"China has a broad range of tools available to respond" to a U.S. seizure of one of its ships, an expert told Newsweek.

US President Donald Trump’s move to blockade the Strait of Hormuz risks deepening an unfolding economic crisis for Asia’s energy-dependent economies, including America’s allies in the region and China.

Two ships have visited Iranian ports while two are linked to China. The US previously said it would stop vessels travelling to or from Iran.

Negotiations with Iran over the weekend ended without a deal. In response, President Trump announced that the U.S. military would effectively close the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping traffic. We discuss how the blockade affects the ongoing war in Iran and the possible political consequences for Republicans.

Few would have predicted that, less than two months later, Donald Trump would impose a blockade of his own, targeting traffic to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas. It went into effect on April 13th.

President Trump says the U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after talks in Pakistan with Iran collapsed over the weekend. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi and Imtiaz Tyab report.

China said a blockade of the ⁠Strait ⁠of Hormuz would go against ⁠the international community's interests and urged calm and restraint by all sides. The ​U.S. military said it will begin a blockade nL6N40V09S of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports ‌and coastal areas on Monday,

President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy will swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement