U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that Iran’s naval footprint in the Gulf of Oman has been completely eliminated.
According to CENTCOM, just two days ago the Iranian regime had 11 ships operating in the Gulf of Oman, today they have ZERO.
The statement, posted Monday, marks one of the most dramatic maritime losses suffered by Tehran in modern history and comes amid ongoing U.S. combat operations targeting Iranian military infrastructure across the region as part of the escalating 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis.
CENTCOM wrote on X:
“Two days ago, the Iranian regime had 11 ships in the Gulf of Oman, today they have ZERO. The Iranian regime has harassed and attacked international shipping in the Gulf of Oman for decades. Those days are over. Freedom of maritime navigation has underpinned American and global economic prosperity for more than 80 years. U.S. forces will continue to defend it.”
Two days ago, the Iranian regime had 11 ships in the Gulf of Oman, today they have ZERO. The Iranian regime has harassed and attacked international shipping in the Gulf of Oman for decades. Those days are over. Freedom of maritime navigation has underpinned American and global… pic.twitter.com/nzdkMVMqZC
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 2, 2026
The Gulf of Oman feeds directly into the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most critical oil chokepoints in the world, through which roughly 20% of global seaborne oil passes daily, making any Iranian naval threat there a direct risk to international economic stability.
Reuters reported that several tanker owners and trading houses suspended crude oil, fuel, and LNG through the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran.
Tehran said it had closed navigation, trading sources said on Saturday.”Our ships will stay put for several days,” one top executive at a major trading desk said. Satellite images from tanker trackers showed vessels backed up next to big ports, such as Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, and not moving through Hormuz.
Multiple vessels in the area have received VHF transmission from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards that “no ship is allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz”, an official with the EU naval mission Aspides told Reuters.
The mullahs thought they could test American resolve. They thought they could close the Strait of Hormuz. They were wrong.
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