US stops 9 oil tankers attempting to break Trump’s blockade on Iranian ports

U.S.Central Command said Tuesday that “U.S.Navy guided-missile destroyers are among the assets executing a blockade mission impacting Iranian ports.”(CENTCOM)

A senior U.S.S.destroyer interdicted two oil tankers that were trying to leave Iran on Tuesday. 

A U.S.officialtold Reutersthat the ships left Chabahar port in the Gulf of Oman before being contacted by the U.S.warship through radio communication. 

“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,” CENTCOM said in an earlier update.“During the first 24 hours, no ships made it past theU.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 added.“U.S.forces are supporting freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.”

“U.S.Navy guided-missile destroyers are among the assets executing a blockade mission impacting Iranian ports.The blockade is being enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or leaving coastal areas or ports in Iran,” CENTCOM also said Tuesday.“A typical destroyer has a crew of more than 300 Sailors that are highly trained in conducting offensive and defensive maritime operations.” 

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Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in the United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.(REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo/File Photo)

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CENTCOM Commander Adm.Brad Cooper added in a statement that “a blockade of Iranian ports has been fully implemented as U.S.forces maintain maritime superiority in the Middle East.”

A satellite image shows the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime passage connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, vital for global energy supply.

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Cooper said an estimated 90% of Iran’s economy is supported byinternational tradeby sea. 

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“In less than 36 hours since the blockade was implemented, U.S.forces have completely halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea,” he also said. 

� Liz Friden contributed to this report.