US Navy Blocks Iranian Ships After Sanctions
Summary
The US Navy's Central Command has rerouted 9 commercial ships and neutralized one Iranian ship after re-imposing sanctions and a naval blockade on Iran to pressure it into negotiations.
Key Points
- US CENTCOM reported rerouting 9 commercial ships and neutralizing one ship since re-imposing the naval blockade on Iran.
- The Trump administration reinstated sanctions after the US-Iran memorandum of understanding was broken.
- Iran lost billions in oil revenue during the blockade from mid-April to mid-June.
- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalib acknowledged Iran couldn't export oil during the previous blockade.
