Trump rushes a SECOND warship to enforce Hormuz blockade as Iran taunts ‘meaningless’ ceasefire
Donald Trump is sending a third aircraft carrier to reinforce his naval blockade Strait of Hormuz as the Iranian regime mocks his ‘meaningless’ ceasefire.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made the announcement during a press briefing in the Pentagon on Friday morning, stating, ‘Not only is the blockade growing, in fact, a second aircraft carrier will join the blockade in just a few days, but this growing blockade has also gone global.’
Hegseth said the ‘ironclad’ blockade will remain in effect, warning that ‘every ship’ entering or leaving Iranian ports will be prevented from passing through the strait.
‘To the regime in Tehran, the blockade is tightening by the hour, we are in control. Nothing in nothing out,’ he continued. ‘They don’t control anything. They’re acting like pirates, acting like terrorists.’
The USS George H.W. Bush joined the blockade on Thursday as the number of American warships deployed to the Middle East reaches its highest level in two decades, according to CNN.
Trump’s build-up of his naval blockade comes after he refused to give a timeline for his ceasefire with Iran after extending it earlier this week.
The Bush carrier is among the newest ships of its size in the U.S. fleet, stretching more than 1,000 feet, displacing over 100,000 tons, and powered by two nuclear reactors, with a crew of roughly 5,500 aboard.
After Iran walked away from peace talks in Pakistan, Trump imposed the blockade to pressure Tehran economically and force its leaders back to the negotiating table.
