U.S. blockade has turned back six ships leaving Strait of Hormuz

""Our net is the Gulf of Oman," said one of the officials, who explained that the U.S. warships involved wait for an opportune moment - after observing vessels leave Iranian facilities and clear the strait - before intercepting the merchant ships and forcing them to turn around."

""There's one way in and one way out," the official said. "We've got the whole thing on lockdown.""

U.S. warships confronted six merchant vessels departing from an Iranian port, forcing them to turn back as part of a blockade aimed at countering Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The blockade involves 10,000 American troops and numerous naval assets in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea. The Strait of Hormuz is crucial for global oil and gas trade, with significant economic implications. U.S. officials indicated that naval forces are strategically positioned to intercept vessels after they leave Iranian facilities.

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