Blockade of Hormuz Looms as US-Iran Talks Collapse
TL;DR
After failed peace negotiations in Islamabad, Trump orders the U.S. Navy to block the Strait of Hormuz and threatens to strike Iran’s water, power, and bridge infrastructure if Tehran pursues a nuclear weapons programme, as Iran rejects the hardening demands amid a fragile ceasefire and escalating regional hostilities.
- Trump says US will blockade strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail The Guardian
- Why Trump is threatening to blockade a strait that Iran is already blockading CNN
- Oil prices surge above $100 as U.S. Navy to blockade Iran's ports after peace talks fail CNBC
- U.S. Threat to Blockade Hormuz Sets Up Risky New Showdown WSJ
- U.S. to Blockade Ships Entering or Exiting Iranian Ports centcom.mil
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