The US Central Command (CENTCOM), announced on the social media platform X that its forces, as part of carrying out the Islamic Republic of Iran’s maritime blockade, diverted 62 commercial vessels by 23 Mordad, disabled three vessels, and boarded two vessels to ensure compliance with the blockade.

CENTCOM also released images showing the guidance of an “MH-60R Seahawk” helicopter during a nighttime flight operation on the deck of the guided-missile destroyer “USS Princeton.”

According to CENTCOM, the Princeton is deployed in the Arabian Sea and is participating in the implementation of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s maritime blockade.