‘Turn Around or Be Boarded’: US Blockade Forces Ships Back
17th April 2026
The U.S. military is ready to strike Iran “at the push of a button,” Pentagon leaders said Thursday, as a sweeping naval blockade forces ships to turn away from Iranian ports.
The blockade follows failed talks and a fragile ceasefire, with U.S. forces already turning ships away and warning the pressure campaign could quickly escalate into strikes, raising risks for oil flows and a wider conflict.