WASHINGTON, July 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) will resume blockading maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on Tuesday, the command said Monday.
"The resumption of the U.S. blockade against Iran follows the initial implementation from April 13 to June 18," CENTCOM said in a post on X. "CENTCOM forces redirected more than 140 compliant vessels, disabled nine non-compliant ships, and allowed over 50 commercial vessels supporting humanitarian aid to pass through the blockade during the two-month period."
Earlier Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media that the United States was reinstating a naval blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and would impose a 20 percent toll on all cargo shipped through the strategic waterway.
Trump formally notified Congress on Friday that the United States had resumed military operations against Iran, U.S. media reported Monday. ■
