US Central Command says its forces redirected 61 commercial vessels and disabled four more amid a continuing blockade-style standoff in the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement comes as Iran reportedly submitted a 14-point counter-proposal to a US peace plan, while both sides trade threats of retaliation, raising fears of further escalation across the Gulf.
US Central Command says US naval forces disabled two additional Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, raising the total to four. Alongside the action, CENTCOM reports that 57 commercial vessels were redirected in the region. It also claims that more than 70 oil tankers carrying an estimated $13 billion in oil were blocked under US measures aimed at Iran.
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CENTCOM says it deployed Sea Hawk and Apache helicopters in the Strait of Hormuz to “eliminate Iranian small boats” it claims threaten commercial shipping. The action is part of “Project Freedom,” using more than 100 aircraft from land bases and two carriers to escort vessels and help reopen the waterway after renewed security concerns in the region.
A US guided-missile destroyer, USS Rafael Peralta, intercepted an Iranian-flagged ship under a broader effort to enforce a maritime blockade against Iran. CENTCOM said similar interdictions have occurred across regions, aiming to stop sanctioned Iranian oil from reaching its destination. The US also signaled it will keep conducting these operations in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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