Trump reimposes Iran naval blockade as war enters fifth month
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Five months and at least two ceasefires into the US-Israeli war on Iran, hostilities have intensified again. US President Donald Trump has reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports, and American forces are trading fresh strikes with Tehran.
The renewed cycle is testing both Iran’s resilience and Washington’s appetite for a prolonged conflict. Some analysts now draw uncomfortable parallels with the political tolls past US presidents faced in drawn-out wars, such as in Vietnam.