Trump said the US Navy will begin blockading ships at the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Truth Social post on Sunday.

Trump said the US Navy will begin blockading ships at the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Truth Social post on Sunday.

In a Maria Bartiromo exclusive, Trump vows to choke off Iran's oil profits with a sweeping U.S. Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz region.

In a Maria Bartiromo exclusive, Trump vows to choke off Iran's oil profits with a sweeping U.S. Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz region.

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will begin blocking ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz after talks with Iran

Trump says the U.S. Navy will blockade the Strait of Hormuz and interdict vessels that paid tolls to Iran following a stalemate in peace talks.

U.S.-Iran peace negotiations collapsed in Pakistan over nuclear weapons. Trump ordered an immediate naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz affecting global oil.

While acknowledging that talks in Pakistan had gone "well" and "most points were agreed to", Trump said Tehran had refused to concede on the issue of its nuclear programme.

In response, Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned they have traffic in the strategic waterway under full control and would trap any enemy "in a deadly vortex".

In response, Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned they have traffic in the strategic waterway under full control and would trap any enemy "in a deadly vortex".

In response, Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned they have traffic in the strategic waterway under full control and would trap any enemy "in a deadly vortex".

Trump said Tehran had refused to concede on the issue of its nuclear programme. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Trump said Tehran had refused to concede on the issue of its nuclear programme. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Trump said the US Navy would begin blockading the shipping channel "effective immediately." It comes after US and Iranian negotiators failed to reach a deal. DW has more.