JAKARTA - The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US General Dan Caine threatened to expand the US Navy blockade of logistics ships or tankers affiliated with Iran.
Caine opened the possibility that US military destroyers equipped with guided missiles in the Indo-Pacific region would strengthen the US military blockade in addition to the Strait of Hormuz.
"We will actively pursue Iranian-flagged vessels or any vessel that tries to provide material support to Iran," Caine said at a joint press conference with US Secretary of Defense (Menhan) Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon, Thursday, April 16, quoted from The New York Times.
The threat was made by Caine after US Defense Secretary (Menhan) Pete Hegseth warned the Iranian Government to be wise in determining its future direction whether to make a deal with the US or go back to war.
Caine then repeated Hegseth's claim that US forces are ready to resume combat operations against Iran. "Any time," he said.
The US navy has blocked all ships heading to and from Iranian ports in the Gulf region since US-Iranian peace talks brokered by Pakistan ended without a final agreement last weekend.
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