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Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.

Armstrong and Getty.

And now here's Armstrong and Getty.

It is day four of the US blockade of Iranian ports out on the Persian Gulf behind me.

The United States says it's not letting any ships in or out of the Iranian coastline.

Sentcom riding yesterday an Iranian flagged cargo vessel tried to evade the U.S.

blockade after leaving Bandar Abbas, exiting the street of Ramos and transiting along the

Iranian coastline. The guided missile destroyer USS Spruance successfully redirected the vessel,

which is heading back to Iran.

Successfully redirected. That's a funny way to put it. This is what it sounds like when the

U.S. ships say, hey, turn around. All vessels are advised to immediately return to port and

discontinued transit to Iran if that is your next border call. We not attempt to breach the blockade. The vessels will be boarded for

interdiction and seizure, transit to or from an Iranian port. Turn around and prepare

to be boarded. If you do not comply with this blockade, we will use force. The whole of the

United States Navy is ready to force compliance. I like that last sentence. The whole of the United States Navy is ready to force compliance. I like that last sentence.

The whole of the United States Navy is ready to enforce compliance.

And apparently people are believing it because so far, not a shot fired, no vessel has had to be boarded.

Only a few have even tried it and they've all turned around when they heard that warning there,

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