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Iran’s military warned in a statement carried by state media that continued US “blockading, banditry and piracy” would lead to retaliation. Trump
statement released on Sunday, US Central Command said the USS Spruance intercepted the Iranian-flagged Touska ship as it travelled towards an Iranian port “in violation of the US blockade.” - **The US blockade of Iran
US president Donald Trump said Iran was in a “state of collapse” due to the blockade in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday. As talks with Iran faltered, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said
Trump’s decision to maintain the US navy blockade of Iran’s trade by sea. Lead Iranian negotiator **Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf** said a full ceasefire only made sense if the blockade was lifted. Iran
blockade on Iranian ports. The fragile two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran still has a week to run. **Lebanon’s top envoy to the US says the first high-level diplomatic engagement between
blockade of Iranian ports continued. Foreign minister **Abbas Araqchi** announced the global energy chokepoint was open for all commercial vessels for the remainder of the 10-day, US-brokered truce agreed on Thursday and **Donald
Trump said the US blockade of Iranian ports, which began on Monday, will stay in place after Iran's foreign minister said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz will be open for the duration
blockade for its decision, which comes a day after Iran's foreign minister announced the key global shipping channel had been temporarily reopened. US President Donald Trump said Iran cannot "blackmail" the US with threats
blockade – imposed by Trump last Monday, two days after the first round of Islamabad talks – violated the ceasefire understanding and had “so far prevented progress in negotiations”. It added that “no clear prospect for productive
Iran moved to close the strait to most marine traffic following the launch of the war on February 28, while the US launched a blockade of all Iranian ports on April 13. Xi’s measured
blockade,” Admiral Brad Cooper, the CENTCOM commander, said in a statement. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar Atas, reporting from Tehran, said any US intervention in the Strait of Hormuz will be viewed by Iran
blockade.” ## What is Iran saying? Esmaeil Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, said Washington’s statements “about the agreement are speculation and nothing has been finalised”. “If Iran was going to back down from
US blockade of Iran’s ports, leading Iran to reimpose its own de facto blockade. In short, Trump, expending billions of dollars, has so far progressed no further on the nuclear issues than where
Iran have mostly paused attacks since April 8 ahead of ceasefire talks, which have since stalled. The US has since continued its naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, with Trump repeatedly threatening to renew
blockade, “in a matter of days, Kharg Island storage will be full and the fragile Iranian oil wells will be shut in”**. In a statement posted on [X](https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/2046703137541837285), Bessent said the US
Trump administration’s blockade of Iranian ports began in mid-April, CENTCOM said. ## What is the significance of the latest announcement on the strait? The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has caused
Trump would be legally required to begin withdrawing forces. ## US blockade continues On Wednesday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that [no ships](/economy/2026/4/15/us-military-says-blockade-of-iran-ports-completely-halts-economic-trade) entering or exiting Iranian ports had successfully crossed the US blockade
Iran has proposed charging fees or tolls for vessels seeking to pass through the state. Washington has repeatedly rejected the prospect. In April, the US announced a [naval blockade](/news/2026/4/24/how-long-can-iran-survive-the-uss-hormuz-blockade) on ships entering or leaving
US signalling an end to the current halt to fighting, which has run parallel to an ongoing naval blockade of Iran’s ports. But on Monday, Trump said any renewed attacks had been
blockade of Iran’s ports remained in place, and sea mines were removed or were in the process of being removed. Trump also emphasised that Iran would not receive billions of dollars