#Blockade

The U.S. military says it stopped another commercial vessel trying to break through the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.

The reported visit to Havana came after the US renewed an offer of aid to ease the effects of its oil blockade.

Cuba declares it has run out of oil as CIA chief John Ratcliffe visits Havana amid US fuel blockade, nationwide blackouts and mounting diplomatic friction.

Trump has imposed a blockade on Cuba and threatened tariffs on any countries that provide it with fuel

From Theguardian RSS Feed: Cuba has run out of diesel and fuel oil, energy minister says, as US blockade pushes island to brink

From Nypost RSS Feed: Iran’s impotent ayatollah pleads with people to ‘be frugal’, asks businesses to not layoff workers: ‘Practice saving’

A Chinese-owned supertanker hauling Iraqi crude through the Persian Gulf is set to test the US blockade over the next 24 hours as it attempts to exit the largely shuttered Strait of Hormuz.…

From Reviewjournal RSS Feed: EDITORIAL: Trump shows resolve as Iran keeps the stall going

These are insults, not sincere negotiations; they think this president is as much of a sap as Barack Obama.

From Independent RSS Feed: Trump ‘expects to hear very soon’ from Iran on ceasefire proposal as Tehran makes fresh threat

Dual blockade in the Strait of Hormuz tightens pressure on Iran’s oil exports, raises freight and crude costs, and tests fragile ceasefire and stalled nuclear talks.

An ugly internal power struggle in Iran is muddying mediation talks with the US, as pro-war and pro-deal factions battle it out over whether Tehran should ever surrender, sources familiar with medi…

From Business Insider: A US Navy Super Hornet knocked out a pair of Iran blockade runners by hitting the smokestacks with precision munitions

Leaked US intelligence reportedly says Iran can survive a blockade for months as tankers reach Iranian ports through Pakistani waters

From Independent RSS Feed: Iran has 70 per cent of its missiles remaining, CIA report reveals

From Independent RSS Feed: Iran can withstand Trump’s blockade for months and retains 70% of its missiles, says US intelligence

US Navy destroyers repel unprovoked Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, intercepting missiles, drones and boats while striking IRGC military sites.

Latest sanctions target military-controlled conglomerate, come as effective US fuel blockade continues.

Experts say covert transfers at sea are used to obscure the origins of oil that left Iranian ports and the Gulf of Oman before the blockade was imposed.