Iran Blockade Holds, Diplomacy Continues

0:00Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, just confirmed no ships have slipped past the American naval blockade on Iran in the last 48 hours. Out of ten vessels that approached, all turned around and headed back to Iranian ports or coastal waters as ordered. Satellite images from the Strait of Hormuz paint a clear picture of the tight lockdown between southern Iran and Oman's peninsula, with no. Breakthrough so far, this move is already set to hit Iran's economy hard by choking off key shipping routes. In Washington, they're doubling down with financial firepower. Treasury Secretary Scott Besan called it the money version of a bombing run, warning countries and companies worldwide to steer clear of Iranian oil, buys or bank accounts holding their cash. On another front, President Trump posted that Israeli and Lebanese leaders are meeting again Thursday to hash out a ceasefire deal. They just talked earlier this week in D.C. The first such sit down in decades. As these tensions simmer across the Middle East, the blockade holds firm and diplomatic

1:03lines stay open. We'll see what moves next. Local news powered by AI. This is Tampa Bay News today. I'm Corey with the story.