# US imposes a blockade for maritime traffic entering or exiting ports in Iran.

*business · news · 2026-04-13 · The Tribune*

## Key points

- The US has imposed a naval blockade on all maritime traffic entering or exiting Iranian ports.
- Three US carrier strike groups and two amphibious ready groups are now deployed near Iran.
- The blockade does not affect ships entering or leaving ports of other Persian Gulf countries.
- This is the largest US naval and air concentration in the region since the 2003 Iraq invasion.
- Iran has threatened all ports in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman in response to the blockade.

**Countries:** United States, Iran, China, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iraq

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