President Donald Trump has ordered a US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran’s “unyielding” refusal to give up its nuclear ambitions during peace talks in Islamabad. In a statement posted on his official Truth Social on Sunday, Trump acknowledged that the marathon negotiations in Pakistan had gone well, stressing that “most points were agreed to.”
Donald Trump, however, stated that talks with Tehran to halt its nuclear programme have not yielded a positive note, as the latter refuses to concede.
Trump said, “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. “Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL!”
Vice President JD Vance disclosed on Saturday that Iran has refused to accept the United States anti-nuclear weapon deal after an exhausting 21-hour historic peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan. Vance disclosed the outcome of the meeting while speaking to journalists at the Serena Hotel, where the US-Iran peace talks were hosted in Islamabad.
He said, “We’ve had a number of substantive discussions with the Iranians — that’s the good news. The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it is for the United States.” Vance stated that Iran would not commit to halting its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
“We need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon and will not pursue the tools to quickly achieve one,” he said.
Reacting in two lengthy posts on Truth Social, Trump slammed Iran for promising to open the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which a fifth of the world’s crude oil passes, and “knowingly” failing to deliver.
“They say they put mines in the water, even though all of their Navy, and most of their ‘mine droppers,’ have been completely blown up. They may have done so, but what ship owner would want to take the chance?” Trump said.
Iran had effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz for weeks, since the United States and Israel launched a bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic more than six weeks ago.
On Saturday, the US military announced that two US warships had transited the strait at the start of a mine clearance operation.
