US redirects 105 vessels under Iran blockade

US redirects 105 vessels under Iran blockade US Central Command (Centcom) said it has redirected 105 commercial vessels since the US enforced a naval blockade against Iran. In a post on X, Centcom said the USS Boxer conducted flight operations in the Arabian Sea as it continues to “enforce the US blockade against Iran”, alongside its embarked Marine Expeditionary Unit. USS Boxer (LHD 4) conducts…

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