Iran talks on shaky footing
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Iran has issued a warning that it will completely shut down shipping in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Sea of Oman if the U.S. continues its naval blockade of ports.
A former Pentagon official said the goal of the U.S. blockade is to get the Iranians to back down and restore freedom of navigation to the strait.
The leader of Iran’s joint military command has threatened to halt trade in the Gulf region if the U.S. does not lift its blockade of Iranian ports, while U.S. Central Command says no vessels have made it past U.
The US military began enforcing a blockade of all Iranian ports at 10 a.m. ET today after weekend peace talks in Pakistan collapsed. Iran's Revolutionary Guard has vowed retaliation across the Gulf. Brent crude surged 7% to top $103 a barrel — up more than 40% since the war began in late February.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After private grumbling at the start of the war that they were not given adequate advance notice of the U.S.-Israeli attack and complaining the U.S. had ignored their warnings that the ...