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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth[AFP via Yonhap][AFP via Yonhap]
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the United States is enforcing an increasingly ironclad blockade from the Gulf of Oman out into the high seas.Speaking at a situation briefing at the Pentagon near Washington, D.C., on April 24, Hegseth said 34 vessels heading to or from Iranian ships or ports have turned back since the blockade began. He said the effort is expanding worldwide and warned that time is not in Iran’s favor.Responding to President Donald Trump’s order authorizing force against vessels that lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Hegseth reaffirmed the policy. He said the U.S. will act decisively and without hesitation—comparing the approach to how the U.S. treats drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean.Hegseth said Tehran still has a clear opportunity to make a wise choice at the negotiating table: to abandon any pursuit of nuclear weapons in a meaningful and verifiable way.He added that the burden cannot fall on the United States alone. Europe and Asia have benefited from U.S. security guarantees for decades, he said, but “the era of free riding is over.” The U.S. and the free world deserve capable, loyal partners who understand that alliances are two-way, not one-way.Analysts said Hegseth’s remarks amounted to repeated calls for allies to dispatch warships to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and to help maintain the maritime blockade of Iran.#Breaking #UnitedStates #Iran #War #StraitOfHormuzYonhap News TV inquiries and tips: KakaoTalk/LINE jebo23Shin Sun-jae (freshash@yna.co.kr)
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