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US says it will maintain Iran naval blocakade, redirects 12 vessels
The US will maintain a naval blockade against Iran, having redirected 12 commercial vessels attempting to bypass it, disabled two non-compliant ships, and boarded two others. US forces also intercepted a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz after repeated violations of the blockade.
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