CENTCOM announces complete shutdown of Iranian maritime trade

The US military announced on Wednesday that Iranian ports were completely blockaded and that maritime trade to and from Iran had completely stopped.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Brad Cooper said in a statement that “the naval blockade of Iranian ports has been fully implemented, with US forces maintaining naval superiority in the Middle East.”

The statement added: “It is estimated that 90 percent of the Iranian economy depends on international trade by sea, and in less than 36 hours since the imposition of the blockade, US forces have completely halted maritime trade to and from Iran.”

US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday a blockade of Iranian ports, after a round of negotiations between the two sides in Islamabad on Saturday failed.

It is noted that the US Central Command (CENTCOM) had previously announced that it would begin implementing a ban on maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports, starting on April 13 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, based on an announcement issued by the US President.

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