The US Navy has intercepted 29 vessels linked to Iran since the start of the maritime blockade, according to CENTCOM.
The CENTCOM release specifies that the 29 vessels were directed to turn back or return to port, and that the blockade applies to vessels traveling to or leaving Iranian ports.
White House adds that Iran's economic crisis prevents it from paying its own people as a result of the blockade.
White House statement clarifies that Operation Economic Fury continues despite ceasefire on kinetic strikes.
CENTCOM provided a specific count of 29 vessels turned back and named three tankers (M/V Hero II, M/V Hedy, M/V Dorena) it says were intercepted, refuting claims they evaded the blockade.
CENTCOM specified the 29 vessel orders occurred within the last 24 hours, providing a precise and recent timeframe for the enforcement action.
Media reports now allege specific vessels, the M/V Hero II, M/V Hedy, and M/V Dorena, have evaded the U.S. blockade.
No new facts; this is a restatement of the earlier CENTCOM report.
