Hegseth Says US Will Initiate Military Action, Reimpose Blockade If Iran Doesn’t Comply

‘The War Department is here and prepared to restart if we need to,’ the Pentagon chief said.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on May 30, 2026. Edgar Su/Reuters

War Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday that the U.S. military will reimpose its blockade of Iranian ports if Tehran does not fulfill its part of an agreement between the United States and Iran that was signed by both nations.

On Wednesday, a memorandum of understanding was signed by U.S. President Donald Trump in Versailles, France, and later by Iranian President Mahmoud Pezeshkian.