{"id":31636,"date":"2026-04-13T07:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=31636"},"modified":"2026-04-13T07:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:51:01","slug":"us-to-impose-blockade-on-iranian-ports","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/us-to-impose-blockade-on-iranian-ports\/","title":{"rendered":"US to impose blockade on Iranian ports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">According to CENTCOM, the blockade will apply to all Iranian ports and coastal areas along the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The measure will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nationalities that attempt to enter or exit Iranian ports.<\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>US military officials emphasised that the operation will not interfere with freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz for ships travelling to and from non\u2011Iranian ports. One of the world\u2019s most important shipping lanes, the strait handles a significant share of global energy trade.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>CENTCOM said the objective of the blockade is to restrict maritime access to Iran while avoiding disruption to international commercial traffic not involving Iranian ports.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cCENTCOM forces will not impede vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non\u2011Iranian ports,\u201d the command said in a statement.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Further guidance will be issued to commercial shipping operators through a formal Notice to Mariners ahead of the start of enforcement. Mariners operating in the Gulf of Oman and the approaches to the Strait of Hormuz have been advised to closely monitor navigational warnings and maintain communication with US naval forces.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31637,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[44,26],"class_list":["post-31636","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-finance","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"United States (US) Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that it will begin enforcing a maritime blockade on all vessels entering or departing Iranian ports from Monday, following a Presidential proclamation.","published_date":"","news_description":"United States (US) Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that it will begin enforcing a maritime blockade on all vessels entering or departing Iranian ports from Monday, following a Presidential proclamation.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/31636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/31636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31638,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/31636\/revisions\/31638"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=31636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}