US President Donald Trump warned Iran against trying to 'blackmail' the US by closing the Strait of Hormuz, as Iranian gunboats opened fire on cargo ships in the waterway.

Delhi: US President Donald Trump has announced a blockade of Iranian ports, effective from today, targeting vessels entering or leaving the Strait of

UK minesweepers and anti-drone capabilities will continue operating in the region, as pressure ramps up to reopen the key shipping route.

President Donald Trump said the US Navy will begin a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz Monday morning after US-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan collapsed without agreement. This announcement fuelled fears…

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".

President Trump orders a US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz amid Iran's refusal to abandon nuclear ambitions following failed peace talks. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Trump orders a US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz amid Iran's refusal to abandon nuclear ambitions following failed peace talks. 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.