https://k4i.com/tags/centcom/ Recent content in CENTCOM on k4i.com Hugo en-us Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://k4i.com/the-dual-blockade-in-hormuz-is-an-intelligence-problem-as-much-as-a-naval-one/ Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://k4i.com/the-dual-blockade-in-hormuz-is-an-intelligence-problem-as-much-as-a-naval-one/ <p>As of Monday, the United States announced it would begin guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz with the support of guided-missile destroyers, more than 100 aircraft, and 15,000 service members. A tanker was struck by unknown projectiles in the strait within hours of the announcement. The dual blockade — the U.S. Navy preventing access to Iranian ports while Iran restricts commercial shipping through the strait — has now entered a phase where each side is testing the other&rsquo;s escalation threshold in a waterway that carries roughly one-fifth of daily global oil production.</p>