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Originally Posted by VitaMan
It is difficult to keep up with what is actually happening, due to the frequent Trump changes and different information from different sources. Even some astute members here are posting incorrect information. What is the real current situation...
- US Navy blockading Iran ports and vessels ?
- Iran blockading all other vessels, or charging a tariff ?
- Chinese bound vessels and some other commercial vessels going through ?
Some reports say no vessels are passing through. Some Chinese reporting say their vessels are passing through. Some say you can pass if you go near Oman waters.
What is the real deal ?
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What the US Blockade Actually Is- []The US naval blockade took effect April 13 at 10am ET, under Admiral Brad Cooper at CENTCOM.
[]Enforced against all vessels of all nations entering or leaving Iranian ports and coastal areas. Ships passing through to non-Iranian ports are unaffected.
[]The intercept zone is set up in the Gulf of Oman — ships are allowed to clear the strait first, then intercepted and turned around.
[]Wikipedia — Naval Blockade of Iran
Who Gets Through, Who Doesn't- []✅ Ships transiting the Strait to non-Iranian ports: free passage
[]❌ Ships heading to or from any Iranian port or coastal area: blocked, regardless of nationality
- In the first 24 hours, 10,000+ US personnel, a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft were involved. Six ships were redirected back to Iranian ports.
What's Being Blockaded- []An estimated 90% of Iran's economy runs on international sea trade — CENTCOM says it has been completely halted.
[]The blockade costs Iran an estimated $400 million a day.
[]Iran-linked tankers have stopped, turned around, or gone dark — some faking their GPS locations.
[]Al Jazeera | PBS NewsHour
International Reaction- []China, the UK, Australia, Russia, Spain, and the EU have all opposed the blockade.
[]The UK and France are pushing an alternative multinational mission to open the strait.
- Iran calls it illegal piracy and a ceasefire violation.
Fast-moving situation as of April 16 — peace talks appear to be resuming but nothing is resolved.
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Originally Posted by Why_Yes_I_Do
Swallowing regime media (**Cough** Propaganda **Cough**) is bad for your colon.  |
If you didn't have an answer, why didn't you just move on? Instead you just attempt to hijack the thread and dilute responses.
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