Financial Times: “We have the capability to increase ship flow,” he said in an interview on Thursday. The US should do “whatever combination of events is necessary to start the flow” of ships and “take the leverage away from Iran”.
“Between the blockade, which has been brilliantly executed, and letting Iran know that Kharg Island is in play, hopefully that will create some deterrence,” he said, referring to Iran’s oil export hub. “If it doesn’t, [we need to] just stand up to Iran, don’t let them get away with blackmailing the world.”…