Footage has emerged showing how U.S. military personnel are enforcing President Donald Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a merchant vessel tried to make it through the waterway.
The footage was posted to social media platform X on April 16, showing a ship in the distance as a message is sent to the crew, telling them, “We will be escorting you to your next port of call, thank you for your cooperation.”
CBS News reported that the blockade began April 13, with The Wall Street Journal adding that Iran will lose $435 million for every day the blockade continues.
U.S. officials say they “are prepared to sustain the blockade as long as it takes.”
CENTCOM released dramatic footage of the U.S. Navy enforcing the blockade on Iranian ports by diverting a merchant vessel.
“U.S. forces are prepared to sustain the blockade as long as it takes.” pic.twitter.com/fwRdXr9Lr6
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