{"id":89630,"date":"2026-04-29T17:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/89630\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T17:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:31:11","slug":"trump-says-us-blockade-could-last-for-months-warns-iran-to-get-smart-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/89630\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says US blockade could last for months, warns Iran to \u2018get smart soon\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">US President Donald Trump warned Tehran on Wednesday that it should \u201cget smart soon\u201d and capitulate to Washington\u2019s demands for tight controls on its nuclear programme, as a US naval blockade turned the screws on Iran\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The US could extend its naval blockade of Iran for months more, oil executives were told in a meeting with Trump, an official said, after press reports that he had rejected Iran\u2019s latest proposed deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cIran can\u2019t get their act together \u2026 They better get smart soon,\u201d Trump posted on his social media platform, above a mocked-up picture of himself toting a rifle in front of explosions wrecking a desert fortress and the slogan: \u201cNo more Mr. Nice Guy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">According to the administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, Trump discussed with the oil executives \u201csteps we could take to continue the current blockade for months if needed and minimise impact on American consumers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The news that peace talks were still stalled sent oil prices higher once again.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1o401188 css-16lwkd e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777311971_539_maxresdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewDuration\" class=\"css-1vqvq42 e1o401181\">02:45<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewTitle\" class=\"css-zasw6y e1o401182\">Indonesian seafarer among 20,000 stranded for months as Strait of Hormuz remains blocked<\/p>\n<p>Indonesian seafarer among 20,000 stranded for months as Strait of Hormuz remains blocked<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The UN Development Programme, meanwhile, warned that the war, which has sent the price of energy and fertiliser soaring, could plunge more than 30 million people into poverty in 160 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