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USS George Washington reportedly enforced U.S. blockade of Iranian oil near Strait of Hormuz
ABC News said the carrier’s flight operations were near constant as it helped commercial tankers exit the strait.
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On October 15, 2026, ABC News said its correspondent was aboard the USS George Washington, one of two U.S. aircraft carriers operating near the contested Strait of Hormuz. ABC said the ship was enforcing the U.S. blockade of Iranian oil and helping commercial tankers exit the strait. It said the conflict with Iran was then in its eighth month.
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