# US threatens ‘indefinite’ blockade against Iran: How long can it last?

https://mins.news/en/item/22108

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-14 11:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/14/us-threatens-indefinite-blockade-against-iran-how-long-can-it-last?traffic_source=rss

> US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Navy can sustain an “indefinite” blockade of Iranian ports, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promises unprecedented economic pressure. Reports of worsening morale, mental-health problems and shortages aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have prompted alarm from lawmakers. Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked until its conditions are accepted.

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