US Official Says US Military Has Deployed 16 Warships in the Middle East

BlockBeats News, April 14th, according to CCTV reports, a U.S. defense official stated that the U.S. military currently has 16 warships deployed in the Middle East, including the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, as well as 11 destroyers, 3 amphibious assault ships, and 1 littoral combat ship.

Another defense official stated that currently there are no U.S. warships deployed in the waters of the Persian Gulf (the sea area where Iran's main coastline is located). The official pointed out that a "Notice to Mariners" indicates that the U.S. is restricting passage into Iranian ports, but specific implementation details are still being developed. U.S. President Trump stated that the blockade of Iranian ports took effect on Monday, but the military has not clearly defined the specific implementation.