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US Blockade Day 4 Sees Iran Threatens Red Sea Routes as Mullahs ‘Don’t Have Many Good Options’

Channel

NTD

Published

April 17, 2026

BS Rank

64.5% percentile (2,544 of 7,171)

BS Score

69.66%

Analysis source

gemini

U.S. Central Command is giving an update on the American blockade of Iranian ports, saying that no vessels have made it past U.S. forces and that 10 vessels have complied with directions from U.S. forces to turn around. NTD spoke with Grant Newsham, a retired U.S. Marine Colonel and a former U.S. diplomat, to get his insight into the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. -- 📺 Watch NTD News 24/7 on cable, broadcast, and streaming: https://www.ntd.com/watch -- 🧶More NTD Programs: https://www.ntd.com/programs?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=SocialM -- 🇺🇸 Stay updated with breaking news, special reports, and LIVE COVERAGE on NTD: https://ept.ms/NTDlive_ -- 🔵Sign up for our newsletter to stay informed with NTD News. 👉https://www.ntd.com/newsletter.htm?utm_source=YouTube. If the link is blocked, type in NTD.com manually to sign up. -- 🔵 Watch more: https://www.ntd.com/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=SocialM - 🔵 Watch NTD Original Documentaries: https://vimeo.com/user109504031/vod_pages - 🍀 Support NTD 👉 https://donorbox.org/ntd -- © All Rights Reserved.