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US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by mayor1814(op): 3:41pm On Apr 15

According to reports from Reuters, US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is forcing more vessels to back. No vessel is coming in and going out of Iran ports. However, Donald Trump noted that while the successful blockade is being carried out he stressed there could be resumption of talks with Iran.

President Trump said talks with Iran could soon resume and end in a deal, even as the US blockade on Iranian ports forces more vessels to turn back https://t.co/naQKFYQTJP pic.twitter.com/mbUgGJmfnW
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 15, 2026

$435 Million: Iran's Estimated Per-Day Loss Due To US' Hormuz Blockade

Washington: A US blockade of Iranian ports at the Strait of Hormuz could cost Iran up to $435 million or Rs 4,081 crore a day in economic damage, as tensions between Tehran and Washington escalate, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The blockade, which US President Donald Trump said began on Monday, could further disrupt the flow of oil, fertiliser, food and other goods, leading to further inflation.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-iran-war-news-435-million-irans-estimated-per-day-loss-due-to-uss-hormuz-blockade-11354309

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by mynd1(f): 3:45pm On Apr 15

Iran spoke man well done oooo.

Mtcheew

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Flangelo12: 3:47pm On Apr 15

Man quacked Luke a duck.

Donald Duck.

grin

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by mynd1(f): 3:48pm On Apr 15

Let US propaganda they deceive you.... For your information, many ships left Iranian ports and nothing stops them.

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Zidoh(m): 3:51pm On Apr 15

E don red for Iran …

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by floss(m): 3:59pm On Apr 15

mynd1:
Let US propaganda they deceive you.... For your information, many ships left Iranian ports and nothing stops them.

Wow, you’re in your hut 🛖 in iragbiji and knows this …, yet you can’t tell what your government stand is in the affairs concerning the safety of your country men in your country Nigeria… I salute you Iran prime minister

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by HacheNoire: 4:09pm On Apr 15

Trump is telling lies!

Navigation data says otherwise!

Chinese and Iranian ships are sailing with no obstruction!

Why he had to chicken out with a post that, he is helping China open the straight 🤣😂🤣😂

China already warned him in a public statement by the Chinese defense minister.

US forces are not even inside the strait but outside. They could not even sail through Yemen, they had to go turn around Africa to make it there!

Most Western media are playing along to Trump’s lies. The reality is different!

South Korea just got huge shipment that could last them for 3 months via same strait.

Blockade is only on paper!

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by 89green: 4:09pm On Apr 15

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by ERockson: 4:21pm On Apr 15

Enemies of the US should be rational for once. The purpose of US blockade of the Homos is to ensure it opens permanently without Iran having any power to obstruct it

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by mayor1814(op): 6:34pm On Apr 15

89green:

USA na una papa grin

Use this one hold body
👇

CENTCOM releases video of a U.S. Navy warship broadcasting a formal blockade notice to all maritime traffic on Channel 16, the international hailing frequency used by every ship at sea:

"The U.S. has announced a formal blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas. This is a legal… pic.twitter.com/rOOZMdSpH6
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) April 15, 2026

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by mayor1814(op): 6:38pm On Apr 15

HacheNoire:
Trump is telling lies!

Navigation data says otherwise!

Chinese and Iranian ships are sailing with no obstruction!

Why he had to chicken out with a post that, he is helping China open the straight 🤣😂🤣😂

China already warned him in a public statement by the Chinese defense minister.

US forces are not even inside the strait but outside. They could not even sail through Yemen, they had to go turn around Africa to make it there!

Most Western media are playing along to Trump’s lies. The reality is different!

South Korea just got huge shipment that could last them for 3 months via same strait.

Blockade is only on paper!

USA na una papa

Why Iran dey cry and complain sey him too go block red sea... Iran don too suffer from USA hand grin

Supreme leader gone; his replacement injury full body, d werey no fit come out of his rat hole; all military generals gone; no Airfore, no military aircraft, na to dey throw random missiles to residential buildings in Israel... Iran suffer

CENTCOM releases video of a U.S. Navy warship broadcasting a formal blockade notice to all maritime traffic on Channel 16, the international hailing frequency used by every ship at sea:

"The U.S. has announced a formal blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas. This is a legal… pic.twitter.com/rOOZMdSpH6
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) April 15, 2026

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Kobojunkie: 6:54pm On Apr 15

Flangelo12:
Man quacked Luke a duck.Donald Duck.

You might want to update your sources. 😒

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Kobojunkie: 7:02pm On Apr 15*

HacheNoire:
Trump is telling lies!
Navigation data says otherwise! Chinese and Iranian ships are sailing with no obstruction! Why he had to chicken out with a post that, he is helping China open the straight 🤣😂🤣😂 China already warned him in a public statement by the Chinese defense minister.
US forces are not even inside the strait but outside. They could not even sail through Yemen, they had to go turn around Africa to make it there!
Most Western media are playing along to Trump’s lies. The reality is different!
South Korea just got huge shipment that could last them for 3 months via same strait.
Blockade is only on paper!

It seems you aren't paying attention at all. The blockade is meant to close off the Iranian ports, not stop ship traffic to/from from ports belonging to other countries in the area. 😒

Two key points:
As stated by CENTCOM, the blockade covers all Iranian ports, both inside and outside of the Strait of Hormuz, but not the strait itself. Traffic not related to Iran may cross. Blockading an international waterway is illegal under maritime law.
In enforcing the blockade, US forces can interdict ships carrying Iran-linked cargo tens of thousands of miles away. A commercial ship can be targeted in international waters long after it leaves the strait.

You should probably update your sources. The above is from CNN, and it is pro-Iran, if you are not aware. 😒😒
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/15/middleeast/iran-blockade-explainer-analysis-intl-hnk-ml

As for your claim regarding Iranian ships crossing the Strait, I have not found any references to such in my search. 😒

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by 89green: 7:05pm On Apr 15

mayor1814:
USA na una papa

Use this one hold body
👇
CENTCOM releases video of a U.S. Navy warship broadcasting a formal blockade notice to all maritime traffic on Channel 16, the international hailing frequency used by every ship at sea:

"The U.S. has announced a formal blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas. This is a legal… pic.twitter.com/rOOZMdSpH6
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) April 15, 2026

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said earlier no vessels have breached the blockade since its implementation.

At the same time, reports are emerging of some commercial traffic transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic chokepoint between Iran and Oman through which 20% of the world’s oil exports and 80% of Iran’s oil exports travel.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/15/middleeast/iran-blockade-explainer-analysis-intl-hnk-ml

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Dynamicboss: 7:08pm On Apr 15

mynd1:
Let US propaganda they deceive you.... For your information, many ships left Iranian ports and nothing stops them.

How many?

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by donleo92(m): 7:46pm On Apr 15

Una sabi blow lieeeeees oh grin

Which ships they pass the strait grin

Everybody and everything is on lockdown grin

At a long run it favours Americans

And does many harm to Iran undecided

I don't see Iran recovery anytime soon after this war... sad

And trust, Israel to use this chaos to still deal with Iran in future.... grin

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by oluwaseyi0: 9:51pm On Apr 15

Trump is really difficult to come up against

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by ChizzyBuna(m): 9:52pm On Apr 15

So Iran was making $400 million a day from extorting Oil Ships from Qatar Saudi

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by jeff1993: 9:53pm On Apr 15

Good military strategy by nna anyi Trump.

Since u want to block the strait , Let's help u block it wella ...Both u and your allies will not use the strait make we see each other premium Madness.

Watch how em Mooohermedans will come and start crying and wailing over this sweet post ..... Bunch of a Umu Buzu cannabis

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by yinkeys(m): 9:54pm On Apr 15

They can't turn back China lol

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Wizardslayer: 9:56pm On Apr 15

Let's see who blinks first.

Let's see who's the real super power and the real paper tiger.

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Kobojunkie: 9:56pm On Apr 15

yinkeys:
They can't turn back China lol

There was no need to turn back even a Chinese ship that was not porting in Iran or leaving from a port in Iran. 😒

Today alone, 21 ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, but none of them are reported to have left or ported at Iran, where the blockade is implemented. 😒

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Offpoint1: 10:01pm On Apr 15

If Russia or China decides to Port in Iran what will US do? Blow them up?

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by udemzyudex(m): 10:01pm On Apr 15

mynd1:
Iran spoke man well done oooo.

Mtcheew

Oh all of a sudden e don turn to Iran spoke man, na Iran spoke man tell you say dem dey make $139m from tolling too?

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by gaskiyamagana: 10:01pm On Apr 15

donleo92:
Una sabi blow lieeeeees oh
Which ships they pass the strait

Everybody and everything is on lockdown

At a long run it favours Americans

And does many harm to Iran

I don't see Iran recovery anytime soon after this war...

And trust, Israel to use this chaos to still deal with Iran in future....

Stale student of united states' of Israel-America school of propaganda, NL Campus; talking to newly admitted students.

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by NairaMaster1(m): 10:02pm On Apr 15

mynd1:
Let US propaganda they deceive you.... For your information, many ships left Iranian ports and nothing stops them.

I saw you there. You were more present than Aljezeera.

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by gaskiyamagana: 10:03pm On Apr 15

Kobojunkie:
There was no need to turn back even a Chinese ship that was not porting in Iran or leaving from a port in Iran. 😒

Today alone, 21 ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, but none of them are reported to have left or ported at Iran, where the blockade is implemented. 😒

How possible, propagandist?

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by OGOLMEKZ95: 10:04pm On Apr 15

floss:
Wow, you’re in your hut 🛖 in iragbiji and knows this …, yet you can’t tell what your government stand is in the affairs concerning the safety of your country men in your country Nigeria… I salute you Iran prime minister

My brother no blame that mf, Agbado don cover part of e 🧠.

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by ogascomax: 10:05pm On Apr 15

That is not a propaganda news. Follow international news.

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by LagosOrigin: 10:05pm On Apr 15

Flangelo12:
Man quacked Luke a duck.

Donald Duck.

Old news .

It's closed now by the United states government

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Kobojunkie: 10:05pm On Apr 15

gaskiyamagana:
➜How possible, propagandist?

Your question makes no sense. 😒

By the way, aren't you the guy attempting to argue foolishly, on another thread, that the existence of over 30 different Arabic Qurans today is to be blamed on enemies of Islam? 😒😒

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