U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters earlier than boarding Air Force One on April 10, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
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President Donald Trump on Sunday stated the U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after talks held in Pakistan to finish the Iran warfare hit the skids.
“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 stated in a publish to his social media platform Truth Social. “The Blockade will begin shortly. Other Countries will be involved with this Blockade. Iran will not be allowed to profit off this Illegal Act of EXTORTION.”
The announcement of a U.S. blockade of the strait doubtless scuttles any hopes that the warfare would finish within the coming days following peace talks in Islamabad. It additionally threatens to exacerbate the financial disaster that has gripped international economies because the warfare broke out and Iran started limiting entry to the strait, a chokepoint which carries a couple of fifth of the world’s oil.
Trump stated the U.S. blockade is an effort to cease Iran from policing the strait and benefiting economically whereas the remainder of the world suffers from its closure.
“At some point, we will reach an ‘ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT’ basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen by merely saying, ‘There may be a mine out there somewhere,’ that nobody knows about but them,” he stated. “THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION, and Leaders of Countries, especially the United States of America, will never be extorted.”
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