USA/Iran-Hormuz Strait/Maritime Traffic
USA/Iran-Hormuz Strait/Maritime Traffic
Dateline : June 10/11, 2026/Recent/File
Location : Iran;United States
Duration : 1'42
Beijing, China - June 11, 2026 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Screenshots of U.S. Central Command posts on X
Gulf of Oman - June 10, 2026 (Courtesy of U.S. Central Command - No access Chinese mainland/Not for sale)
2. Various of U.S. forces disabling oil tanker
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of White House
Tehran, Iran - June 6, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
4. Various of traffic; national flags of Iran
5. Various of buildings
Beijing, China - June 11, 2026 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Screenshots of Windward report
Strait of Hormuz - June 5-6, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
7. Various of stranded vessels
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Thursday said the Strait of Hormuz remains open to traffic and reported strikes on a vessel despite Iran's announcement of blockade of the vital waterway.
Persian Gulf Strait Authority, an Iranian authority overseeing shipping control in the Strait of Hormuz, ordered closure of the strait on Thursday, citing heightened tensions caused by U.S. military actions in the region.
The Iranian armed forces also warned on the same day that violators would be targeted.
CENTCOM reiterated on social platform X that Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz, and confirmed it has established safe navigation corridors for commercial vessels transiting the strait, emphasizing that all ships not violating sanctions or blockade measures against Iran are free to use these routes.
This statement follows U.S. strikes on a vessel accused of transporting Iranian oil in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday night. A U.S. aircraft fired two Hellfire missiles into the engine room of the Guinea-Bissau-flagged M/T Jalveer after the crew repeatedly failed to comply with directions from U.S. forces, the command said in a post on X.
Earlier this week, U.S. aircraft disabled Palau-flagged vessels M/T Marivex and M/T Settebello. The command said Marivex violated the U.S. blockade by attempting to sail to an Iranian port and Settebello attempted to transport Iranian oil.
Despited Iran's announcement of closure of the strait, U.K.-based maritime intelligence firm Windward indicates continued maritime activity.
The firm reported on Thursday, citing satellite imagery and multi-source analysis, that a small number of vessels continued to transit the strait.
On Thursday, three ships were observed navigating the deep-water channel of the Strait of Hormuz with their Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) turned off. Two appeared to be heading northwest and one was heading north.
Meanwhile, publicly available AIS data showed that between Wednesday to Thursday, five vessels successfully completed transits through the strait, including four small coastal cargo ships under 80 meters in length exiting the Persian Gulf, and one general cargo ship entering the Persian Gulf.
ID : 8484120
Published : 2026-06-12 10:19
Last Modified : 2026-06-12 19:22:37
Source : CCTV Video News Agency,China Central Television (CCTV),Other
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