On April 15, according to CNN, a U.S. official stated that the U.S. Navy is currently not escorting any ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but has communicated to commercial vessels (ships that have not entered or exited Iranian ports) that the passage is safe and encourages passage. The official said that the United States has not imposed a comprehensive blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, only blocking ships entering or leaving Iranian ports along the entire Iranian coast. The official also said that last weekend, the U.S. dispatched a destroyer through the Strait of Hormuz to demonstrate that the waterway remains safely navigable.