U.S. Central Command said it would reimpose a naval blockade of maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports starting Tuesday afternoon, after the U.S. military renewed strikes against the country in a bid to free up shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
In a July 13 statement, Central Command said that its forces will resume a blockade starting on Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET, meaning that ships entering or exiting Iranian ports will be either redirected or disabled.
Shipping traffic to or from other countries in the Middle East will not be affected by the blockade, Central Command said, adding that it will lend support to “all vessels not violating the blockade.”…