[U.S. Official: No Full Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Only Targeting Ships Entering or Leaving Iranian Ports] According to a report by Golden Finance on April 15, citing CNN, a U.S. official stated that the U.S. Navy is currently not escorting any vessels through the Strait of Hormuz but has communicated to commercial ships (those not entering or leaving Iranian ports) that the waterway is safe and encouraged passage. The official emphasized that the U.S. has not imposed a full blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, only restricting ships entering or leaving Iranian ports along the entire Iranian coastline. The official also mentioned that the U.S. deployed a destroyer through the Strait of Hormuz last weekend to demonstrate the existence of a safe passage through the waterway.