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US military warns it will blockade Iranian ports

U.S. Central Command says it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports at 10 a.m. EDT Monday, or 5:30 p.m. in Iran, to be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations.” But it will allow ships traveling between non-Iranian ports to transit the Strait…

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US military warns it will blockade Iranian ports

U.S. Central Command says it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports at 10 a.m. EDT Monday, or 5:30 p.m. in Iran, to be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations.” But it will allow ships traveling between non-Iranian ports to transit the Strait…

CAIRO (AP) The U.S. military announced it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports on Monday, tempering President Donald Trump s earlier vow to entirely block the strategic Strait of Hormuz as earl…

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