CENTCOM Says No Ships Passed Iran Port Blockade in First 24 Hours

Around 10,000 U.S. service members, more than a dozen naval ships, and more than 100 military aircraft are taking part in the blockade, CENTCOM says.

A navy vessel is seen in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran, on March 1, 2026. Sahar Al Attar/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. military command overseeing Middle Eastern operations said Tuesday that no ships were able to pass a U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports in the region during the first 24 hours of its implementation.

In an X post uploaded just over 24 hours after the blockade started, Central Command (CENTCOM) said that “no ships made it past the U.S. blockade and six merchant vessels complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around to reenter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman.”