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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2026/4/1776344463026.png" alt="Iran blockade Photo U.S. Central Command" />
                        <figcaption>Iran blockade Photo U.S. Central Command</figcaption>
                    </figure><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/thejointstaff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thejointstaff</a> Chairman Gen. Dan Caine on the heroic forces enforcing the blockade of Iran:<br><br>&quot;Our sailors maintain a constant watch, maneuvering the ship tactically and safely through always congested water space... It is like driving a sports car through a supermarket parking… <a href="https://t.co/zrpKd2riFg">pic.twitter.com/zrpKd2riFg</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/2044756436064911402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Secretary Pete Hegseth&#39;s message/warnings to Iran: &quot;While you are digging out...we are only getting stronger.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/O42OqSagsc">pic.twitter.com/O42OqSagsc</a></p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/2044759464528798081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After implementing the blockade on ships entering and departing Iranian ports, American forces halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea. U.S. Sailors, Marines, and Airmen remain positioned and ready to act against any vessels seeking to violate the blockade. <a href="https://t.co/JJag3tNdx2">pic.twitter.com/JJag3tNdx2</a></p>&mdash; U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href="https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/2044474533696966768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yesterday, an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel tried to evade the U.S. blockade after leaving Bandar Abbas, exiting the Strait of Hormuz, and transiting along the Iranian coastline. The guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) successfully redirected the vessel, which is… <a href="https://t.co/EUnwhwYiDv">pic.twitter.com/EUnwhwYiDv</a></p>&mdash; U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href="https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/2044513238050845089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

🎥Joint Chiefs chairman: Iran blockade like a supermarket parking lot