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The United States (US) military said that it has turned back ten vessels that attempted to sail out of Iranian ports during the first 48 hours of its naval blockade against the country.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) made this revelation in a post shared on X on Wednesday.
“Yesterday, an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel tried to evade the U.S. blockade after leaving Bandar Abbas, exiting the Strait of Hormuz, and transiting along the Iranian coastline. The guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) successfully redirected the vessel, which is heading back to Iran,” CENTCOM wrote on X.
“Ten vessels have now been turned around, and zero ships have broken through since the start of the U.S. blockade on Monday”.
Yesterday, an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel tried to evade the U.S. blockade after leaving Bandar Abbas, exiting the Strait of Hormuz, and transiting along the Iranian coastline. The guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) successfully redirected the vessel, which is… pic.twitter.com/EUnwhwYiDv
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) April 15, 2026
CENTCOM had earlier put the number of ships turned back at nine but added a 10th that it said was “redirected” back to Iran by a US guided missile destroyer.
According to AFP, maritime tracking data appeared to contradict CENTCOM’s assertion that no vessels have made it through the blockade.
Tracking data from Tuesday revealed that at least three ships sailing from Iranian ports crossed the Strait of Hormuz, though some vessels taking the route later turned back.
The three ships were among at least seven Iran-linked vessels that passed through the strait after the US blockade came into effect on Monday, according to maritime data provider Kpler.
Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the US/Israel-Iran war on February 28. The US and Iran agreed to a two-week truce last week, but peace talks have yielded no positive results thus far. Trump, on Sunday, announced a naval blockade of Iranian ports after the peace talks failed.
