Trump says U.S. to blockade ships in Strait of Hormuz after failed peace talks
Vice President JD Vance told reporters that "we have not reached an agreement" following face-to-face talks with Iranian leaders and Pakistani negotiators.
Vice President JD Vance told reporters that "we have not reached an agreement" following face-to-face talks with Iranian leaders and Pakistani negotiators. Grouped from 22 articles across 11 sources.
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Vice President JD Vance told reporters that "we have not reached an agreement" following face-to-face talks with Iranian leaders and Pakistani negotiators.
Trump said the U.S. blockade will stop Iran from policing the strait and benefiting economically while the rest of the world suffers from its closure.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
US President Donald Trump made the comments after the US and Iran failed to reach an agreement after 21 hours in talks in Islamabad.
President Trump said the U.S. Navy will begin blockading ships from entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz and intercept vessels that have paid tolls to Iran.
US President Donald Trump says the US Navy will immediately blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
Two American warships have passed through the contested waterway for first time since start of war
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.
Trump says he will not accept Iran's imposition of tolls on shipping in the vital waterway.
US and Iran hold first direct talks since 1979 in Islamabad, with progress hinging on the Strait of Hormuz.
But he acknowledged that it will not be an easy step.
The two US warships are set to begin clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said. Meanwhile, US and Iranian delegations have been holding in-person talks in Pakistan. DW has more.
Peace talks between the US and Iran are underway, after US Vice-President JD Vance touched down in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Iran dropped explosives in the waterway erratically and may not have marked where it put all of them, US suggests Middle East crisis – live updates Iran is unable to find the mines it laid in the strait of Hormuz and does not have the capacity to remove the explosives, preventing Iran from allowing more traffic through the waterway, the New York Times reported, citing US officials. The opening of the strait of Hormuz – a chokepoint for a fifth of the world’s oil supply – is a primary demand of the US to end the war in Iran. The virtual closure of the strait sent fuel prices soaring, creating the world’s largest energy crisis in decades and putting pressure on US president Donald Trump at home. Continue reading...
British PM Starmer said he and US President Donald Trump discussed “military capabilities” to reopen Hormuz.
Security is tight at the Jinnah Convention Center in Islamabad, where negotiations between the U.S. and Iran are scheduled to take place. Pakistan, the host nation, will act as the mediator in the talks.
If Mr Vance succeeds, it could burnish his credibility ahead of a possible White House run in 2028.
President Trump accused Iran of violating its agreement with the U.S. over the Strait of Hormuz, saying on Thursday that it was "doing a poor job" of allowing oil to pass through the waterway.
The US and Iran each flagged violations of their ceasefire deal on the eve of their peace talks.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Iran to "stop now" if it was charging tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
Face-to-face talks would mark the highest-level engagement between Iran and the US since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iran will enter peace talks with the United States emboldened by the regime's survival and the key leverage it still holds, experts say, even as Israeli strikes on Lebanon threaten to derail the process and the heavy cost of five weeks of war pile up.
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US Vice-President JD Vance is due to arrive in Pakistan as both sides level accusations of ceasefire breaches. Follow live.