The US blockade of Iran is a gamble. Will it work?

""I do think it's doable,""

— Mark Montgomery , Academic

""They believe they can outweigh this.""

— David Satterfield , Executive

""I'm literally looking at ships that are going through now.""

— Michelle Wiese Bockmann , Academic

""It looked like a flurry of vessels trying to get out.""

— Richard Meade , Other

"Iran will not be allowed to profit off this Illegal Act of EXTORTION."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"Anything that currently takes more oil off the market will push prices up, which in turn will push gas prices further."

— Trita Parsi , Academic

"Therefore, the Trump blockade of the Iranian ports is an actual blockade of the Hormuz Strait."

— Anas Alhajji , Academic

"The wild card really is the timeframe on this."

— Cameron Johnson , Executive

"Some of the problems are obvious, but many are not."

— Deborah Elms , Executive

"No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"Trump wants a quick fix. The reality is, this mission is difficult to execute alone and likely unsustainable over the medium to long-term."

— Dana Stroul , Academic

"I honestly believe that if we begin to do it, that Iran will have some kind of a reaction."

— Gary Roughead , Other

"How is that going to ever bring down gas prices?"

— Mark Warner , Politician