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How US Navy is Enforcing Iranian Blockade as Strait of Hormuz Re-Opens
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April 17, 2026
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3:08Now PlayingWatch how the U.S. Navy re-directs vessels to return to Iranian ports with CENTCOM reporting that zero vessels have evaded U.S. forces since the beginning of the blockade. Early on April 17, President Trump and Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday announced that the Strait of Hormuz is now “completely open” for all ships, so long as the Israel-Lebanon cease-fire remains in place — with Trump quickly celebrating the resulting tumbling gas prices. Nonetheless, the US will maintain its blockade of Iranian ports — which does not impede other traffic — to keep the pressure on for Tehran to come to the table for a peace deal, he added.
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