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Source: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-blockades-the-blockaders-in-iran-93c8c8bd
Trump Blockades the Blockaders in Iran
(Wall Street Journal) Editorial - On Saturday the U.S. team left foundering negotiations in Pakistan, and on Sunday President Trump announced a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz for ships using Iranian ports. Iran has denied passage to most oil and gas tankers, and now the regime will get the same treatment. Why should Iran alone be exempt from the costs of its illegal actions in Hormuz, raking in revenue while it starves the rest of the world? Iran now has an incentive to restore traffic in the Strait. As does China, whose tankers had been given priority. Let Beijing pressure the Iranian regime to resume oil shipments.