Since April 13, US Central Command has redirected between 135 and 142 commercial ships and disabled nine non-compliant vessels as part of an ongoing naval blockade targeting all maritime traffic bound for Iranian ports. No vessels have successfully evaded the blockade.
CENTCOM’s enforcement operation covers all commercial vessels entering or exiting Iranian ports. The blockade does not affect ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz en route to non-Iranian destinations, a critical distinction given that roughly a fifth of global oil supply passes through that chokepoint.
The nine non-compliant vessels that refused to comply were disabled through precision strikes after receiving prior warnings. Among the disabled ships: the Guinea-Bissau-flagged Jalvee and the Palau-flagged M/T Settebello, both oil tankers struck after ignoring multiple directives. Humanitarian vessels have been allowed through under limited circumstances, though the threshold for what qualifies remains tightly controlled by CENTCOM.
The US Treasury has seized approximately $1 billion in Iranian-linked cryptocurrency holdings as part of the broader pressure campaign. That figure comes on top of earlier freezes totaling roughly $344 million, bringing the combined total to nearly $1.35 billion in digital assets frozen or seized.
