Tehran said the move would be a breach of the ceasefire. When would the blockade start? US Central Command (Centcom) announced the blockade would begin on Monday at 10am ET.
Which vessels will the blockade affect? How could a blockade help the US reopen the strait? The strategy appears to be that the US hopes to eliminates Tehran’s greatest point of leverage – its chokehold of the strait – by stopping Iranian oil exports.
Tehran has indicated that it would like to keep control of the strait after the war has ended, and to charge fees to ships. Continue reading...