{"id":33034,"date":"2026-04-13T23:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=33034"},"modified":"2026-04-13T23:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:29:10","slug":"trump-needs-a-10s-to-go-after-iranian-speedboats-and-patrol-ships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=33034","title":{"rendered":"Trump needs A-10s to go after Iranian speedboats and patrol ships"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RTS2NE6Y-scaled-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C691&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Trump administration is putting in place a\u00a0military blockade of all of Iran\u2019s ports and coastal areas. The blockade came into effect at 10 am US Eastern time on Monday. 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