US President Donald Trump has claimed that America ‘totally controls’ the Strait of Hormuz, that the blockade strategy had been a ‘tremendous success’ and that the embargo would not be lifted until a “final deal” with Iran was reached.
However, according to a Financial Times report, at least 34 tankers with links to Iran have transited past the US blockade.
On April 13, the US imposed a blockade that was supposed to ‘completely halt’ economic trade going in and out of Iran by sea and those vessels carrying goods that could be used by Iran in the war against the US and Israel.
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