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U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY 7-22-2026 - Navy Seaman Ashley Onate fires a line to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a replenishment in the Philippine Sea, July 17, 2026. The George Washington is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to sustain peace in the Pacific region. (Photo, Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicolas Quezada)

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ARABIAN SEA, (July 20, 2026) - U.S. service members aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) support flight operations day and night from the Arabian Sea as CENTCOM enforces the naval blockade against Iran. As of July 20, the U.S. military has redirected 7 commercial vessels and disabled 1 to prevent the ships from leaving or entering Iranian ports. (Photo via DOW)
SOT Staff - The Persian Gulf runs through the Strait of Hormuz into the Gulf of Oman which empties into the much larger Arabian Sea in which all regional ocean traffic gathers to enter and exit past Iran in those narrow waterways.