Trump defends naval blockade, says US will not allow ‘blackmail’
13/04/2026-20:36 13/04/2026-20:50 חדשות قناة Al Jazeera דיווח
President Donald Trump said the US naval blockade is aimed at preventing Iran from “blackmail” or “extort[ing] the world” He added that the US does not rely on the Strait of Hormuz, saying: “We don’t use the strait,” and claiming the country has “more oil and gas than Saudi Arabia and Russia”. Al Jazeera’s Chief US correspondent Alan Fisher has more from Washington, DC. Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly
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