{"id":9094,"date":"2026-04-13T08:58:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=9094"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:49:49","slug":"9094","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2026\/04\/13\/9094\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Up 6% from previous year.\u00a0 \u201cIran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, highest amount in decades,\u201d<\/a> i24, 4-13-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cUS military threatens to blockade all Iranian ports starting on Monday,\u201d<\/a> Al Jazeerz, 4-13-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cTrump said the blockade would target any and all ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz. But CENTCOM is saying this would only target ships going to or from Iranian ports.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIran Counters Looming U.S. Blockade With Warning on Ports,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 4-13-26.<\/p>\n

There seems to be some misunderstanding about what international law is, and about the way the world works.\u00a0 Hats of to the U.S. for standing up to nuclear proliferation and terrorism and piracy.\u00a0 It is time for Europe to truly stand up to Putin, and for the countries of Asia to stand against China.\u00a0 Europe needs to put the distraction of Pres. Trump aside and to remember that the U.S. and the standard of freedom over the decades and longer are the aim.\u00a0 See \u201cWorst since WWII: Kallas decries breakdown of international law in Middle East and Ukraine,\u201d<\/a> Politico, 4-13-26.\u00a0 (she forgot to mention the situation in the South China Sea).\u00a0 In addition, the EU’s definition of imminent threat in int’l law regarding pre-emptive self defense doesn’t work if you consider the slowly roasting frog.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cUranium deadlock: The key gap that derailed US-Iran talks \u2013 reports,\u201d<\/a> i24, 4-13-26.\u00a0 “Washington reportedly proposes a 20-year freeze on enrichment while Tehran returns with five-year counter-offer.”<\/p>\n

The U.S. blockade is being set-up just as one of the Pentagon plans was drawn up if Iran was to dictate who passes through.\u00a0 It is textbook naval strategy, especially because there is only one out.\u00a0 What will be interesting is not if Iran sends swarms of small boats (they will be destroyed) but if they send drones and missiles, but there is a plan for those, too.\u00a0 By the way, if you\u2019ve been reading this blog, you know that probably now ten times over the past three weeks I\u2019ve been advocating for such a move, and to use Pres. Jefferson and before him Hugo Grotius as the impetus for action.\u00a0 See \u201cHow the U.S. Navy Is Blockading the Strait of Hormuz to Choke Off Iran\u2019s Ports,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 4-13-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s army says US plan to blockade Hormuz \u2018amounts to piracy\u2019,\u201d<\/a> Al Jazeera, 4-13-26.\u00a0 Won\u2019t AJ call Iran out for its piracy actions?<\/p>\n

\u201cSaudi Arabia has warned Iran might retaliate by closing the Bab al-Mandeb,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 4-13-26.<\/p>\n

Great article, informative about the Strait and mines.\u00a0 \u201cHow the US Navy could blockade Iran\u2019s ports and sweep mines from the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d<\/a> CNN, 4-13-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cU.S. Threat to Blockade Hormuz Sets Up Risky New Showdown,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 4-13-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Up 6% from previous year.\u00a0 \u201cIran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, highest amount in decades,\u201d i24, 4-13-26. \u201cUS military threatens to blockade all Iranian ports starting on Monday,\u201d Al Jazeerz, 4-13-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cTrump said the blockade would target any and all ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz. But CENTCOM is saying … <\/p>\n

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