US Can Keep Naval Blockade on Iranian Ports "indefinitely," Pentagon Chief Says
UPDATE 2-US can keep naval blockade on Iranian ports "indefinitely," Pentagon chief saysPANAMA CITY, Aug 13 -The U.S. military has enough assets to maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday, adding ships could be rotated in and out of the region as needed.Hegseth's comments suggest he is advising U.S. President Donald Trump that the U.S. military can keep applying economic pressure on Iran for as long as needed to help so-far failed negotiations to end the conflict, begun in February."Indefinitely the United States Navy can maintain a blockade like that because we'll rotate ships in and out, as we have, and we'll continue to," Hegseth told reporters.He spoke in Panama after addressing the crew aboard the USS Gridley, a guided-missile destroyer, which had previously deployed to the Middle East.Trump onWednesday saidthe United States is in control of the Strait of Hormuz."The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK