War in the Middle East: Donald Trump announces that the United States will implement a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz

Hours after the failed negotiations between Iran and the United States, Donald Trump ordered an American naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. This was in response to Iran’s “uncompromising” refusal to abandon its nuclear ambitions during peace talks held from Saturday to Sunday morning in Islamabad, Pakistan.

The discussions lasted over 20 hours, but both sides failed to reach an agreement to end the war in the Middle East, which was triggered on February 28 by an Israeli-American offensive against Iran, casting doubt on the current two-week ceasefire.

JD Vance, the American vice president present at the talks, returned to the United States Sunday morning after making what he called a “final and best possible offer” to Iran. The President of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, leading the Iranian delegation, criticized the United States as “incapable” of gaining Iran’s trust during the discussions.

In another development, President Trump took to Truth Social on Sunday to mention that the talks in Pakistan went “well” and that “most points were agreed upon,” but Tehran refused to budge on the nuclear issue.

The United States will begin a “BLOCKADE process of all ships attempting to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz,” through which a portion of global oil, gas, and fertilizers transit, as stated by the White House tenant.

In two lengthy messages, the American President warned, “Any Iranian who shoots at us, or at peaceful ships, will be DESTROYED!”, implying that “other countries” would be involved, without naming them.

Later on Fox News, he specified that the United Kingdom “and a few other countries” would send mine-clearing ships into the strait. The UK has not announced any deployment of warships in the region but is reportedly considering sending mine-clearing drones.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards, the ideological armed force of the Islamic Republic, responded on X by claiming to have “fully under control” the traffic in the strait and threatening to lure their enemies into a “deadly maelstrom”.