President Donald Trump said today the US Navy will begin blockading ships in the Strait of Hormuz and interdicting every ship that has paid a toll to Iran, after US peace talks with the country collapsed.
Trump also said the US will prevent passage for any ship that has paid a toll to Iran and will begin removing 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 gets reaction 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 could the Iranians counter Trump’s blockade?
4:53 Nikki Haley says Trump is calling Iran’s bluff
7:06 Sen. Mark Warner says he thinks a blockade won’t lead to Hormuz being opened
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