President Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after historic U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/world/p/1034118/trump-says-u-s-navy-will-immediately-blockade-strait-of-hormuz-after-ceasefire-talks-end

President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement or next diplomatic steps in sight.

In his first public comments after the 21-hour talks, Trump sought to eliminate Iran’s key source of leverage in the war by exerting strategic control over the waterway that was responsible for 20% of global oil shipping before fighting began.

A U.S. blockade could further rattle global energy markets. Trump told Fox News the goal was to ensure all ships could transit: “It’s going to be all or none, and that’s the way it is.”

  • ramble81@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    So if a NATO owned ship crosses the blockade and gets attacked, does that mean they can trigger article 5 against the US?

    Also, what right does the US have to place a random blockade like that in international waters?

    • Laser@feddit.orgEnglish
      1·
      1 hour ago

      What you’re implying makes no sense.

      The ships passing are not “NATO owned”. They’re most likely not even ships owned by the armed forces of NATO countries apart from the US. And even if they were attacked, this is outside of the territory of the NATO member state, which is a condition for triggering article 5.