Centcom says US forces redirect 82 vessels to enforce naval blockade

Centcom says US forces redirect 82 vessels to enforce naval blockade US military redirected has 82 commercial vessels, disabled three and boarded two others to "ensure compliance" with its naval blockade of Iran, US Central Command (Centcom) said. Centcom's claim comes as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) rejected the US’s repeated claims that the Strait of Hormuz is open, saying US officials are continuing to “lie” to “cover up their failures”. A U.S. Sailor stands lookout watch aboard USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) as the ship sails in regional waters enforcing the U.S. blockade against Iran. As of Aug. 28, CENTCOM forces have redirected 82 commercial vessels, disabled 3 and boarded 2 to ensure compliance. pic.twitter.com/998Y78RSpV — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) August 28, 2026