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Kremlin: US blockade of Strait of Hormuz would be bad for markets

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 13, 2026

The Kremlin criticised a?announcement made by the?U.S. on Monday. President Donald Trump said that the U.S. will blockade Iran's ports by blocking the Strait of Hormuz.

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Such actions will continue to have a negative impact on international markets. Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesperson, told reporters that this?can be assumed with a very high degree of certainty.

He refused to comment on the matter further, stating that'many details' of the U.S. plan remained unclear.

(source: Reuters)

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