US destroyer interdicts two oil tankers trying to leave Iran during Trump's blockade

A U.S. destroyer interdicted 2 lipid tankers that were trying to leave Iran connected Tuesday, a U.S. charismatic said, arsenic portion of nan Trump administration’s blockade connected Iranian ports. 

The charismatic told Reuters that nan ships near Chabahar larboard connected nan Gulf of Oman earlier being contacted by nan U.S. warship done power communication. The charismatic added that nan tankers were among nan six vessels that U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Tuesday obeyed orders from American forces to move astir and caput backmost to an Iranian larboard connected nan Gulf of Oman. 

"More than 10,000 U.S. Sailors, Marines, and Airmen on pinch complete a twelve warships and dozens of aircraft are executing nan ngo to blockade ships entering and departing Iranian ports," CENTCOM said. "During nan first 24 hours, nary ships made it past nan U.S. blockade and 6 merchant vessels complied with direction from U.S. forces to move astir to re-enter an Iranian larboard connected nan Gulf of Oman." 

"The blockade is being enforced impartially against vessels of each nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including each Iranian ports connected nan Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman," it added. "U.S. forces are supporting state of navigation for vessels transiting nan Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports."

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U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that "U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers are among nan assets executing a blockade mission impacting Iranian ports." (CENTCOM)

The Pentagon did not instantly respond Wednesday to a petition for remark from Fox News Digital regarding nan reported interdiction of nan lipid tankers. 

"U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers are among nan assets executing a blockade mission impacting Iranian ports. The blockade is being enforced impartially against vessels of each nations entering aliases leaving coastal areas aliases ports successful Iran," CENTCOM said Tuesday. "A emblematic destroyer has a unit of much than 300 Sailors that are highly trained successful conducting violative and protect maritime operations." 

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FILE PHOTO: Cargo ships successful nan Gulf, adjacent nan Strait of Hormuz, arsenic seen from bluish Ras al-Khaimah, adjacent nan separator pinch Oman’s Musandam governance, amid nan U.S.-Israeli conflict pinch Iran, successful United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. (REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo/File Photo)

CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper added successful a connection that "a blockade of Iranian ports has been afloat implemented arsenic U.S. forces support maritime superiority successful nan Middle East."

A outer image shows nan Strait of Hormuz, a cardinal maritime transition connecting nan Persian Gulf to nan Gulf of Oman, captious for world power supply. (Amanda Macias/Fox News Digital)

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 Cooper said an estimated 90% of Iran’s system is supported by international trade by sea. 

"In little than 36 hours since nan blockade was implemented, U.S. forces person wholly halted economical waste and acquisition going into and retired of Iran by sea," he besides said.