US defense secretary says naval blockade on Iran can continue indefinitely
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Washington can maintain its naval blockade of Iranian ports as long as necessary, rotating ships as needed.
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AIUS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday that "America is capable of maintaining the blockade on Iranian ports for as long as necessary."
Hegseth added: "The US Navy can sustain this type of blockade indefinitely, as we rotate ships in and out, as we have done, and will continue to do so."
In response, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran's central military command, said that "the US's baseless claims about the normal passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz are nothing but lies."