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U.S. optimistic the blockade will force Iran to reopen Hormuz

A woman walks past an anti-U.S. graffiti painted on the wall of the Tehran University on Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) street in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
- The Washington Times

U.S. officials on Thursday insisted that the economic pressure from the Navy’s blockade of Iranian ports will force Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, relieving the global economic pressure that has spiked energy prices over the past two months.

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