Trump says US Navy will blockade Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump mentioned at this time the US Navy will start blockading ships within the Strait of Hormuz and interdicting each ship that has paid a toll to Iran, after US peace talks with the nation collapsed.
Trump additionally mentioned the US will stop passage for any ship that has paid a toll to Iran and can start eradicating mines from the strait.
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria gauges the potential effectiveness of a US blockade with former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis and CNN’s Dana Bash will get response from former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA).
0:00 Fareed Zakaria and former NATO commander James Stavridis react to Trump’s Hormuz blockade announcement
2:54 How might the Iranians counter Trump’s blockade?
4:53 Nikki Haley says Trump is asking Iran’s bluff
7:06 Sen. Mark Warner says he thinks a blockade gained’t result in Hormuz being opened
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