US to blockade Iran ports 'as long as it takes': Hegseth

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US to blockade Iran ports 'as long as it takes': Hegseth






The United States will blockade Iranian ports for "as long as it takes," US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday, threatening renewed strikes if Tehran does not make a deal.



"If Iran chooses poorly, then they will have a blockade and bombs dropping on infrastructure, power and energy," Hegseth told a news conference at the Pentagon.



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