US to start blockading Strait of Hormuz immediately

Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:25pm 1 min read

President Donald Trump on Sunday said the US ​Navy would immediately start blockading the ‌Strait of Hormuz and would also interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid ​a toll to Iran.

Trump made his ​remarks in a Truth Social post ⁠hours after US-Iran peace talks ended without a ​deal. Trump said the meeting “went well, most ​points were agreed,” but added the two sides had not agreed on Iran’s nuclear program.

“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,” said Trump, who is strongly opposed to the ​idea of ​Iran charging ⁠ships a toll to pass through the strait.

“I have also ​instructed our Navy to seek and ​interdict ⁠every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one ⁠who ​pays an illegal toll ​will have safe passage on the high seas,” he ​said.

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