US Has Turned Around 34 Ships Since Start of Blockade of Iranian Ports

Hegseth emphasized that the blockade is both expanding and intensifying.
Pentagon chief Hegseth says US blockade on Iran 'going global'
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Thirty-four vessels have been turned back since the United States imposed a naval blockade to and from Iranian ports in the Gulf of Oman and the open oceans, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

Speaking at an April 24 Pentagon briefing alongside Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine, Hegseth provided an update on the conflict with Iran, which is currently paused under a ceasefire agreement.

Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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