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US forces redirected 70 commercial vessels and disabled fourothers as part of enforcement measures linked to the US naval blockade on Iranin the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated on Thursday.
A Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 50 lands on the flight deck of USS Truxtun (DDG 103) as the ship transits the Arabian Sea and supports the U.S. blockade against Iran. As of today, CENTCOM forces have redirected 70 commercial vessels and… pic.twitter.com/rXlP5RlIoW
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) May 14, 2026The command also noted that an MH-60 Seahawk helicopter fromHelicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 50 landed aboard the guided-missiledestroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) while the vessel was transiting the Arabian Seain support of the blockade.
Earlier today, an official from Iran’s Islamic RevolutionaryGuard Corps Navy said that 30 ships had been allowed to pass through the Straitof Hormuz since the night of May 13, while restrictions remained in place onwhat he described as “hostile vessels.”
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO)reported that it had received a report that a vessel had been seized near theUAE coast and taken toward Iranian territorial waters.
Oil prices, meanwhile, declined by midday trading as tensionpersist in Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell $1.27 to $104.36 per barrel afterearlier reaching $107.13, while US West Texas Intermediate crude dropped $1.18,or 1.2%, to $99.84 per barrel.
The escalation followed US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran,after which Tehran imposed restrictions on shipping linked to the United Statesand Israel in the Strait of Hormuz. Washington later responded by enforcing anaval blockade targeting Iranian ports, with US President Donald Trumpdescribing the measure as “more effective than the bombing.”
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