Blockade puts US in even more dangerous territory

Frank GardnerSecurity correspondent A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, pictured on 12 April Blockading Iran’s ports means entering even more dangerous territory than the US was in before – legally, militarily and economically. It can be done, but at some risk. The US Navy’s warships will not be loitering around just outside the harbour walls of say, Bandar Abbas or Jask. That would be to invite immediate attack by drone, missile or "kamikaze" speedboat. Instead, Centcom, the part of the