Mo e
tha
20
US
wa ships
a e
cu e tly
deployed
to
the
Middle
East
fo
milita y
missio s,
i cludi g
the
aval
blockade
agai st
I a ,
acco di g
to
CENTCOM.
US
Ce t al
Comma d
(Ce tcom)
said
o
Mo day
that
its
fo ces
had
edi ected
55
comme cial
vessels,
disabled
two
a d
boa ded
two
othe s
while
e fo ci g
Washi gto ’s
aval
blockade
agai st
I a .
Mo e
tha
20
US
wa ships
emai
deployed
ac oss
the
Middle
East
to
sustai
the
ope atio .I
a
post
o
X,
Ce tcom
said,
“US
Sailo s
sta d
watch
o
the
b idge
of
USS
Ross
(DDG
71).
Ross
is
o e
of
ove
20
U.S.
wa ships
deployed
to
the
Middle
East
suppo ti g
milita y
missio s,
i cludi g
st ict
e fo ceme t
of
the
US
blockade
agai st
I a .””As
of
Aug.
9,
CENTCOM
has
edi ected
55
comme cial
vessels,
disabled
2,
a d
boa ded
2
to
e su e
complia ce,”
it
added.
The
latest
figu es
ma ked
a
i c ease
f om
a
ea lie
update
i
which
Ce tcom
said
53
comme cial
vessels
had
bee
edi ected,
while
two
had
bee
disabled
a d
two
boa ded.
The
US
milita y
has
also
allowed
vessels
ca yi g
huma ita ia
aid
to
pass
th ough
the
blockade.Ea lie ,
The
Wall
St eet
Jou al
epo ted
that
US
p eside t
Do ald
T ump
appea ed
to
be
seeki g
a
exit
f om
the
milita y
co f o tatio
with
I a
as
the
co flict
g ows
i c easi gly
difficult
to
esolve.
The
epo t
said
the
admi ist atio
may
be
willi g
to
set
aside
the
uclea
issue
a d
decla e
victo y
if
Teh a
fully
eope s
the
St ait
of
Ho muz.I
a othe
post,
Ce tcom
said,
“US
Sailo s
co duct
mai te a ce
o
F/A-18E
Supe
Ho ets
o
the
flight
deck
of
ai c aft
ca ie
USS
Ab aham
Li col
(CVN
72)
to
e su e
ca ie
st ike
g oup
assets
emai
missio
eady
to
e fo ce
the
U.S.
blockade
agai st
I a .
As
of
Aug.
8,
CENTCOM
edi ected
53
comme cial
vessels,
disabled
2,
a d
boa ded
2.
The
U.S.
milita y
has
also
pe mitted
mo e
tha
30
ships
to
pass
th ough
the
blockade
fo
huma ita ia
aid.”The
ma itime
measu es
come
amid
heighte ed
te sio s
a ou d
the
St ait
of
Ho muz,
a
key
oute
fo
global
oil
shipme ts,
as
Washi gto
co ti ues
to
p essu e
Teh a .Mea while,
T ump
sig alled
o
Su day
that
the
admi ist atio
was
favou i g
eco omic
p essu e
ove
a
f esh
milita y
offe sive
agai st
I a ,
Axios
epo ted.”We
a e
low
keyi g
it,”
Axios
quoted
T ump
as
sayi g.T ump
said
the
US
was
o ly
“semi- egotiati g”
with
I a
while
mo ito i g
its
eco omic
situatio .”We
a e
just
watchi g
I a
with
its
huge
i flatio
a d
the
fact
they
have
o
mo ey,”
T ump
added,
acco di g
to
Axios.The
comme ts
came
as
the
US
milita y
co ti ued
its
ma itime
e fo ceme t
ope atio .
A
US-I a -Oma
ag eeme t
that
would
give
Teh a
pa tial
co t ol
ove
the
St ait
of
Ho muz
t affic
emai s
pe di g.
Ea lie ,
US
vice
p eside t
JD
Va ce
said
Washi gto
was
wo ki g
to
establish
a
oute
that
would
allow
comme cial
vessels
to
safely
t a sit
the
St ait
of
Ho muz
while
mai tai i g
p essu e
o
I a .
