075; openedNews.genre_id = 20; displayGPTSlot('TREND_slot_right_news_top_240x400', 'TREND_slot_right_news_top_240x400_1786064412'); googletag.cmd.push(function () );
