US claims no vessels moved through under Hormuz blockade

US Central Command said no ships have entered or exited Iranian ports in the 48 hours since it began enforcing a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

It added that nine vessels complied with orders from US forces to turn back.

The statement contradicts earlier reports by Iran’s Fars news agency, which said a sanctioned supertanker had passed through the strait towards Imam Khomeini Port.

It remains unclear whether the vessel, which can carry up to two million barrels of crude, offloaded its cargo.