U.S. Central Command reported Sunday that American forces have redirected six vessels and disabled one since reinstating a naval blockade of Iranian ports on July 14. The number of commercial vessels redirected increased from five reported the previous day.
"American forces continue implementing the naval blockade against Iran," CENTCOM stated.
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States controls the Strait of Hormuz. "We control the strait. They don't control anything, so we'll see what happens," He told reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland upon returning from the World Cup final, referring to the Iranian regime.
Trump characterized Iran's military capabilities as severely diminished. "Iran has been very, very badly damaged. They've lost everything almost militarily; they've got very little left. They've got some missiles. They've got some drones. They've got some manufacturing ability. Not much," He said.
The military campaign, Trump emphasized, aims to prevent Iran from obtaining "any chance where they can have a nuclear missile."