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U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine said on Thursday no ships boarded yet under blockade of Iranian ports.

At the Pentagon, he mentioned more than 10,000 sailors, marines and airmen using ships, planes and helicopters are working to enforce the blockade.
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00:00So far 13 ships have made the wise choice of turning around and as we continue to hold this
00:06blockade at the order of the secretary and the president any vessel that compares to comply with
00:11our instructions will be dealt with accordingly. As of this morning U.S. Central Command has not
00:18been required to board any particular ships. On that bridge our sailors maintain a constant watch
00:27maneuvering the ship tactically and safely through always congested water space and there is a lot
00:35out there. It is like driving a sports car through a supermarket parking lot on a payday weekend with
00:42thousands of kids in that parking lot as you attempt to maneuver through there to get to that
00:48ship that would attempt to run that blockade.
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