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No ships have made it past the US naval blockade of Iran's ports and coastal areas, and six merchant ships have followed orders to turn back, the US military said on Tuesday, providing the first details on a day-old effort ordered by President Donald Trump after peace talks between the US and Iran broke down.
The US military has said that the blockade, which started on Monday, would apply only to ships going to or from Iran, including all Iranian ports on the Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
"During the first 24 hours, no ships made it past the US blockade and six merchant vessels complied with direction from US forces to turn around to re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman," the US military's Central Command said in the statement.
More than 10,000 US military personnel, more than a dozen warships, and dozens of aircraft were enforcing the blockade, it said.
"The blockade is being enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas," the statement added.
The Monday note said the blockade would include all of Iran's coastline, but humanitarian shipments, including food, medical supplies, and other essential goods, would be permitted, subject to inspection.
Trump announced the blockade following the breakdown of weekend talks to end the six-week-long war between the US and Iran, sending oil prices back above $100 a barrel.
The blockade adds to uncertainty about how ships will transit the crucial waterway, which carries one-fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies.
Now we will have to see if Iran will attack other ships in the Gulf.
The US military has said that the blockade, which started on Monday, would apply only to ships going to or from Iran, including all Iranian ports on the Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
"During the first 24 hours, no ships made it past the US blockade and six merchant vessels complied with direction from US forces to turn around to re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman," the US military's Central Command said in the statement.
More than 10,000 US military personnel, more than a dozen warships, and dozens of aircraft were enforcing the blockade, it said.
"The blockade is being enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas," the statement added.
US says ships crossing without authorization will be captured
In a note sent to seafarers on Monday about the blockade, the US military said: "Any vessel entering or departing the blockaded area without authorization is subject to interception, diversion, and capture."The Monday note said the blockade would include all of Iran's coastline, but humanitarian shipments, including food, medical supplies, and other essential goods, would be permitted, subject to inspection.
Trump announced the blockade following the breakdown of weekend talks to end the six-week-long war between the US and Iran, sending oil prices back above $100 a barrel.
The blockade adds to uncertainty about how ships will transit the crucial waterway, which carries one-fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies.
Now we will have to see if Iran will attack other ships in the Gulf.
