{"id":334319,"date":"2026-04-13T18:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/everything-it-takes-to-blockade-hormuz-military-experts-explain\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:00:17","slug":"everything-it-takes-to-blockade-hormuz-military-experts-explain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/everything-it-takes-to-blockade-hormuz-military-experts-explain\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything it takes to blockade Hormuz: Military experts explain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/GX-SjuME3Y4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Everything it takes to blockade Hormuz: Military experts explain\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GX-SjuME3Y4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The US military blockade on all traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports started at 10 a.m. ET today, after weekend peace talks in Pakistan faltered. Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has vowed to retaliate. <\/p>\n<p>Former NATO Supreme Allied Commanders James Stavridis and Wesley Clark, retired Air Force Colonel Cedric Leighton and retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges break down the viability of the blockade and detail what military assets it will take to keep it in place. <\/p>\n<p>Also, former National Security Council official Brett McGurk says the blockade is a \u201cbig move\u201d that he thinks caught the Iranians by surprise. <\/p>\n<p>0:00 Former admiral explains what the Hormuz blockade will look like<br \/>\n5:16 Retired colonel describes what types of naval vessels will be needed<br \/>\n7:38 Could the blockade backfire?<br \/>\n9:41 Former NATO commander says why the blockade could shift leverage back to the US<br \/>\n13:31 Retired lt. gen. says the Navy will need to be an \u201cunblinking eye\u201d for blockade to succeed<br \/>\n15:46 CNN global affairs analyst explains why he thinks the blockade may work <\/p>\n<p>Can Trump profit from Hormuz by charging admission? | Fareed\u2019s Take: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5bGmJCC_Wdo<\/p>\n<p>#Iran #StraitOfHormuz #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US military blockade on all traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports started at 10 a.m. ET today, after weekend peace talks in Pakistan faltered. 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