Washington: The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had disabled a commercial vessel that repeatedly attempted to breach the US blockade imposed on Iranian ports.

In a statement issued on Saturday, CENTCOM said US forces disabled the Mozambique-flagged tanker Lavine in the Gulf of Oman on Friday after its crew repeatedly attempted to violate the blockade despite repeated warnings.

The statement added that US forces also boarded the Charminar, a tanker flying the flag of the Comoros, in the Arabian Sea. The vessel was allowed to continue its voyage after its cargo was inspected.

CENTCOM said the US naval blockade on Iran remains fully in force.

According to the command, US forces have redirected 12 commercial vessels and disabled the movement of two vessels that failed to comply with orders since the blockade was reinstated and up to 25th July.