The U.S. will prevent all shipping from entering or exiting Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz for “as long as it takes,” United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on the fourth day of the blockade.
Top U.S. military commander General Dan Caine declared
Let me be clear, this blockade applies to all ships, regardless of nationality, heading into or from Iranian ports.
Caine and war secretary Hegseth were appearing jointly at a Washington press conference.
