The U.S. Naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has officially begun.
Shortly after the U.S. began its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump issued a warning to Iran.
Trump, in his statement, wrote that Iran’s Navy has been completely destroyed, but their “fast attack ships” are still operable, and warned that if those ships attempt to disrupt U.S. operations in the Strait of Hormuz, those too will be destroyed.
Read Trump’s full statement on Truth Social below:
Iran’s Navy is laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated – 158 ships.
What we have not hit are their small number of, what they call, “fast attack ships,” because we did not consider them much of a threat. Warning: If any of these ships come anywhere close to our BLOCKADE, they will be immediately ELIMINATED, using the same system of kill that we use against the drug dealers on boats at Sea. It is quick and brutal.
P.S. 98.2% of Drugs coming into the U.S. by Ocean or Sea have STOPPED! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT
TRUMP: Iran’s Navy is laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated – 158 ships. What we have not hit are their small number of, what they call, “fast attack ships,” because we did not consider them much of a threat. Warning: If any of these ships come anywhere close to… pic.twitter.com/nqikExWbB3
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 13, 2026
Fox News reports:
CENTCOM has warned that vessels entering the Strait of Hormuz without authorization may be intercepted and seized by U.S. forces. pic.twitter.com/cplKDVPcr8
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 13, 2026
Fox News reported U.S. CENTCOM has also issued a statement to ships looking to defy the blockade:
U.S. Central Command warned that the U.S. blockade against Iran applies to all vessels regardless of flag on Monday.
CENTCOM issues a notice to seafarers in the region before the blockade went into effect, two U.S. officials told Fox News Digital.
“Any vessel entering or departing the blockaded area without authorization is subject to interception, diversion, and capture,” the note said.
ADVERTISEMENT“The blockade will not impede neutral transit passage through the Strait of Hormuz to or from non-Iranian destinations,” the statement continued.
The blockade includes “the entirety of the Iranian coastline,” the note said, adding that “humanitarian shipments including food, medical supplies, and other essential goods would be permitted, subject to inspection.”
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