CENTCOM, Iran blockade and Strait of Hormuz
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US Navy warns ships in the Strait of Hormuz with threat of force as CENTCOM releases audio and deploys the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group amid Iran blockade tensions., Middle East, Times Now
U.S. forces begin clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz as Trump warned talks must succeed or the U.S. will "reset."
Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, the former commander of U.S. Central Command (Centcom), said Sunday that the U.S. military has been working on plans for a ground raid in Iran for years, as President Trump is reportedly considering sending troops into the war.
CENTCOM said U.S. forces completely halted maritime trade to and from Iran within 36 hours of the blockade's implementation.
U.S. CENTCOM says forces will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz "to and from non-Iranian ports"