It's on now...
The US Navy (by itself) is blockading Iran...
No ship entered or exited Iranian ports during the first 24 hours of a sweeping U.S. maritime blockade, in an operation involving more than 10,000 troops and over a dozen warships, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday.
The move places U.S. forces at the center of a key global shipping route after President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would blockade the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime corridor through which much of the world’s oil shipments flow.
Full article, HERE from Military Times.
And the Saudis have the East/West pipeline from Abqaiq oil field to Yanbu up and pumping 7 million barrels a day across Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea. Now the question is, what will the Houthis do???
One other thing to note is that the Iranians ‘revised’ path through the Straits of Hormuz was basically through Iranian standoff (and shallower water) after they said they mined the straits.
As of yesterday 14 Apr, there was no indication of any actual mines in the straits, and the US had pushed two DDGs through without a problem. Yes, there are mine warfare vessels on the way, but they are NOT fast...
The Chinese did push one ship (type unknown) out of the straits, but I don’t know what the actual response has been after it was turned back the first time. More info HERE from USNI.
Now we have to wait and see what happens next. The question is, who will blink first???
Well, you already know the Democrats are blinking as fast as they can, and the Presstitutes are helping as much as they can to make everyone who still listens/watches them believe that the Iranians are winning.
This blockade looks like it could turn into a long term commitment with the U.S. doing most of the heavy lifting. Getting Iran to behave is going to be a long, onerous task. D.C. better fund it adequately (logistics, more ships and hardware) if they want a successful outcome. And as usual foreign policy is always just one election away from reversal. Difficult to be optimistic about this.