Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade fails to stop Iran’s ghost tankers

The first 24 hours of the US blockade of Iranian ports was declared a success by its military, which claimed it had turned back six ships, though none had been seized. “More than 10,000 US sailors, marines and airmen, along with over a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft are executing the mission to blockade ships entering and departing Iranian ports,” a statement by US Central Command said. “During the first 24 hours, no ships made it past the US blockade and six merchant vessels complied with direction from US forces to turn around to re-enter an Iranian port on…