Published Jul 13, 2026, 9:35 PM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source

Esper: Trump reimposing naval blockade on Iran ‘the right move’

The Hill
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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,…