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Tuesday, April 14, 2026
US military says 10,000 troops, planes, ships taking part in naval blockade of Iran
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The American military says more than 10,000 servicemembers, a dozen warships, and dozens of aircraft are carrying out a naval blockade on Iran.
“More than 10,000 U.S. Sailors, Marines, and Airmen along with over a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft are executing the mission to blockade ships entering and departing Iranian ports,” the US Central Command says in a statement.
CENTCOM says that in the first 24 hours, “no ships made it past the U.S. blockade and 6 merchant vessels complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around to re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman.”
“The blockade is being 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,” it continues.
CENTCOM adds that its forces are “supporting freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.”
US President Donald Trump announced the blockade following the breakdown of weekend talks to end the six-week-long war with Iran.
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