Day 541
July 14, 2026
3 incidents
- Serious Rights Violation Extrajudicial Killing
ICE pauses most vehicle stops
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations is instructed to suspend most vehicle stops nationwide, except for serious criminal targets (CBS News).
- Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Military Overreach
Blockade reimposed; strikes on Abadan
The US military reimposes its naval blockade on vessels travelling to and from Iranian ports at 20:00 GMT, after strikes on Bushehr and Bandar Abbas overnight and on Abadan, Mahshahr, Qeshm and Kish on July 14. Iran's deputy foreign minister says the US 'destroyed the interim peace deal' (Al Jazeera).
- International Crime (Rome Statute) Foreign Policy & War
Blockade reimposed after ceasefire collapse
The US military reimposes its blockade on vessels travelling to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas at 20:00 GMT, less than a month after lifting it under the June memorandum, as CENTCOM said it was striking Iranian capabilities 'used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz' (Al Jazeera).