Esper: Trump reimposing naval blockade on Iran 'the right move'

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:35:02 GMT

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that President Trump made the “right move” in resuming the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. “I agree with the president, I think it’s the right move to reinstate the blockade,” Esper, who ran the Pentagon during Trump’s first term, said on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront.” Earlier Monday,...

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