US blockade of Iranian ports begins after warning ‘all vessels’ at risk of capture

NewsWorldMiddle EastUS blockade of Iranian ports begins after warning ‘all vessels’ at risk of captureCENTCOM has warned that blockade would apply to all ships regardless of flagMaira Butt & Oisin McilroyMonday 13 April 2026 15:20 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956594","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-blockade-strait-of-hormuz-ceasefire-ships-b2956594.html","title":"US blockade of Iranian ports begins after warning ‘all vessels’ at risk of capture"}}CloseTrump says US will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran talks end without dealOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}The US has begun a blockade of all ships en...