Failed negotiations escalate tensions between Iran and US

FAILED NEGOTIATIONS – As negotiations between Iran and the United States have failed, tensions are at an all-time high. Donald Trump has promised a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, without specifying the conditions. A threat to which Iran has responded.

The ceasefire between Iran and the United States has never seemed more fragile than this Sunday. Donald Trump announced the establishment of an American naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. A response, according to him, to Iran’s “uncompromising” refusal to abandon its nuclear ambitions during the negotiations in Islamabad this weekend. 20 Minutes provides an update on the latest developments of the day.

Towards an American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz?

Saying that we struggle to understand the geostrategic choices of the American president is an understatement. The American president ordered an American naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday while acknowledging that the talks were “going well” and that “most points had been agreed upon.” However, one point concentrates tensions: Tehran’s refusal to yield on the nuclear issue.

“From now on, the American navy, the best in the world, will initiate the blockading process of all ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz,” he declared on his Truth Social platform a few hours after the American delegation left the negotiating table, in the face of failure. But Donald Trump did not provide any details on the terms of such an operation, even though this strategic passage has been locked by Iran since the beginning of the war.

Tehran’s response was not long in coming

The Revolutionary Guards immediately reacted by threatening (…)

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