Defense Monitor

It Became Necessary to Blockade the Strait to Open it

After talks on ending the Iran war collapsed in less than 24 hours, the US announced its plan for opening the Strait of Hormuz: the Navy would blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
The sun seems to have set on US-Iran negotiations, leading President Donald Trump to announce a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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So the big news was that there was a ceasefire. Maybe there still is a ceasefire. The details are a little fuzzy, OK, but the shooting has stopped — for the most part — although the Strait of Hormuz is still functionally closed.