http://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/12/trump-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz.html

http://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/12/trump-says-us-to-soon-begin-naval-blockade-of-strait-of-hormuz_6752339_4.html

Trump says US will begin naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz after failed talks over Iran war
The US president wrote the US Navy would begin 'blockading' the Strait of Hormuz on his Truth Social platform after peace neogtiations in Pakistan failed.

President Donald Trump on Sunday, April 12, ordered a US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran's "unyielding" refusal to give up its nuclear ambitions during peace talks in Islamabad.

While acknowledging that the marathon talks in Pakistan had gone "well" and "most points were agreed to," Trump said Tehran had refused to concede on the issue of its nuclear program. "Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz," Trump said on his Truth Social platform. "Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL!"

US and Iran fail to reach deal after marathon peace talks in Pakistan
US Vice President JD Vance left Pakistan without a deal after weekend talks with a team led by Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf – the highest-level meeting between the two sides since the 1979 Islamic revolution. "We leave here with a very simple proposal, a method of understanding that is our final and best offer. We'll see if the Iranians accept it," Vance told reporters.

Tehran's delegation also included Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

In two lengthy posts on Truth Social, Trump slammed Iran for promising to open the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which a fifth of the world's crude oil passes, and "knowingly" failing to deliver. "They say they put mines in the water, even though all of their Navy, and most of their 'mine droppers,' have been completely blown up. They may have done so, but what ship owner would want to take the chance?" Trump said.