US Military Imposes Blockade on Iranian Ports
The US has begun a naval blockade on Iranian ports, escalating international tensions over freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump announced the blockade after weekend peace talks failed. Iran's military condemned the move as 'piracy' and warned of retaliation. The International Maritime Organization stated no country has the right to blockade the Strait of Hormuz under international law. Pakistan is working to resolve the conflict between the US and Iran.
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(Central News Agency, Washington, April 13, comprehensive foreign report) Agence France-Presse reported that the time set by US President Donald Trump to begin a naval blockade on Iranian ports has passed. After US-Iran peace talks failed to reach an agreement last weekend, Trump announced that he would blockade the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Agence France-Presse reported that the US military announced yesterday that it would begin blockading all Iranian ports at 14:00 GMT (10:00 PM Taiwan time), but would allow vessels not bound for Iran to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Reuters reported that an Iranian military spokesman has stated that any US restrictions on international shipping would be 'piracy,' while warning that if Iranian ports are threatened, no port in the Persian Gulf or Gulf of Oman would be safe.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said that any warship approaching the Strait of Hormuz would violate the ceasefire agreement.
Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the UN maritime agency, the International Maritime Organization, said today that under international law, no country has the right to blockade shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
In addition, after the US-Iran talks in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, broke down yesterday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said today that he is still doing his utmost to resolve the conflict between the United States and Iran. Sharif also said that the ceasefire between the US and Iran is still 'holding.' (Compiler: Yang Zhaoyan) 1150413
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(Central News Agency, Washington, April 13, comprehensive foreign report) Agence France-Presse reported that the time set by US President Donald Trump to begin a naval blockade on Iranian ports has passed. After US-Iran peace talks failed to reach an agreement last weekend, Trump announced that he would blockade the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Agence France-Presse reported that the US military announced yesterday that it would begin blockading all Iranian ports at 14:00 GMT (10:00 PM Taiwan time), but would allow vessels not bound for Iran to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Reuters reported that an Iranian military spokesman has stated that any US restrictions on international shipping would be 'piracy,' while warning that if Iranian ports are threatened, no port in the Persian Gulf or Gulf of Oman would be safe.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said that any warship approaching the Strait of Hormuz would violate the ceasefire agreement.
Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the UN maritime agency, the International Maritime Organization, said today that under international law, no country has the right to blockade shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
In addition, after the US-Iran talks in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, broke down yesterday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said today that he is still doing his utmost to resolve the conflict between the United States and Iran. Sharif also said that the ceasefire between the US and Iran is still 'holding.' (Compiler: Yang Zhaoyan) 1150413
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