By — Nick Schifrin Nick Schifrin By — Eliot Barnhart Eliot Barnhart By — Unda Dittaboot Unda Dittaboot Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/u-s-launches-more-strikes-tightens-naval-blockade-as-iran-hits-gulf-allies Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio The U.S. launched a fourth straight night of strikes and is reimposing its naval blockade of all Iranian ports, its most formal step toward resuming full-scale war with Iran. President Trump says the move is designed to starve Iran’s regime of oil revenue. Iran, in turn, continues to attack ships and U.S. allies in the Gulf, and refuses to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Nick Schifrin reports. Listen to this Segment By — Nick Schifrin Nick Schifrin Nick Schifrin is PBS News Hour’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent and serves as the host of Compass Points from PBS News. @nickschifrin By — Eliot Barnhart Eliot Barnhart Eliot Barnhart is a producer at the PBS News Hour. By — Unda Dittaboot Unda Dittaboot