For those of you who think that the blockade isn't working...
well, here is a bit from Newsweek....
The U.S. Navy says its blockade on Iranian ports has turned back six vessels in the first 24 hours of its operation, including a Chinese ship that appeared to successfully exit the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday but then was later tracked back in the Persian Gulf.
The
Rich Starry, a chemical and crude oil carrier sanctioned by the U.S. government in 2023 for trading with Iran, was among more than a half-dozen vessels which
attempted to cross the strait on the first day of the blockade.
On Tuesday morning, ship-tracking sites showed that the vessels had passed through the Iran-controlled Strait of Hormuz into the Gulf of Oman, appearing to defy U.S. warnings. At least four had come from stops at Iranian ports. But it became clear the evening that they had been intercepted by the U.S. military blockade in the Gulf and turned around.
A U.S. Navy destroyer stopped two oil tankers attempting to leave the Iranian port of Chabahar on Tuesday and instructed them to turn around, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
The U.S. Central Command says it has deployed more than a dozen warships and hundreds of sailors to enforce the operation.
As with any blockade, one can expect a few blockade running attempts. Ops like this are a time, manpower, and resource drain over the long term.
Might want to sit back and watch it develop...at 15 knots.