How long could Iran hold out if Trump's blockade on Iranian ports is successful? | DW News
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as posted by the channelThe US says its blockade on Iran's ports is working and that ships are not getting through the Strait of Hormuz. Admiral Brad Cooper, Head of US Central Command said the blockade "has been fully implemented." If so, what could a longterm blockade of Iranian's ports mean for Iran's oil production and oil refinery? How might it weaken its economy?
DW spoke to Miad Maleki, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a neoconservative think tank based in Washington, D.C..
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