Iran’s Next Move Decides Everything: Every Iranian Port Will Be Closed by the U.S. Navy.

Kris Osborn

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Therefore, U.S. naval firepower will now ensure that no maritime traffic enters or leaves Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Oman. Following the President’s announcement of the blockade, U.S. Central Command issued a statement explaining that “all vessels of all nations” will be blocked from entering Iranian ports, but that there will be “freedom of Navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.”

The question this raises is clear: the Iranian reaction will drive the U.S. Navy’s next steps.

Should Iran fire ballistic missiles at U.S. or commercial ships allowed to pass through the blockade, serious military conflict could resume quickly.