politics
April 16, 2026
US returns 13 ships that tried to break the blockade of Hormuz
The United States has so far returned 13 ships that attempted to break the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, said the Commander of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Army, General Dan Kaine, today.
TL;DR
- The U.S. has returned 13 ships that attempted to breach the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
- General Dan Kaine stated that the blockade attempts were met with immediate American military power.
- This power includes destroyers in the Strait and air support from the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln.
- Any vessel attempting to breach the blockade will be warned.
- President Donald Trump previously stated that any Iranian ship approaching the blockade would be destroyed.
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