US forces prevent over 70 tankers from entering, leaving Iranian ports

​The ​United ‌States Central ​Command (CENTCOM) said ‌that more than 70 tankers were ‌being prevented from entering ‌or leaving Iranian ports on ⁠Friday.

"These ​commercial ⁠ships have the capacity ⁠to transport over 166 ​million barrels of ⁠Iranian oil worth ⁠an ​estimated $13 billion-plus," CENTCOM said in ⁠a post on ⁠X.

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