The United States reported the interception of 61 ships associated with Iran due to the naval blockade.

The Central Command of the US Armed Forces (CENTCOM) said that since the beginning of the naval blockade, the US Navy has deployed 61 merchant vessels associated with Iran and disabled four more. The command announced this on May 10 on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

"The forces of the US Central Command redirected 61 merchant ships and disabled 4 to ensure compliance with the blockade," the report said.

According to the military, the blockade is carried out by American ships, the number of which is more than 20.It is reported that the intercepted vessels were moving to Iranian ports or leaving the waters.

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On May 9, CENTCOM announced that the US Armed Forces (AF) had disabled four ships that were trying to enter or leave Iranian ports after the start of the naval blockade of Iran.

On May 8, the press service of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces reported that the US naval forces were blocking the way for 70 Iranian tankers. It was specified that these are merchant vessels that can transport over 166 million barrels of Iranian oil with a total value of more than $13 billion.