Why the Blockade Hurts Iran More Than the War Did

US forces patrol near the Touska in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s oil exports have effectively collapsed under the CENTCOM naval cordon, turning a ceasefire into a slow economic strangulation campaign that may threaten the regime more than open war ever did. Cut off from its main source of revenue and stripped of its usual wartime rally narrative, Tehran is now confronting one of the most dangerous moments in its modern history.

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U.S. Labor Secretary resigns

Official portrait of Secretary of Labor, Lori Chavez-DeRemer

WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr. 20 – Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned on Monday, according to a post on X from the White House Communications Director. Keith Sonderling will take her role as Acting Secretary of Labor.

In recent days, Secretary Chavez-DeRemer has faced Labor Department investigations into allegations that she used official resources for personal errands and leveraged DOL grants to advance her political career. The probes have already led to several senior department staffers being placed on administrative leave or resigning.