President Trump announced Sunday that the United States will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after nearly 20 hours of peace talks in Islamabad collapsed over Iran’s refusal to give up its nuclear ambitions.
“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 wrote in a pair of posts on Truth Social.
Trump said the talks — which he described as lasting close to 20 hours — reached agreement on most points, but broke down on the single issue he said mattered most: Iran’s nuclear program.
“There is only one thing that matters — IRAN IS UNWILLING TO GIVE UP ITS NUCLEAR AMBITIONS!” Trump wrote. “As I have always said, right from the beginning, and many years ago, IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!”
The president warned that any Iranian who fires at U.S. forces or peaceful vessels “will be BLOWN TO HELL,” and said the U.S. military will begin destroying mines Iran laid in the strait. He also instructed the Navy to “seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran.”
Trump said he had been debriefed by Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on the Islamabad talks, which were facilitated by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir.
