CENTCOM BLOCKADE

Reporting and analysis related to centcom blockade.

• Iran's IRGC Claims Supertanker Hit Mine in Strait of Hormuz as Tanker Attacks Hit Highest Level Since March

  An unverified IRGC mine claim, a projectile strike off Saudi Arabia and a UKMTO tally of 12 ships hit in a week deepen the Hormuz shipping crisis as CENTCOM insists the strait is open.

• Iran targets the Gulf's ship-to-ship oil shuttle off Oman as it pushes its own Hormuz route

  An analysis of how the U.S.-monitored tanker shuttle works, what tracking data shows about Iran's campaign against it, and the stakes for Washington.