LIVE Middle East | The US army will start a blockade of all ships to and from Iran on Monday, but the UK will not participate in the blockade

US Central Command CENTCOM announced that it will begin implementing a blockade of all shipping traffic entering or leaving Iranian ports on Monday at 4 p.m. This follows President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US Navy would begin blocking the Strait of Hormuz. Follow all developments in the Middle East in our live blog.

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