And last week, at the President's direction and on order the Secretary, US CENTCOM began enforcing a blockade against all commercial vessels going into and out of Iran and their ports. Simultaneously, The US Military, in support of the US Department of Justice, was ordered to conduct maritime interdiction operations against sanctioned and dark fleet vessels globally. This operation also began on April 8th. And what I'd like to do this morning is update all of you on those actions and activities. (07:58–08:11)
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