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Holt to Newsmax: Iran's Strait of Hormuz Closure Claims Show 'Failing Regime'
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By Jim Thomas | Saturday, 18 April 2026 12:54 PM EDT
Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt told Newsmax on Saturday that Iran's declarations that the Strait of Hormuz is closed amount to posturing by a collapsing regime, even as commercial vessels continue to transit the waterway under tighter conditions.
His comments on "America Right Now" came after reports that Iranian gunboats fired on tankers in the strait and that Tehran had again declared the waterway closed to traffic in response to a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.
Holt said maritime tracking data he was monitoring during the interview showed vessels still moving through the strait, though not at normal volumes.
He attributed the slower pace to insurance concerns and precautions against potential mining, rather than to any effective Iranian blockade.
"Well, I can say that the Pacific Ocean is closed. I could do that from right here in Idaho. But if I don't have a Navy, if I don't have the means to close the Pacific Ocean, then I don't think they'd listen to me for very long," Holt said, drawing a parallel to Iran's closure claim.
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READ MORE: https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/holt-iran-hormuz/2026/04/18/id/1253384/
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