US Launches 'Economic Fury' Against Iran

0:00On April 19th, the U.S. military is ramping up pressure on Iran with a new operation called economic fury. They're set to board Iranian flag ships and dark-fleet tankers hauling illicit oil anywhere in the world. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Cain laid it out Thursday, saying they'll chase down any vessel supporting Iran's sanctions, busting trade. This builds on the Navy's full blockade of Iranian ports in the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. They've already turned away 23 ships trying to slip out. Meanwhile, Iran claims strict control over the strait of Hormuz, hitting a couple vessels there Saturday, even after their foreign minister called it, open for business. President Trump seized the strait as fully operational and bets this squeeze will drag Iran to the table by choking their imports. Iran's parliament speaker fired back Friday, warning the strait won't stay open if the blockade drags on. With 20 percent of global oil flowing through there, prices could spike hard.

1:00Peace talks in Pakistan flop last weekend, and the ceasefire expires next week. Iran's pulling missiles from underground bunkers, while the fence secretary Pete Hegseth says U.S. forces are primed to resume if needed. Fresh Treasury sanctions hit more oil networks tied to a shipping magnate whose dad was a top common A advisor, killed in that Israeli strike back in. Late February, economic fury echoes past plays like Venezuela's oil interdictions, aiming to starve Iran's cash, without boots on the ground. Officials hope it forces real negotiations before things heat up again.