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As reports say that some within the U.S. government believe that they are facing “strategic defeat” in the war on Iran, new reporting says that the U.S. and Israel are considering a land blockade of Iran — which would involve some level of cooperation from the seven countries that share a land border with the country.

The land blockade idea is one of various operations being discussed as Trump tries to force Iran back to the negotiation table, the U.K.’s Telegraph reports, though it doesn’t specify the source of the claims.

The right-wing outlet reported on Friday that, during their meeting this week, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed ramping up economic pressure on Iran through “kinetic and non-kinetic means.” It’s unclear if the leaders discussed the land blockade option. A White House official simply reiterated the U.S.’s stance that Trump keeps “all options at his disposal.”

“What if you just blocked the land? Suppose Iran can’t bring anything in and cannot take anything out. Anything will happen,” a top Israeli official told the Telegraph.

“We are protecting not only our lives but yours as well, and we’re fighting the battle of civilisation against barbarism,”........

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