Trump Threatens To Destroy One Bridge or Power Plant in Iran for Every Ship Targeted in Strait of Hormuz

Growing Number Of Oil Tankers Successfully Sneak Through Hormuz, Shrinking Iran's Leverage One week ago we reported that "As Gulf States Plan Bypass Pipelines, US Military Is Quietly Helping Ships Cross Hormuz." We now have more evidence that, whether with or without a US escort, a growing number of ships are transiting Hormuz.  According to Bloomberg, off the coast of Oman over the weekend, 16 tankers clustered together to transfer millions of barrels of oil that had been stranded in the Persian Gulf. A month ago, that area had been entirely empty.  They’re part...

US Central Command said on Tuesday that its forces fired a Hellfire missile into another commercial ship, marking the second such incident in recent days as the US continues to attack civilian ships to enforce a blockade on Iranian ports. “US Central Command (CENTCOM) enforced blockade measures against Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie as it transited international […]