The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said that more than 70 tankers were being prevented from entering or leaving Iranian ports on Friday, CENTCOM said in a post on X, APA reports.
The post reads:
"There are currently more than 70 tankers that U.S. forces are preventing from entering or leaving Iranian ports. These commercial ships have the capacity to transport over 166 million barrels of Iranian oil worth an estimated $13 billion-plus."