LONDON (Reuters) — The US military will enforce a blockade in Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea east of the Strait of Hormuz and it will apply to all vessel traffic regardless of flag, the US Central Command said in a note to seafarers seen by Reuters on Monday.
The advanced note said the blockade would come into effect Monday at 2 p.m. GMT.
"Any vessel entering or departing the blockaded area without authorization is subject to interception, diversion, and capture," the note said.
"The blockade will not impede neutral transit passage through the Strait of Hormuz to or from non-Iranian destinations."
