Washington DC, July 18 -- US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Saturday (local time) stated that American forces have redirected five commercial vessels and disabled one vessel after the resumption of a naval blockade against Iran.

In a post on X, CENTCOM said US naval forces were continuing to enforce the blockade operations, with the USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) conducting operations in the Arabian Sea.

"USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) transits the Arabian Sea while an MH-60S Sea Hawk flies nearby. American forces continue to strictly enforce the ongoing naval blockade against Iran. As of July 18, CENTCOM has redirected 5 commercial vessels and disabled 1," CENTCOM said.

On Wednesday, CENTCOM said that the American forces disabled an empty oil tanke...