WASHINGTON : The US military said it would begin enforcing President Donald Trump-announced blockade of the Hormuz Strait at 10am EST on Monday (7.30pm IST), while clarifying that the embargo will only apply to vessels entering or departing Iranian ports and not other Gulf entrepôts. Iran responded by saying “no port in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea will be safe” if the security of its ports is threatened.
It was not clear if the blockade had started when the designated time arrived.
