BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 29. The U.S. navy
has redirected 20 industrial vessels because the resumption of the
blockade of Iranian seaports.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported this on their X
web page.
“CENTCOM forces proceed to strictly implement the U.S. blockade
in opposition to Iran. As of July 29 CENTCOM has redirected 20 industrial
vessels, disabled 2, and boarded 2,” the report says.
In the meantime, as no tangible progress was made within the nuclear
negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, the scenario escalated on
February 28, when america and Israel launched navy
airstrikes in opposition to Iran. In retaliation, Iran initiated missile and
drone strikes concentrating on Israeli and U.S. installations within the
area. Following these developments, a two-week ceasefire
settlement was brokered on April 7 by Pakistan’s mediation.
A peace memorandum was signed between Iran and the U.S. on June
18. The memorandum was signed by Iranian President Masoud
Pezeshkian and U.S. President Donald Trump. The memorandum got here
into impact on June 19.
In the meantime, the most recent escalation in U.S.-Iranian relations started
on July 8. On that day, for the primary time because the signing of the
memorandum between Washington and Tehran, the U.S. navy carried
out a number of waves of strikes on Iranian territory, claiming that
this was in response to an assault on a service provider ship within the Strait
of Hormuz. On the identical day, U.S. President Donald Trump introduced
the tip of the ceasefire with Iran. In response, Tehran started
attacking U.S. amenities in Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, the
UAE, and Oman.
