Chronological coverage of every Litigation Logic post tagged naval blockade.
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Jun 4, 2026Intelligence
Trump Sets Conditions for Iran Ceasefire Extension as Blockade Holds and Talks Stall
Dispatch Washington · June 4, 2026 President Donald Trump published a detailed list of conditions for a ceasefire agreement with Iran on May 29, but left the White House Situation Room that afternoon without announcing a final decision, …
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May 28, 2026Intelligence
Iran Rejects U.S. Denial, Trump Threatens Oman Over Strait Control
Dispatch Washington · May 28, 2026 Iran's state broadcaster, IRIB, published what it described as an initial, unofficial draft of a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran on May 27, outlining terms to end the ongoing U…
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May 16, 2026Intelligence
CENTCOM Commander Concedes Iran Retains Strike Capability Despite Administration Claims
Dispatch Washington · May 16, 2026 U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on May 14 that Iran retains residual military capability even as the Trump administration has publicly ch…
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May 16, 2026Intelligence
Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire on Life Support After Tehran Rejects Nuclear Terms
Dispatch Washington · May 16, 2026 President Donald Trump declared on May 12 that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is "on massive life support" after Tehran submitted a counterproposal that Washington rejected as fundamentally incompatible with i…
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May 16, 2026Intelligence
CIA Assessment Finds Iran Can Outlast Naval Blockade for Months, Retains Most Missiles
Dispatch Washington · May 16, 2026 A confidential CIA analysis delivered to White House policymakers this week concludes that Iran can endure the current U.S. naval blockade for at least three to four months before facing materially wors…
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May 16, 2026Intelligence
U.S. Launches Project Freedom Escort Mission; Iran Strikes UAE as Allied Support Fractures
Dispatch Washington · May 16, 2026 The Trump administration launched Project Freedom on May 4, 2026, a U.S. Central Command operation designed to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz following sustained Iranian interfer…
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Apr 30, 2026Intelligence
Iran Rejects Nuclear Sequencing Demand, Proposes Phased Hormuz Deal
Iran transmitted a new proposal to the Trump administration offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the ongoing conflict in exchange for the lifting of the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports, while deferring nuclear negotiation…
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Apr 26, 2026Intelligence
IRGC Seizes Two Commercial Vessels in Strait of Hormuz Hours After Ceasefire Extension
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seized two commercial container ships in the Strait of Hormuz on April 22, escorting them into Iranian territorial waters within hours of President Donald Trump announcing an indefinite exten…
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Apr 24, 2026Intelligence
Hegseth Pledges Open-Ended Hormuz Blockade Tied to Iran Nuclear Deal
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared April 24 that the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will remain in force indefinitely, framing its duration as contingent on Iran accepting terms for the verifiable abandonment of its nuc…
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Apr 24, 2026Intelligence
Witkoff and Kushner Return to Islamabad as Iran Talks Resume Under Ceasefire
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and White House adviser Jared Kushner are departing for Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday for a second round of negotiations with Iranian representatives, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed …