Pentagon chief Hegseth says US blockade on Iran 'going global'

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the U.S. blockade on Iran is going global, adding Tehran had a chance to make a "good deal" with Washington.

"Our blockade is growing and going global," Hegseth told reporters.

"No one sails from the Strait of Hormuz to anywhere in the world without the permission of the United States Navy," he said.

Thirty-four ships had been turned around from the Strait of Hormuz by the U.S. Navy so far, he said.

(Reporting by Phil Stewart, writing by Bhargav AcharyaEditing by Tomasz Janowski and Michelle Nichols)