BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 23. President Donald
Trump's blockade of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz to
and from Iranian ports has diverted 100 commercial vessels and
detained four more, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) wrote on its
X page, Trend reports.


Over the past six weeks, more than 15,000 military
personnel—soldiers, sailors, marines, and air force personnel—have
reportedly diverted 100 vessels, detained four, and allowed 26
humanitarian aid ships to pass.







The statement noted that American forces began blockading
merchant ships entering and leaving Iranian ports on April 13.
CENTCOM added that more than 200 American aircraft and warships, as
well as numerous guided-missile destroyers, were involved in the
operation.