Did US begin blockade of all ships in Strait of Hormuz?

Analysis Reasoning

The US began a blockade on April 13, 2026, targeting only ships entering or exiting Iranian ports, explicitly not impeding vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to non-Iranian ports.

Cited Sources

• 01
  U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)

  https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/4457255/us-to-blockade-ships-entering-or-exiting-iranian-ports/

• 02
  BBC News

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jakyor8TUB4

• 03
  CBS News

  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-iran/