Second US carrier to join Iran blockade

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a second US aircraft carrier will join the enforcement of the US naval blockade of Iran within days. He declared the blockade has now 'gone global,' signaling a significant escalation of military pressure on Tehran. The deployment is aimed at tightening the naval cordon around the strategic Strait of Hormuz. This move follows President Trump's earlier order for the Navy to use lethal force against Iranian vessels caught laying mines in the waterway.