According to The Wall Street Journal, two U.S. officials revealed that as part of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, ships associated with Iran that are seized by the U.S. military will be taken to a (temporary) detention zone in the Arabian Sea or Indian Ocean, while a permanent location will be determined. One official stated that the U.S. is looking for ships that may be seized, although after the operation began, several oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz changed course. According to U.S. Central Command, during the first 24 hours of the blockade operation that started Monday morning, no ships broke through the U.S. blockade. Officials said the U.S. might use drones to target fast boats of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, but beyond that, there are no plans to fire on any oil tankers leaving Iranian ports.

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