🔸U.S. Central Command, CENTCOM, announced on Thursday, 19 Shahrivar that so far U.S. forces, as part of enforcing Iran’s maritime blockade, have forced 96 commercial vessels to change course.

🔸Along with this news, CENTCOM published an image of the operation of the destroyer “USS Rafael Peralta,” in which a U.S. Navy “MH-60R Seahawk” helicopter took off from the deck of this destroyer.

🔸According to CENTCOM’s announcement, more than 50 ships carrying or supporting humanitarian aid have also received permission to transit within the area of the blockade.

🔸The United States began a new round of Iran’s maritime blockade on 24 Khordad and said it applies this restriction to ships that are moving to Iranian ports and coastal areas or leaving them.