Analysts believe plan to target Iran’s economic lifeline is well within US Navy’s capabilities, but warn this may prompt a military response.

The US plans to block ‘all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports’ starting on Monday.

The U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to halt more tanker traffic, sending oil surging and risks drawing China into a widening confrontation with Washington.

Iran responded with threats on ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

Donald Trump says that the US is going to start blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?

While US military says it will blockade Iranian ports only, move would have ripples worldwide, according to analysts.

Analysts believe plan to target Iran’s economic lifeline is well within US Navy’s capabilities, but warn this may prompt a military response.

The U.S. blockade, set to begin at 10 a.m. ET, will apply to "any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz," President Donald Trump said.

Trump says Beijing ‘would like to see this ended’ as the US moves to stop vessels transiting to and from Iranian ports.

The US military has the capability to mount a blockade of vessels moving in and out of the Gulf. The question is: to what end?

Baghdad Today reported that Iran had anticipated a US blockade of its ports and therefore moved dozens of oil-laden tankers out to sea in advance

Iran earned $5bn in oil exports in past month while it shut the strait for most other ships. That revenue is at risk.

Analysts say that Iran has already moved vast quantities of its oil offshore and a full blockade would be complex to implement

The US blockade of ships using Iranian ports has come into force but several Iran-linked tankers have passed through the strait of Hormuz since it began. Lucy Hough speaks to the…

If Iran concedes to the US blockade of its oil exports, it could signal that Tehran sees a bigger ceasefire deal is at hand

US Central Command say more than 10,000 armed forces members, as well as warships and planes, are involved in blockade.

Analysts say that Iran has already moved vast quantities of its oil offshore and a full blockade would be complex to implement

Iran’s conventional navy might be decimated, but its large fleet of high-speed boats could well pose a threat, analysts in China say.