Washington 29 April 2026 #1 lalasor Thu, 04/30/2026 - 17:35 Washington Thu, 04/30/2026 - 12:00 29 April 2026 U.S. Central Command announced that as a result of its blockade, “there are 41 tankers with 69m barrels of oil that the Iranian regime can’t sell… The blockade is highly effective and U.S. forces remain committed to total enforcement”. A senior Iranian military official warned Iran’s adversaries of a weapon he claimed they were “deeply afraid of… and it is right next to them [too]". He also asserted that should “they move any closer, we will take operational action without delay”. In a statement the following day, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei asserted that Iran would “dismantle the hostile enemy’s abuses of this waterway [ie, the Strait of Hormuz]”, adding: “The