After all the tough talk, is Trump’s blockade in the Strait of Hormuz actually doing anything?

NewsWorldMiddle EastAfter all the tough talk, is Trump’s blockade in the Strait of Hormuz actually doing anything?Experts said the blockade was ‘more akin to a traffic enforcement operation in the middle of a war zone’ and that Iran has moved vast quantities of its oil offshoreMaira Butt Tuesday 14 April 2026 12:33 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957107","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-iran-strait-of-hormuz-us-blockade-china-b2957107.html","title":"After all the talk, is Trump’s blockade of Iranian ports actually doing anything?"}}CloseWhat the Strait of Hormuz looked like before Iran war and after US blockadeOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Midd...