US says it can keep naval blockade on Iran 'indefinitely,' vows more economic pressure
Hegseth said rotating warships will let the U.S. keep pressure on Tehran as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz drops to 8 vessels a day.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday that the U.S. Navy will maintain its naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, rotating warships in and out of the region as needed to enforce the measure.
- Following the collapse of a tentative June ceasefire, Washington reimposed the blockade to pressure Tehran back to the negotiating table after earlier attempts to restore commercial shipping failed.
- Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to eight vessels on Tuesday, compared with a pre-war average of 130 to 140, while the U.S. military redirected more than 55 commercial vessels attempting to bypass the blockade.
- Iran rejected the enforcement, insisting the waterway will remain closed until sanctions are lifted, while President Donald Trump asserted the U.S. maintains "total control" over the strait.
- The International Energy Agency forecasted global oil supply will fall by 4.3 million barrels per day this year, as market concerns persist regarding the economic impact of a widening regional war.
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US says it can keep naval blockade on Iran ‘indefinitely,’ vows more economic pressure
The United States said that it could maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely and would ratchet up economic pressure on Tehran as ceasefire talks have floundered, global oil supply is dropping and regional tensions are rising. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters that the U.S. military has the capability to maintain a naval presence […]
The US has said it may maintain a naval blockade of Iran "indefinitely" and will increase economic pressure on Iran. Meanwhile, Iran is said to have attacked two United Arab Emirates tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
Oil prices rose slightly after the US allowed Iran's naval blockade to continue "for an indefinite period".
The United States said Thursday that it could maintain an unlimited naval blockade on Iran and that it will intensify economic pressure on Tehran, on the basis of the failure of the ceasefire negotiations, the decline of the global offer of...
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