President Donald Trump on Sunday said the US Navy would "immediately" begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after historic US-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement or next diplomatic steps in sight. ADVERTISEMENTThe prospect of a US blockade could further rattle global energy markets and prices for oil, natural gas and related products. Trump said he has "instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. Other nations would be involved in the blockade, he said, but did not name them. Trump stressed that Tehran's nuclear ambitions were at the core of the failure to end the war, and the US was ready to "finish up" Iran at the "appropriate moment."

Source: The Telegraph April 12, 2026 16:53 UTC