{"id":68976,"date":"2026-04-16T01:09:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/68976\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T01:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:09:33","slug":"donald-trumps-blockade-of-strait-of-hormuz-takes-effect-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/68976\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump’s blockade of Strait of Hormuz takes effect: What to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Trump\u2019s\u00a0new blockade in the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, during which the U.S. military will block Iranian ports and stop some ships looking to enter the key waterway, took effect Monday as talks with Iran faltered over the weekend.<\/p>\n

The blockade began at 10 a.m. after 21 hours of peace talks over the weekend in Pakistan\u00a0ended without a breakthrough<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As the blockade appeared to take effect, Trump warned that Iran\u2019s small attack boats would be \u201cELIMINATED\u201d if they came near U.S. Navy ships.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Navy is laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated \u2013 158 ships. What we have not hit are their small number of, what they call, \u2018fast attack ships,\u2019 because we did not consider them much of a threat. Warning: If any of these ships come anywhere close to our BLOCKADE, they will be immediately ELIMINATED, using the same system of kill that we use against the drug dealers on boats at Sea,\u201d the president said in a Monday\u00a0post<\/a>\u00a0on Truth Social.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Iran appeared unwilling to back down from Trump\u2019s threats, with the country\u2019s acting defense minister saying Monday that Tehran is prepared for \u201cany scenario.\u201d Brigadier General Majid Ibn Reza also warned that any aggression against Iran would result in a \u201charsh and decisive response,\u201d and that his country\u2019s forces are on \u201cmaximum combat alert,\u201d according to remarks broadcast on Iran\u2019s state-run television.<\/p>\n

And Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of Iran\u2019s Foreign Policy and National Security Committee, threatened that any U.S. Navy ships attempting to block Iran\u2019s ports will be \u201csent to the bottom of the sea,\u201d Iran\u2019s state-run Press TV reported.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s move seeks to exert economic pressure on Iran \u2014 and its allies, like China, that rely on its oil exports \u2014 after a nearly six-week U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign that has sent oil and gas prices soaring but has not prompted Tehran to surrender, frustrating the president.<\/p>\n

U.S. Central Command, which oversees troops in the Middle East, is taking the lead on the blockade, which it said will be \u201cenforced impartially against vessels of all nations\u201d and would allow ships traveling between non-Iranian ports to still enter the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

Trump on Sunday said he had instructed the Navy \u201cto seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n

The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which is affiliated with Britain\u2019s Royal Navy, said in an advisory to mariners that restrictions encompass the entire Iranian coastline, which includes energy infrastructure and ports.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTransit passage through the Strait of Hormuz to or from non-Iranian destinations is not reported to be impeded by these measures; however, vessels may encounter military presence, directed communications, or right-of-visit procedures during passage,\u201d the UKMTO said in the\u00a0advisory<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cNeutral vessels currently within Iranian ports have been granted a limited grace period to depart, as will be specified in the NTM,\u201d the organization said. \u201cAll other threat, maritime security and navigation assessments remain extant as outlined in the latest JMIC advisory products.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Iran halted traffic in the Strait of Hormuz shortly after the U.S. and Israel attacked the country on Feb. 28, causing a global energy crisis, as one-fifth of the world\u2019s crude oil flows through the shipping lane in times of peace.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The U.S. and Iran last week came to a two-week ceasefire, with Tehran agreeing to open the strait, but Israel\u2019s strikes in Lebanon caused the regime to once again close the waterway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The clock is now ticking on the ceasefire, with talks seemingly stalled after a marathon Saturday of negotiations, mediated by Pakistan and held in its capital Islamabad. <\/p>\n

Vice President Vance said afterward that no progress was made toward a peace agreement, and that Iran refused to make an \u201caffirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon\u201d or \u201cseek the tools that would enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon,\u201d a red line for the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

Trump has left open the possibility of a deal, while regional mediators are reportedly<\/a> scrambling to continue negotiations. <\/p>\n

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