US military says Iran naval blockade has reached 100 days

Summary

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said its naval blockade of Iran has halted all seaborne imports and exports, except humanitarian aid authorised by US forces, and marked 100 days in place on October 22, 2026. In a post on X, CENTCOM said the blockade has helped prevent Iran from exporting at least $25 billion worth of crude oil and has constrained the IRGC's ability to fund proxy militias, criminal networks and terrorism. CENTCOM said there have been no exports or imports to Iran by sea except for the humanitarian aid US forces have allowed. The figures are CENTCOM's own claims, as reported by Middle East Eye.

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1. Middle East Eye

   22 Oct 2026, 19:56 UTCSource ↗

   Middle East Eye reports that US Central Command said its naval blockade of Iran, resumed against Iran, had reached 100 days and had halted all seaborne imports and exports except humanitarian aid authorised by US forces, and that it had prevented at least $25 billion in Iranian crude oil exports.