If Tehran makes a wrong decision, the United States will carry out targeted strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure while maintaining a naval blockade.
Medianews.az reports, citing Trend, that this was stated by Pentagon head Pete Hegseth during a briefing he held for journalists.
Hegseth clarified an important point by saying that the U.S. is blocking Iranian ports, not the Strait of Hormuz, and expressed their intention to stop Iranian vessels, including tankers, on the open sea.