Today in military history: Kennedy announces blockade of Cuba
On Oct. 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced a blockade of Cuba during the Missile Crisis. After the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961 and the…
The US threatens Iran with an oil blockade
The United States and Iran have traded warnings over U.S. efforts to block Iran’s oil exports, with Tehran suggesting that it could retaliate by blocking oil tankers from leaving the Persian Gulf.
The exchange began on July 4, 2018 when Irani…