Demonstrators protest in Iran after U.S. partial blockade of the Strait of Hormuz begins

Thousands of progovernment demonstrators rallied in Tehran tonight to denounce President Trump's partial blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran calls the move an act of piracy. This is what Iranians are angry about.The US military has an armada of warships with thousands of troops on board positioned just outside the straight of Hormuz, ready to strike any vessel attempting to dock at or depart from the Iranian mainland. The strategy in Hormuz, a vital artery for about 20% of the world's oil, appears simila ...