Virginia Tech Experts: U.S. Blockades Iranian Ports in Response to Peace Talk Breakdown

Following the failure of peace talks between representatives of the U.S. and Iran, the Trump administration sent U.S. Navy ships to start a blockade of Iranian ports as a response to Iran’s continuing shutdown of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, acting as mediator, has said efforts to resolve the differences between the two countries continue. Virginia Tech foreign policy experts Ariel Ahram and Yannis Stivachtis can discuss