NTD News Today Full Broadcast (April 24)

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Friday that a U.S. blockade on Iran is going global, and added that Tehran had a chance to make a "good deal" with Washington. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, said the U.S. Central Command continues to maintain a strict blockade on all ports in Iran. Caine said 34 ships had been turned around as of Friday morning. He added that the U.S. military would continue to interdict Iranian vessels in the Pacific and Indian oceans.

President Donald Trump has extended a waiver of the century-old Jones Act for 90 days, allowing foreign-flagged vessels to transport fuel and other goods between U.S. ports to ease price increases triggered by the Iran war and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. The waiver applies to a range of goods, including crude oil, natural gas, coal, fertilizer, and refined petroleum products.