The U.S. military, as directed by President Donald Trump, began a blockade of maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on Monday, the latest maneuver from the president following the unsuccessful talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, over the weekend.
The president’s decision represents a new tactic that the military is employing, one in which it will try to remove Iran’s leverage over the waterway that has sent the global economy into a frenzy.
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