This US Navy handout photo released on May 8, 2026 by US Central Command Public Affairs, shows the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) implementing a maritime blockade against the Iran-flagged crude oil tanker vessel Herby while the latter was attempting to sail toward an Iranian port, on April 24, 2026. The war launched by the US and Israel in late February saw Iran respond with attacks across the Middle East and maintain a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, choking off major flows of oil, gas, and fertilizer to the world economy, while the US has imposed a counter-blockade on Iranian ports. (Photo by US NAVY / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US NAVY / NAVCENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

In this US Navy handout photo released on May 8, 2026 by US Central Command Public Affairs, the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD-18) patrols the Arabian Sea enforcing a maritime blockade against ships entering or exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas on April 28, 2026. The war launched by the US and Israel in late February saw Iran respond with attacks across the Middle East and maintain a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, choking off major flows of oil, gas, and fertilizer to the world economy, while the US has imposed a counter-blockade on Iranian ports. (Photo by Michael HUNNISETT / US NAVY / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US NAVY / NAVCENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A container ship is docked at the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on May 8, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images)

A container ship sails off the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on May 8, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) An apprentice croupier attends a training session at the All'in Casino Experts school in Saint-Cloud on March 26, 2026. Freshly trained, 45 croupiers are eager to take to the floor: on May 12, 2026 in Paris, the Partouche Casino Club the capital's largest gaming club is set to open a new four-storey, 5,000-square-metre gaming club near the Champs-Élysées avenue. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Apprentice croupiers attend a training session at the All'in Casino Experts school in Saint-Cloud on March 26, 2026. Freshly trained, 45 croupiers are eager to take to the floor: on May 12, 2026 in Paris, the Partouche Casino Club the capital's largest gaming club is set to open a new four-storey, 5,000-square-metre gaming club near the Champs-Élysées avenue. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Apprentice croupiers attend a training session at the All'in Casino Experts school in Saint-Cloud on March 26, 2026. Freshly trained, 45 croupiers are eager to take to the floor: on May 12, 2026 in Paris, the Partouche Casino Club the capital's largest gaming club is set to open a new four-storey, 5,000-square-metre gaming club near the Champs-Élysées avenue. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) An apprentice croupier attends a training session at the All'in Casino Experts school in Saint-Cloud on March 26, 2026. Freshly trained, 45 croupiers are eager to take to the floor: on May 12, 2026 in Paris, the Partouche Casino Club the capital's largest gaming club is set to open a new four-storey, 5,000-square-metre gaming club near the Champs-Élysées avenue. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP via Getty Images)