Lindsey Graham expects Trump’s Iran blockade to go ‘global’

Published April 23, 2026 12:06pm ET | Updated April 23, 2026 12:06pm ET



Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Wednesday expressed confidence that other countries will join the U.S.’s blockade of key Iranian ports. 

President Donald Trump announced a blockade of all Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz on April 12.  The blockade affects all vessels entering or departing Iranian ports, a move that could prove economically devastating as it cuts off one of the regime’s major sources of funding.

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