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Ships are reportedly crossing the strait of Hormuz. They are reportedly turning off their transponders before passing through, and switch them back on afterward.

Overnight, U.S. forces carried out a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T Majestic X transporting oil from Iran, in the Indian Ocean within the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate. International waters cannot be used as a shield by sanctioned actors. The Department of War will continue to deny illicit actors and their vessels freedom of maneuver in the maritime domain.

ONLY ONE OIL TANKER HAS PASSED THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ TODAY - CNN CITING SHIPPING DATA Shipping data shows only one oil tanker transited the Strait of Hormuz so far today, according to a CNN analysis of MarineTraffic AIS data. The vessel, the US-sanctioned, Botswana-flagged Mab 5, passed through earlier in the day. Two other ships—a Panama-flagged bulk carrier and an India-flagged cargo vessel—also moved through into the Persian Gulf, while an India-flagged sailing vessel exited into the Gulf of Oman. However, AIS tracking gaps mean additional ships could have passed undetected if they turned off signals. Traffic remains far below normal levels since the recent US-Iran ceasefire announcement, compared with a typical average of about 107 vessels per day, underscoring continued disruption in one of the world’s most critical oil chokepoints.

If you're wondering about who was at today's Pentagon press conference, here's some context >>> The Pentagon has severely restricted access to info in the past year. Pete Hegseth credentialed a MAGA media "press corps" last fall after traditional news outlets rejected new press pass rules that media lawyers said criminalized routine reporting. The MAGA crew does relatively little reporting, so most coverage of the US military is now happening from outside the Pentagon's five walls. Journalists from some traditional outlets were allowed to attend this morning's press conference with Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine. But Hegseth only answered Q's from his chosen outlets. I'm told he had a pre-selected list of questioners, and all the reporters were in assigned seats, so he knew who to call on. When NBC's Courtney Kube tried to get a question in anyway and said, "President Trump put a four-week timeline on it — are you saying that is wrong?," Hegseth dismissed it as a "typical NBC sort of 'gotcha' type question."