[U.S. Officials: The U.S. Navy Is Not Currently Escorting Any Vessels Through the Strait of Hormuz] BlockBeats News, April 15, according to CNN, U.S. officials stated that the U.S. Navy is not currently providing escort services for any vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. However, it has communicated the safety of passage through the waterway to commercial ships (excluding those entering or departing Iranian ports) and has encouraged transit. The U.S. has not imposed a full blockade on the strait, only restricting vessels entering or exiting Iranian ports along the entire Iranian coastline.