America begins implementing the naval blockade... and Trump says: The Iranian navy lies at the bottom of the sea.
Naval control in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea east of Hormuz
The US naval blockade of Iran began today, Monday, at 2 pm GMT, 4 pm Cairo time, after being announced yesterday by US President Donald Trump.
A statement issued by the US Central Command on Sunday said that control is to be enforced without favoritism over ships of all countries entering or leaving Iranian ports and coastal areas.
US forces begin blocking entry to and exit from Iranian ports
The statement explained that US forces would begin controlling all navigation by preventing entry to and exit from Iranian ports starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, Eastern Time (2 p.m. GMT).
According to Reuters, the US military will impose naval control in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea east of the Strait of Hormuz, and this measure will include all ships regardless of the flag they fly.
The US military warned: “Any vessel entering or leaving the restricted area without authorization will be subject to interception, diversion, or detention.”.
Trump: The Iranian navy lies at the bottom of the sea.
In his first comment on the start of the naval blockade against Iran, US President Donald Trump said: “The Iranian navy is lying at the bottom of the sea, and it has been completely destroyed – 158 ships. What we didn’t hit were the small number of ships they call “fast attack craft,” because we didn’t consider them to be a major threat.”.
Trump added in a tweet on Truth Social: If any of these ships come near our blockade, they will be immediately destroyed, using the same kill system we use against drug traffickers on boats at sea. It's fast and brutal.
The US president continued: 98.2% of drugs entering the United States by ocean or sea have been stopped.
US aircraft carrier arrives in the Mediterranean
In other developments coinciding with the start of the naval blockade, Fox News reported, citing navigational data, that the US aircraft carrier George Bush is now in the Mediterranean Sea, as part of the US military presence in the region.
