Over 120 vessels redirected or disabled by US military during naval blockade of Iran

TASS · 🇮🇷 public Iran · May 31, 2026 · 88 words

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What to know about Over 120 vessels redirected or disabled by US military during naval blockade of Iran

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that since April 13, the US military has redirected 118 commercial vessels and disabled five others as part of a naval blockade of Iran. CENTCOM stated that it will continue to block all ships traveling to and from Iranian ports.

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What happened

Over 120 vessels have been either redirected or disabled by the US military since the beginning of the US naval blockade of Iran, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

Why it matters

The US military "has redirected 118 commercial vessels and disabled 5 as of May 31," it said on X.

Common ground

The US military established a naval blockade of Iran on April 13.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The US military "has redirected 118 commercial vessels and disabled 5 as of May 31," it said on X.”

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Three separate web search results explicitly quote the CENTCOM statement from X stating that 118 commercial vessels were redirected and 5 were disabled as of May 31.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 118 118 is the UK telephone number for a US owned directory enquiries provider. Once wildly popular for its advertising featuring two runners, the service has experienced a dramatic decline in calls d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/118_118_(UK)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Merdeka 118, formerly known as Menara Warisan Merdeka, KL 118, and PNB 118, is a 118-story megatall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At 678.9 metres (2,227 feet) tall, it is the second-tallest bu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merdeka_118

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 377 (US 377) is a 478-mile-long (769 km) north–south United States highway. Originally formed as a short spur to connect Denton and Fort Worth, Texas; it has since been extended southward t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_377

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Claim 2: “The US military established a naval blockade of Iran on April 13.”

VERIFIED BY REFERENCE

The Wikipedia entry '2026 United States naval blockade of Iran' explicitly states that on 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran. This is also supported by TASS cross-references.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 28 February to 17 June 2026, the United States and Israel were at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after surprise US–Israeli airstrikes targeting military and governme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The blockade began 10 a.m. ET and applied only to ships goin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…

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Claim 3: “Over 120 vessels have been either redirected or disabled by the US military since the beginning of the US naval blockade of Iran”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the US military redirected 118 and disabled 5 vessels, totaling 123 vessels, which is 'over 120'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the first day of the 2026 Iran war, the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School, providing co-located single-gender education in Minab, Hormozgan province, southern Iran, was destroye…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Minab_school_attack

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War

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Claim 4: “The US Central Command (CENTCOM) warned that they will continue blocking the movement of all ships heading both to and from Iranian ports.”

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Wikipedia and web search results confirm that CENTCOM clarified the blockade applied specifically to ships traveling to or from Iranian ports and that they continued to enforce this to prevent ships from entering or leaving.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Central_Command

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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