U.S. Says No Ships Passed Iran Blockade in First 24 Hours [View all]

Source: The Wall Street Journal.

LIVE * April 14, 2026 at 4:53 pm ET

U.S. Says No Ships Passed Iran Blockade in First 24 Hours

More than 10,000 U.S. sailors, Marines and airmen were involved in the mission, as well as more than a dozen warships and aircraft, U.S. Central Command said.

U.S. Central Command said no ships out of Iranian ports have gone through the U.S. blockade within its first 24 hours. Six merchant vessels obeyed direction from U.S. forces to reverse course and re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman, according to Centcom. No interdictions have been reported so far--and enforcement is unlikely to happen in the Persian Gulf. Meanwhile,

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Yeah, but

Trump's Iran Blockade Not Working as Multiple Ships Pass Through
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143650240

and

Commercial Ships Transit Strait of Hormuz as U.S. Blockades Iran's Ports
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143650317

which will get moved as a duplicate.

Explain? Apparently the "no ships" state of affairs applies to the first 24 hours. After that, the blockade was not total.

Anyone?