WorldBlockade succeeds where sanctions failed as Iran oil exports stall

For the first time on record, Iran has reportedly gone roughly seven weeks without meaningful crude shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. A U.S. naval blockade has cut off one of Tehran’s main sources of foreign-currency revenue, achieving what years of sanctions did not.

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RReuters★★★★☆2026-09-01 13:01Original