This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge under the title: US Says ‘No Ships Made It Past Blockade’ As Iran Mulls Hormuz Shipping Pause To Preserve Talks, Which Trump Says Cou...

A vessel owned by China passed through the Strait of Hormuz in spite of the blockade by the United States Navy under orders of President Donald Trump. The sanctioned Chinese-owned oil and chemical tanker Rich Starry successfully transited the vital waterway on Tuesday amid a U.S. blockade on Iranian ports.

The Rich Starry was the first vessel to cross the Strait since ...

United States Vice President JD Vance says that the U.S. has “accomplished our objectives” in Iran and could wind down the war anytime. If that’s the case, then why would Donald Trump insist on a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in an attempt to get the Iranian regime to come to the negotiation table over its nuclear weapons program?

Prepare for much more pain at the pump. The United States has started its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.  Ships are now all barred from entering or exiting Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz by the ...

This article was originally published by George Ford Smith at The Mises Institute. 

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