U.S. says blockade has 'completely halted' Iran's maritime trade

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April 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. military's maritime blockade of Iran has "completely halted" sea-based trade with the Middle Eastern country, U.S. Central Command said late Tuesday. President Donald Trump announced the blockade on Sunday after negotiations to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran collapsed. The blockade of 12 U.S. warships, more than 100 fighter and surveillance aircraft and more than 10,000 soldiers began at 10 a.m. EDT Monday, an effort to prohibit maritime traffic to and from all

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