What happened

US Central Command said that, as of 25 July, US forces had redirected 12 commercial vessels it described as attempting to run the US blockade of Iran, disabled two vessels that it said did not comply, and boarded two to verify compliance. This is represented by one approximate regional marker because CENTCOM did not identify every vessel or publish a location for each action. The statement did not establish that all 16 vessels were tankers or disclose their cargoes, crews’ condition, damage details, environmental impact, or the legal basis of each individual action.

When cited sources give different casualty, damage or spill figures for this event, they’re reported side by side above rather than merged into one number. See how confidence levels work.