US F-35C launches from carrier to support Iran blockade

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The US Central Command said a US Marine Corps F-35C stealth fighter launched from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea as part of enforcement of a US blockade against Iran. CENTCOM said that, as of August 2, the operation had redirected 35 commercial vessels, disabled two vessels and boarded two others, without providing further details on the affected vessels or circumstances. The report signals heightened US maritime enforcement in the region and could affect commercial shipping movements, operational transparency and regional security dynamics in the near term.

CENTCOM redirected 35 commercial vessels during the blockade.