US Official: Did Not Fully Blockade the Strait of Hormuz, Only Targeted Ships to and from Iranian Ports

BlockBeats News, April 15th, according to CNN, a US official stated that the US Navy is currently not escorting any ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but has communicated to commercial vessels (ships not entering or exiting Iranian ports) that the waterway is safe and encouraged passage.

The official said that the US has not imposed a comprehensive blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, only on ships entering or exiting Iranian ports along the entire Iranian coastline.

The official also stated that the US dispatched a destroyer through the Strait of Hormuz last weekend to demonstrate that there is a secure passage through the waterway.