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Trump said Iran "trifled with us today". The flare-up comes a day after Iran's foreign ministry had said it was considering a US proposal to end the war. Iranian state media initially reported
threats, pressure and sanctions”** and that Tehran could not trust Washington. In a statement carried by the Iranian state-run Press TV, Pezeshkiansaid Iran hadentered into dialogue with the US twice and “on both occasions
threats.” The fresh criticism of Europe comes just months after [Trump’s new national security strategy](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/trump-europe-national-security-strategy) said the continent faced “civilizational erasure” due to immigration. Trump has also recently [lashed
threats from the US and Israel. Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz earlier this week adopted [Trump’s apocalyptic messaging](/news/2026/4/2/bomb-back-to-the-stone-age-us-history-of-threats-and-carpet-bombing), and said armed forces are awaiting a greenlight from the US to “return Iran
Iran was able to [attack and seize two commercial vessels in the strait.](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/iranian-forces-ships-seized-strait-of-hormuz-us-peace-talks) More than 3,000 Iranians have been killed, including the country’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, but the number
Trump has said the US will ramp up efforts to remove mines from the Strait of Hormuz. This has not begun yet, however. According to CNN, there are only a few US minesweeping ships
Trump did not say how they would be able to sail away - he only threatened to use force "if, in any way, this Humanitarian process is interfered with". Hours later, US Central Command announced that
Iran has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to target shipping, seize vessels, or conduct military exercises, demonstrating its ability to close or restrict the strait. The result is soaring energy prices globally, forcing many countries
US had targeted civilian and cargo vessels on Monday, killing five people. Trump has minimised recent violence in the strait. Speaking on Tuesday during an Oval Office event on physical fitness among American children, Trump
threats to Iran. “We have more weapons and ammunition at a much higher grade than we had before,” he said. “We have the best equipment. We have stuff all over the world. We have these
vessels. Iran has denounced such rhetoric and rejected Trump’s demands as excessive. Mehr, a news agency sponsored by the Iranian government, issued a statement on Sunday saying that the US has offered “no tangible
vessel was directly targeted. US Central Command said Iranian forces had launched missiles, drones and small boats at three US warships overnight but that none were hit, while US forces destroyed the incoming threat
vessels from Iran and to Iran is under threat, the status of the strait of Hormuz will remain as it was previously. Any breach of commitments by the United States will receive an appropriate response
Trump’s threats against Iran echo remarks he made in April, when he warned that a “whole civilization will die” if Tehran failed to comply with his demands over the strait of Hormuz – comments that
threats". The crucial waterway, through which 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas usually passes, has effectively been blockaded by Iran since the US and Israel began attacking it in late February
vessel intercepting a cargo ship. In the footage, a gun can be seen firing in the direction of the cargo ship. Trump said on Friday that the [naval blockade of Iranian ports](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv6xr6me3o)
threat. Critics, however, have argued that the US and Israeli attack on Iran was unprovoked, thereby violating international law. Speaking ahead of the vote, Republican Brian Mast decried the latest resolution as “crazy”, pointing
threats to attack ships in the strait have blockaded it since the US-Israel attacks on Iran began. Then, the US announcement of a naval blockade on Iranian ports added to the standoff around
threats end and with new procedures in place, the navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said, after the US said it was pausing operations to help stranded ships pass through the waterway
US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues. Major-General Ali Abdol-lahi, the commander of Iran's top military command center, renewed threats on Wednesday to halt all trade in the Persian Gulf