Ankara / Anadolu

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it disabled a ship and diverted the course of 6 other commercial vessels as part of the naval blockade imposed on Iran.

CENTCOM stated in a post on the American company X platform on Sunday evening that the crew of the missile destroyer USS John Finn continues to carry out its missions as part of operations to enforce the naval blockade on Iran.

It added that U.S. forces continue their operations cautiously, attaching to the post images of several U.S. military personnel carrying out their tasks during the operation.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on July 13 that he was reactivating the U.S. naval blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.

The confrontation between Washington and Tehran entered its second week, after Trump announced on July 8 the end of the ceasefire stipulated in the memorandum of understanding signed on June 18.

Trump's announcement came after Iran targeted 3 commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran insists on imposing a mechanism to regulate the passage of ships through the strategic waterway, while Washington demands what it claims is ensuring freedom of navigation in the strait.

The escalation has disrupted navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and threatened aviation and energy supplies, amid intermittent closures of airspaces and warnings of targeting American facilities and interests outside the Middle East.