Trump's Iran Blockade Not Working as Multiple Ships Pass Through

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7. Commercial Ships Transit Strait of Hormuz as U.S. Blockades Iran's Ports

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Commercial Ships Transit Strait of Hormuz as U.S. Blockades Iran’s Ports

By Shelby Holliday

More than 20 commercial ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, according to two U.S. officials. While commercial traffic is still a fraction of what it was before the war, the flow of vessels is an improvement through a critical chokepoint.

President Trump has demanded that Iran reopen the strait. Earlier this week, two U.S. warships traveled through the waterway in a freedom of navigation mission that was designed to help establish a new passage and encourage the free flow of commerce amid concerns about Iranian sea mines. U.S. Central Command, which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, said it began an effort to clear mines on Saturday.

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