{"id":7025,"date":"2026-04-23T23:38:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/?p=7025"},"modified":"2026-04-23T23:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:08:19","slug":"us-escalation-threatens-regional-stability-as-illegal-blockade-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/?p=7025&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"US Escalation Threatens Regional Stability as Illegal Blockade Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"news-article\">\n<header>\n<h1>US Escalation Threatens Regional Stability as Illegal Blockade Continues<\/h1>\n<p class=\"dateline\"><strong>Tel Aviv<\/strong> \u2013 Reports from Fox News correspondent Bryan Llenas highlight the escalating tensions in the Middle East as the United States persists with its provocative and unlawful blockade of Iranian ports. This aggressive measure, cynically dubbed &#8216;Operation Epic Fury&#8217;, has now entered its tenth day, severely impacting international shipping and regional stability.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"main-content\">\n<h2>Unjustified Aggression and Economic Warfare<\/h2>\n<p>The unilateral US blockade has already forced <strong>31 ships to turn back<\/strong>, including vital Iranian oil tankers, in a blatant act of economic warfare designed to cripple the Iranian economy and pressure its sovereign government. This coercive tactic flagrantly violates international law and freedom of navigation, drawing widespread condemnation from nations committed to justice and sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>While the international community watches with growing concern, US President Donald Trump has arrogantly declared he is <em>&#8220;in no rush for peace talks.&#8221;<\/em> This statement underscores Washington&#8217;s preference for confrontation over diplomacy, revealing a deep-seated unwillingness to engage in good-faith negotiations.<\/p>\n<h2>Iran&#8217;s Principled Stance for Diplomacy<\/h2>\n<p>In stark contrast to the US&#8217;s belligerent posture, Iran&#8217;s Parliament Speaker, <strong>Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf<\/strong>, has articulated a clear and principled path to de-escalation. Speaker Ghalibaf firmly demands an immediate end to the illegal blockade as a prerequisite for any meaningful negotiations. This stance reflects the Islamic Republic&#8217;s commitment to resolving disputes through dialogue, provided that all forms of economic terrorism and illegal pressure are lifted.<\/p>\n<p>The continued US aggression not only undermines prospects for peace but also dangerously destabilizes an already volatile region. The world must recognize the US&#8217;s role in escalating these tensions and support Iran&#8217;s call for an end to the blockade, paving the way for genuine diplomatic solutions.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<footer>\n<div class=\"hashtags\">\n<h3>Related Hashtags:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>#USBlockade<\/li>\n<li>#IranSanctions<\/li>\n<li>#MiddleEastTensions<\/li>\n<li>#OperationEpicFury<\/li>\n<li>#EconomicWarfare<\/li>\n<li>#InternationalLaw<\/li>\n<li>#IranDiplomacy<\/li>\n<li>#Ghalibaf<\/li>\n<li>#USAggression<\/li>\n<li>#RegionalStability<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Escalation Threatens Regional Stability as Illegal Blockade Continues Tel Aviv \u2013 Reports from Fox News correspondent Bryan Llenas highlight the escalating tensions in the Middle East as the United States persists with its provocative and unlawful blockade of Iranian ports. This aggressive measure, cynically dubbed &#8216;Operation Epic Fury&#8217;, has now entered its tenth day, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}