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DONALD TRUMP: Right now
we have a blockade.

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They're doing no business.

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I didn't like seeing
boats come out.

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Speaker 2: President
Donald Trump said

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the military blockade of

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all Iranian ports on
the Persian Gulf,

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and Gulf of Oman
has begun Monday.

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The U. S. military said it

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would still allow
the ships to travel

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between non-Iranian ports to

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pass through the
Strait of Hormuz.

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That's where roughly a fifth of

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the world's oil passed
through before the war.

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The key waterway
has already been

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effectively closed
throughout the war,

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where only some ships perceived
Tehran as friendly has

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been allowed to pass while

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charging some considerable fees.

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Experts say a
successful blockade

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of Iranian ports will require

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sustained commitment
from the U. S.

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Navy's ships, and personnel.

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On top of clear guidance
from the administration,

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and the Navy's legal department.

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The biggest challenge, they say,

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will be how they
will plan to enforce

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the enormous amount of ships

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that pass through the strait.

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SIDHARTH KAUSHAL:
A lot depends on

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the early days of the blockade,

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how many vessels the
Americans can seize,

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how how much they
can convince vessels

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attempting to slip through

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a cordon that they're
likely to be seen.

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But in all likelihood,

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I'd say it will prove

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difficult for for the
U. S. to enforce.

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Speaker 2: For ships hoping
to get through the strait,

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the fears of getting
caught up in

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the fighting for influence over

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the waterway will continue to

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prevent them from
venturing across.

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That means higher prices
for oil, and gas.

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Analysts repeatedly
have warned that the

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longer this waterway
remains closed,

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the worse prices could get not

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only for oil but also food,

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and fertilizer, which
could hurt farmers

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and potentially worsen
hunger worldwide.

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As talks between the US and Iran

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ended without an agreement
over the weekend.

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Kaushal noted that historically,

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blockades are not enough to

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quickly defeat another country,

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but are used to
pressure economies

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during a conflict
over time [NOISE].