US military: Any ship entering or leaving the blockaded area will be intercepted.

The US military confirmed on Monday that it would intercept any vessel entering or leaving the blockaded area.

The US military said in a memo to mariners: Neutral vessels may be subject to inspection for smuggled goods.

He added: We will not impede passage through the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian destinations, and any ship entering or leaving the blockaded area will be intercepted.

He continued: We will impose maritime control in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.

The US military announced that it will begin imposing a blockade on all ships heading to or departing from Iranian ports, while allowing passage to ships that do not stop in Iran, in a move aimed at strangling Tehran’s oil exports .

In contrast, Iran strongly rejected this move, with Mohsen Rezaei, the Supreme Leader’s military advisor, asserting that his country “will not allow” the imposition of the blockade, noting that it possesses “great untapped capabilities” to counter it .

The Revolutionary Guard also warned that “any military approach to the strait will be considered a violation of the ceasefire, raising the chances of direct friction in one of the most sensitive waterways in the world.”

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