What is a naval blockade and the way would it not work in Strait of Hormuz? | EUROtoday

The US Navy Commander’s handbook on naval operations regulation from 2022 defines a blockade as a “belligerent operation to prevent vessels and/or aircraft of all States, enemy and neutral, from entering or exiting specified ports, airfields, or coastal areas belonging to, occupied by, or under the control of an enemy State”.