CENTCOM said its forces "reached the milestone of redirecting 100 commercial vessels, May 23, while enforcing a maritime blockade against Iran," which began on April 13.
The blockade has caused major disruptions to Iran’s economy amid reports of raw material shortages across the country.
The measures remain in place despite the halt in the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, which began in late February and continued until April 8, when a Pakistain-mediated ceasefire temporarily halted hostilities to pave the way for negotiations on a permanent truce.
Diplomatic mediation efforts by Pakistain and Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
have intensified in recent days, though no final agreement has yet been reached.
"Over the past six weeks, more than 15,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen have redirected 100 vessels, disabled four, and allowed 26 humanitarian aid
ships to pass," CENTCOM said, adding that around 200 US aircraft and warships are supporting the mission."The blockade is being enforced against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman," the statement added.
Meanwhile,
...back at the shootout, Butch shot Black Bart's gun out of his hand......
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that more than 30 ships had passed through the Strait of Hormuz since Wednesday under the coordination and protection of its navy despite the US naval blockade.
CENTCOM cited its commander, Admiral Brad Cooper, as saying US forces have allowed "zero trade into and out of Iranian ports which has squeezed Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet
militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word
Iranis a cognate form of
Aryan.The abbreviation
IRGCis the same idea as
Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term
Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either
Duceor
Führeror maybe both. They hate
economically."
On Friday, separate Pak and Qatari delegations arrived in Tehran as part of mediation efforts between Washington and Tehran aimed at securing a permanent truce.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told state media that as part of the negotiations, "There has been a trend towards reducing issues of disagreement," adding that the sides are "close to a draft" agreement.
Baghaei added that Iran’s nuclear program "is not being discussed and is among the issues that will be discussed later."
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
...The diminutive 13-year-old Republican U.S. Senator from Florida, Secretary of State in the second Trump administration...
said Friday at a NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and structure....
summit in Sweden that there has been "some slight progress" in negotiations with Iran, while reiterating the US position that "Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon."