US allows 15 humanitarian ships to sail in first month of Iran’s naval blockade — CENTCOM

TASS · 🇮🇷 public Iran · May 13, 2026 · 120 words

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What to know about US allows 15 humanitarian ships to sail in first month of Iran’s naval blockade — CENTCOM

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that in the first month of its naval blockade of Iran, it redirected 67 commercial vessels, allowed 15 humanitarian aid ships to pass, and disabled four others. The article notes that the US military has not specified the cargo of the redirected vessels.

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What happened

In the first month of the naval blockade of Iran, the US military allowed 15 ships to pass for humanitarian purposes, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

Why it matters

"Four weeks ago, CENTCOM began implementing the blockade against ships entering and exiting Iran’s ports.

Common ground

As of today, American forces have redirected 67 commercial vessels, allowed 15 supporting humanitarian aid to pass, and disabled 4 to ensure compliance," it said on X.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 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 imposed a naval blockade of Iran on April 13”

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Both Wikipedia and a cross-referenced TASS report confirm the blockade was imposed on April 13, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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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 — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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Claim 2: “CENTCOM said they intend to block the movement of all ships heading to and from the ports of the Islamic Republic”

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The intention to block all ship movements to and from Iranian ports is mentioned in multiple web search results, including a direct attribution to CENTCOM.

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web search NEUTRAL — CENTCOM said they intend to block the movement of all ships heading to and from the ports of the Islamic Republic.
https://tass.com/world/2130505

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web search NEUTRAL — The United States has announced that its new maritime blockade aimed at Iranian ports is having an immediate effect. According to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), no ships were able to enter or leave I…
https://oceancrew.org/news/us-declares-blockade-effective-as…

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web search NEUTRAL — CENTCOM said in a statement that its forces will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.
https://thekashmirhorizon.com/2026/04/13/us-to-block-all-mar…

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Claim 3: “American forces have redirected 67 commercial vessels”

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The figure of 67 commercial vessels being redirected is reported by multiple independent sources: Roic News, Anadolu Ajansı, and The National News Desk.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the no…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

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Claim 4: “CENTCOM began implementing the blockade against ships entering and exiting Iran’s ports [four weeks ago]”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran on 13 April 2026, which aligns with the 'four weeks ago' timeline relative to May 13 mentioned in the claim.

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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 US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 Ap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…

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

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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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Claim 5: “American forces... disabled 4 [vessels] to ensure compliance”

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Only one relevant source (Roic News) mentions the disabling of 4 vessels. Other web search results for this claim are irrelevant (selling ankle weights and fish).

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Claim 6: “In the first month of the naval blockade of Iran, the US military allowed 15 ships to pass for humanitarian purposes”

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The claim that 15 humanitarian ships were allowed to pass during the first month of the blockade is reported by both TASS/APA and a separate web search result citing a CENTCOM social media post.

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