US Military Continues Iran Port Blockade, Confirms Rescue of Sailors

USS Abraham Lincoln continues operations in the Arabian Sea. Courtesy of CENTCOMIn a post on X, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) wrote that 142 commercial ships heading to or from Iran’s ports have been redirected after they complied, while another nine vessels been disabled, since the blockade was initiated on April 13. U.S. Navy forces were deployed on Sunday in the North Arabian sea to help with the rescue of 14 mariners, according to a statement released by CENTCOM and the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, adding they dropped a “a search and rescue kit that included a life raft, which the 14 mariners boarded.”