The U.S. military says it will blockade Iranian ports as Iran peace talks collapse
NPR →After talks between the U.S. and Iran collapsed, President Trump said the U.S. will 'blockade' the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military said it would blockade ships entering or exiting Iranian ports.
BRITISH ARE SILENT ABOUT BLOCKADE OF ENEMY PORTS
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LONDON, June 15. Orders holding American food ships in Falmouth harbor will be cancelled shortly, it was learned today. The orders were said to have come from Paris.
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Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow
Fearing that either the British would seize the ships unilaterally or the German government might reject the Treaty of Versailles, Admiral Reuter ordered the fleet destroyed. Scuttling began immediately: seacocks and flood valves were opened, internal water pipes smashed and drain valves on sewage tanks opened.
Wikipedia →Treaty of Versailles
Blockade
The Blockade of Germany was a naval operation conducted by the Allied Powers to stop the supply of raw materials and foodstuffs reaching the Central Powers. The German Board of Public Health in December 1918 stated that 763,000 German civilians had died during the Allied blockade, although an academic study in 1928 put the death toll at 424,000 people.
Wikipedia →Washington Naval Treaty
The Washington Naval Treaty, also known as the Five-Power Treaty, was signed during 1922 among the major Allies of World War I, which agreed to prevent an arms race by limiting naval construction. It limited the construction of battleships, battlecruisers and aircraft carriers by the signatories.
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