Trump tells aides to prepare for extended blockade of Iran
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President Trump has instructed his aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Iran, U.S. officials said. The directive signals a long-term U.S. strategy of sustained naval and economic isolation on the regime.

In recent meetings, including a Monday discussion in the Situation Room, Trump opted to continue squeezing Iran’s economy and oil exports by preventing shipping to and from its ports.

He assessed that maintaining the blockade carried less risk than resuming bombing or walking away from the conflict. Trump still demands Iran dismantle all nuclear work, a concession Tehran has long refused.

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