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Iran blockade ‘going global’ is a warning signal to China and Russia

Trump calls the blockade 'unbelievably effective' as Marines fast-rope onto ships and seize Iranian oil tankers

By Rebecca Grant Fox News

Published May 4, 2026 5:00am EDT

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US oil exports hit record high amid blockade in Strait of Hormuz

Lucas Tomlinson reports on the new threats from Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei amid the U.S. naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. Gen. Charles Wald (Ret.) weighs in on the threats and potential Russian support to Iran.

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On Tuesday, U.S. Marines from the USS Tripoli once again fast-roped from their MH-60 Seahawk helicopters onto the deck of a suspicious container ship named Blue Star III heading for Iran. That makes a total of 39 vessels turned back, boarded or seized since April 13.

"The blockade has been unbelievably effective," President Donald Trump said on Sunday. Economic pressure is the main point of the blockade, but it has military impact far beyond the Strait of Hormuz.

"We seized their sanctioned ships, and we will seize more," U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth briefed at the Pentagon on Friday, April 24.  "Our blockade is growing and going global," Hegseth added.

"Going global" is sending shockwaves through........

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