US forces have redirected 100 ships during blockade; Trump says deal with Iran ‘largely negotiated’

U.S. forces have redirected 100 commercial vessels as part of the blockade of Iranian ports, U.S. Central Command announced Saturday.

“Over the past six weeks, more than 15,000 soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen have redirected 100 vessels, disabled four, and allowed 26 humanitarian aid ships to pass,” CENTCOM said in a statement.

The blockade in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman began on April 13.

“Our service members are doing extraordinary work,” CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said in the statement. “They have been highly effective by executing the mission with precision and professionalism, allowing zero trade into and out of Iranian ports which has squeezed Iran economically.”

More than 200 U.S. aircraft and warships are supporting the mission, including the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group; the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group; the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group/31st Marine Expeditionary Unit; and multiple guided-missile destroyers, CENTCOM said.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that a deal with Iran to end the war that began Feb. 28, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated.”

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that final details will be announced “shortly.”

U.S. officials have indicated that planning remains ongoing for possible fresh strikes.

Iran has rebuilt military assets after weeks of war and then a fragile ceasefire, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said, state TV reported.