CENTCOM: US Navy enforces Iran blockade, 21 ships ordered to return

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) says the U.S. Navy is continuing to enforce a maritime blockade targeting vessels linked to Iranian ports, with the guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) conducting patrols in the Arabian Sea.

In a statement shared on X, CENTCOM said the destroyer was operating on April 17 “as U.S. forces enforce the naval blockade on ships attempting to enter or exit Iranian ports.”

The command added that, "since commencement of the blockade, 21 ships have complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around and return to Iran."

By Aghakazim Guliyev