US says it has redirected 51 vessels since reinstating Iran blockade

US says it has redirected 51 vessels since reinstating Iran blockade United States Central Command (Centcom) said in a post on X that it has redirected 51 commercial vessels, disabled two, and boarded two others since it reinstated a naval blockade of Iran on 14 July. A U.S. sailor stands watch in the combat information center aboard USS Mason (DDG 87) as the guided-missile destroyer sails in…

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