{"id":337131,"date":"2026-04-23T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-navy-secretary-phalen-ousted-what-it-means-for-iran-blockade\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:00:07","slug":"us-navy-secretary-phalen-ousted-what-it-means-for-iran-blockade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-navy-secretary-phalen-ousted-what-it-means-for-iran-blockade\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy secretary Phalen ousted: What it means for Iran blockade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Xw7v5LK651I\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US Navy secretary Phalen ousted: What it means for Iran blockade\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xw7v5LK651I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Secretary of the Navy John Phelan was ousted from his position, six sources familiar with the matter told CNN, as Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced Wednesday evening that Phelan would be departing \u201ceffective immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Three of the sources said that Phelan was given the option to either resign or be fired. It was not immediately clear which he chose.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes while the US Navy is carrying out a blockade of Iranian ports during a ceasefire in the Iran war. Thus far, US forces have redirected 29 vessels to return to port and have also boarded two ships.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Why Navy Secretary Phalen is leaving his post<br \/>\n0:43 Did Phalen\u2019s relationship with Trump factor into his exit?<br \/>\n2:09 What this means for the naval blockade of Iran<br \/>\n5:07 What Phalen\u2019s departure means for Pete Hegseth<\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#Iran #Trump #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of the Navy John Phelan was ousted from his position, six sources familiar with the matter told CNN, as Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced Wednesday evening that Phelan would be departing \u201ceffective immediately.\u201d Three of the sources said that Phelan was given the option to either resign or be fired. 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