U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that 96 commercial ships changed course as part of the blockade of Iran.
CENTCOM also said that more than 50 vessels supporting humanitarian aid were allowed to pass during the blockade.
The statement added that an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter belonging to the U.S. Navy had taken off from the USS Rafael Peralta.
Unmanned vessel targeted at entrance to Strait of Hormuz
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announced that it had targeted a U.S.-owned unmanned vessel named Saildrone Explorer at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the Iranian side’s statement, the unmanned vessel, bearing hull number 5838, was targeted while operating at the entrance to the strait.
The statement said the Strait of Hormuz was closed to vessel traffic and that it was under Iran’s control.