{"id":109060,"date":"2026-04-16T12:51:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/what-to-know-about-naval-blockades-as-u-s-patrols-strait-of-hormuz-npr\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:51:48","slug":"what-to-know-about-naval-blockades-as-u-s-patrols-strait-of-hormuz-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/what-to-know-about-naval-blockades-as-u-s-patrols-strait-of-hormuz-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know about naval blockades as U.S. patrols Strait of Hormuz : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n The U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails alongside guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. and dry cargo ship USNS Carl Brashear in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 6.
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Days after the U.S. Navy began blockading the Strait of Hormuz, key questions remain unanswered about how such a large-scale operation can be sustained \u2014 and history suggests naval blockades are difficult to enforce and their results are often unpredictable at best.<\/p>\n

The White House says it wants to choke off Iran’s main source of revenue, oil exports, by cutting the country off from global maritime trade. It’s a move aimed at increasing economic pressure on Iran after weeks of U.S. strikes have failed to persuade the country’s leaders to agree to end the war on Washington’s terms.<\/p>\n