Report: US and Israel consider imposing land blockade on Iran

The British newspaper The Telegraph revealed that the US and Israel are considering imposing a land blockade on Iran to increase economic pressure on the regime in Tehran. During their meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump and Netanyahu discussed increasing economic pressure "through kinetic and non-kinetic means." Implementing the plan would require pressuring Iran's neighbors and regional partners to tighten border controls or close them.

The British newspaper The Telegraph revealed today (Friday) that the US and Israel are considering imposing a land blockade on Iran, aiming to increase economic pressure on the regime in Tehran. According to the report, this is one of several options being considered by US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In their meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday, the two discussed increasing economic pressure on Iran "through kinetic and non-kinetic means." Implementing the plan would likely require the US and Israel to pressure Iran's neighbors and regional partners to tighten border controls or close them, thereby restricting the flow of exports and imports. In a conversation with The Telegraph, a senior Israeli official said: "What will happen if you simply block the land? Suppose Iran cannot bring anything in and cannot take anything out. Then anything can happen." The report comes amid rising tensions between Israel and the US and Iran, and reflects the search for new ways to increase pressure on the regime.