Trump announces naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz after Iran talks collapse over nuclear demands
President Trump announced on Sunday that the United States would blockade the Strait of Hormuz after nearly 20 hours of peace talks in Islamabad failed after Iran refused to give up its nuclear ambitions.
“Effective immediately, the U.S. Navy, the Best Navy in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKING all Ships attempting to enter or exit the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump said. wrote In a couple of posts on Truth Social.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most critical oil chokepoints; Approximately 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies pass through the narrow waterway off Iran’s southern coast every day. The war caused energy prices to rise worldwide and threatened fuel supplies in Europe, Asia and beyond. European airports warned Last week, it was said that there could be a “systemic jet fuel shortage” within three weeks if the strait remains closed.
Trump said that the talks, which he said lasted nearly 20 hours, reached an agreement on most points, but failed on the only issue he said was most important, Iran’s nuclear program. A. source Another point of contention is control of the Strait of Hormuz, he told Axios.
“Only one thing matters: IRAN IS UNWILLING TO GIVE UP ITS NUCLEAR TARGETS!” Trump wrote. “As I said from the very beginning and many years ago, IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS!”
Iran’s chief negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf, offered his own explanation of the collapse in X: saying The Iranian delegation entered the talks “in good faith”, but the USA “could not gain the trust of the Iranian delegation in this round of negotiations.” He stopped before closing the door completely. Kalibaf wrote: “America has understood our logic and principles, and now it is time to decide whether it can earn our trust.”
Tehran has consistently maintained that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes, not weapons development. Iran was one of the signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal, which imposed limits on enrichment activities in exchange for sanctions relief, before the United States withdrew from the deal during President Trump’s first term.
Trump said any Iranian who opened fire on US forces or peaceful ships would be “thrown to hell” and said the US military would begin destroying the mines Iran had laid in the strait. He also instructed the Navy to “search and interdict any ship that harms Iran in International Waters.”
Trump said he received information from Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner about the Islamabad talks facilitated by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Staff Marshal Asim Munir.
After the talks, Vance said, “We need to see a positive commitment that they will not seek nuclear weapons and that they will not seek the means to quickly obtain nuclear weapons.”
