US EditionPentagon chief Hegseth says US blockade on Iran 'going global'
U.S. officials report 34 ships have been turned back as the Navy enforces a global blockade aimed at pressuring Iran through maritime interdiction and controlling vital shipping lanes.
- On Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the United States Navy's blockade on Iran is going global, asserting that no vessel sails from the Strait of Hormuz without permission.
- Initiated on April 13, 2026, the U.S. naval blockade aims to prevent Iran from laying mines in the Strait. Hegseth declared the mission will continue "as long as it takes", maintaining indefinite pressure.
- U.S. Central Command spokesman Caine reported that 34 ships had been turned around as of Friday morning, with forces interdicting Iranian vessels in the Pacific and Indian oceans.
- Tehran demands the blockade's removal as a condition for resuming peace talks in Pakistan, while the naval standoff disrupts oil and gas flows through the Strait.
- Despite war costs estimated between $28 billion and $35 billion, Hegseth maintains Tehran has a chance to make a "good deal" with Washington, though officials remain divided on Iranian mine-laying scope.
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Pentagon chief Hegseth says US blockade on Iran ’going global’
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that a US blockade on Iran is going global, adding Tehran had a chance to make a "good deal" with Washington. "Our blockade is growing and going global," Hegseth told reporters. "No one sails from the Strait of Hormuz to anywhere in the world without the permission of the United States Navy," he said. Standing next to top US General Dan Caine, Hegseth said the US was "not anxious" for a deal with …
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America's 'growing' blockade of Iran is 'going global'
The latest evolution of the U.S.-Iran conflict is the American blockade of vessels going to or coming from Iranian ports, and this effort on the part of U.S. forces is “going global,” War Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday. While the bombs, missiles, and drones have stopped flying, the United States and Iran are engaged in an economic war to see which side can withstand more pressure as both economies suffer. The blockade went into effect mor…
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elnorte.comHegseth said that U.S. blockade of Ir n is spreading and that no one sails from Ormuz to another place in the world without U.S. permission.
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