-- 美国中央司令部周三表示,在封锁开始后的前48小时内,没有船只突破美国海军封锁。 “在美国封锁进出伊朗港口的船只的最初48小时内,没有船只突破美国海军封锁,”中央司令部在其社交媒体平台X上发布消息称。 中央司令部补充说,目前已有9艘船只遵照美国海军的指示掉头返回伊朗港口或沿海地区。 美国海军正在积极保持可见的存在,以确保封锁措施得到遵守。 中央司令部表示:“随着中央司令部继续执行对进出伊朗港口船只的封锁,美国海军舰艇正在阿曼湾巡逻。” 该司令部称,部队保持高度戒备,随时准备对试图进出伊朗港口的船只实施限制。来自“亚伯拉罕·林肯”号航母打击群的约5000名水兵和海军陆战队员正在执行美国实施的封锁。 此次封锁源于美国总统唐纳德·特朗普4月12日在Truth Social社交媒体平台上发布的一项指令。此前,美伊谈判破裂,该指令升级了该地区的海上限制。 特朗普在帖子中表示:“美国海军将立即开始封锁所有试图进出霍尔木兹海峡的船只。” 此次封锁旨在通过限制伊朗出口石油(其主要收入来源)的能力,从经济上向伊朗施压,以削弱该国的财政状况。 随着冲突进入第七周,布伦特原油价格约为每桶95.61美元,西德克萨斯中质原油价格接近每桶91.82美元,凸显了持续存在的供应限制。
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