According to a report by Fox News from 2:48, on Wednesday April 15, 2026, Retired Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan, former commander of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, has provided critical context for the current U.S. naval blockade, arguing that the operation finally addresses a long-standing imbalance in the Strait of Hormuz.
Speaking on the strategic necessity of the mission, Admiral Donegan pointed out that for much of the ongoing regional conflict, the maritime environment has been skewed heavily in Tehran’s favor.
While global commerce faced threats and disruptions, Iranian vessels continued to operate with relative impunity until now.
According to Donegan, the blockade is a direct response to a period where the Strait of Hormuz was effectively “closed” to everyone except the Islamic Republic. He noted that while international energy flows were throttled by regional tensions, Iran’s own economic lifelines remained wide open.
“You heard the US Vice President say was over the course of this conflict, the Straits of Hormuz have been basically closed for the flow of energy and other important commerce that travels out of there except for Iran,” Donegan stated. “They were moving its fleet of tankers and other ships that were going to and from Iran to support its economy,” Donegan explained. “They were moving because they were moving through Iranian waters and then out.” Read_More…