From the Times of Israel, April 12:
US President Donald Trump says the US Navy will immediately start blockading the Strait of Hormuz and will also intercept by force every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran.
The move follows unsuccessful US-Iranian talks yesterday in Pakistan, where the two parties failed to reach an agreement to end the six-week war in the Middle East.
Trump, in a post on Truth Social, claims that the historic talks “went well” for the most part, but “the only point that really mattered, NUCLEAR, was not” agreed to by Iran.
“Effective immediately,” he says, the US Navy “will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz.”
Trump claims “other countries” will also be involved in his blockade, but does not identify them by name....
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Also at the Times of Israel, April 12:
Iranian official denies Tehran collapsed talks over nuclear issue but insists on 'undeniable' right to nuclear energy