{"id":1879587,"date":"2026-04-13T09:59:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T06:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1879587"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T06:59:59","slug":"us-to-blockade-iranian-ports-risking-wider-war-over-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1879587","title":{"rendered":"US to blockade Iranian ports, risking wider war over Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/96\/12\/1200x675_cmsv2_36c096c2-c31a-5d6b-ac54-7c9f7282f18e-9719612.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2885785-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2885785\" data-cid=\"9719906\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885785-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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stoking war fears and pushing oil prices sharply higher.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>The US military said it would begin a blockade of all Iranian ports on Monday, after talks between the warring sides in Pakistan collapsed, with US President Donald Trump blaming the Islamic Republic&#8217;s refusal to abandon its nuclear ambitions.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump had announced on social media he would blockade the strategic Strait of Hormuz trading route that he has been demanding Tehran fully reopen, after his Vice President JD Vance left negotiations with an Iranian delegation in Islamabad on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The stall in talks dashed global hopes of a deal to permanently end the war that has killed thousands and thrown the global economy into turmoil since it began in late February.<\/p>\n<p>As negotiating teams flew out, Pakistan as the mediating country said it would keep facilitating their dialogue and has called on both sides to honour the fragile two-week ceasefire struck last week that experts said could be put at risk by any maritime military blockade.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman,&#8221; US Central Command said in a statement, adding it would begin at 2 pm GMT (3 pm CET) on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>US forces would not impede vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports, it added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump confirmed the US military&#8217;s statement on his Truth Social platform, announcing a more limited operation than he had envisaged in his earlier post, which asserted that all ships attempting to enter or exit the strait would be blocked.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) had warned before the US military announcement that they had full control of traffic through Hormuz and would trap any challenger &#8220;in a deadly vortex&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In his lengthy social media post, Trump said on Sunday his goal was to clear the strait of mines and reopen it to all shipping, but that Iran must not be allowed to profit from controlling the waterway.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the finest in the world, will begin the process of blockading any and all ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be blown to hell.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Maximalism, shifting goalposts and blockade&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Oil prices \u2014 which tumbled last week after the temporary ceasefire \u2014 jumped around 8% Monday, with both key WTI and Brent contracts topping $100 a barrel.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led Tehran&#8217;s delegation in Pakistan, said Tehran would &#8220;not bow to any threats&#8221; from Washington, while navy chief Shahram Irani called Trump&#8217;s blockade threat &#8220;ridiculous&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>After the highest-level US-Iran talks since the 1979 Islamic Revolution failed to deliver a deal, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi blamed &#8220;maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade&#8221; for preventing an agreement he said they were &#8220;just inches away from&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told reporters on Sunday he was ambivalent on the prospect of talks continuing with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t care if they come back or not. If they don&#8217;t come back, I&#8217;m fine,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/96\/12\/808x539_cmsv2_c3705e31-c256-5d7e-9fef-4edfb0433903-9719612.jpg\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after disembarking Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, MD, 12 April 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after disembarking Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, MD, 12 April 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tehran has already been restricting traffic through the strait \u2014 a key route for global oil and gas shipments \u2014 while allowing some vessels serving friendly countries such as China to pass.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear who in Tehran has full control over the IRGC \u2014 an elite paramilitary corps usually responsible directly to the ayatollah \u2014 and its navy stationed in Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Nicole Grajewski, an assistant professor at Sciences Po&#8217;s Centre for International Research, said a US blockade was &#8220;not a minor coercive signal&#8221; but could rather be considered an effective resumption of the war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li 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its nuclear ambitions.Trump had announced on social media he would blockade the strategic Strait of Hormuz trading route that he has been demanding Tehran fully reopen, after his Vice President JD Vance left negotiations with an Iranian delegation in Islamabad on Sunday.The stall in talks dashed global hopes of a deal to permanently end the war that has killed thousands and thrown the global economy into turmoil since it began in late February.As negotiating teams flew out, Pakistan as the mediating country said it would keep facilitating their dialogue and has called on both sides to honour the fragile two-week ceasefire struck last week that experts said could be put at risk by any maritime military blockade.&#8221;The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman,&#8221; US Central Command said in a statement, adding it would begin at 2 pm GMT (3 pm CET) on Monday.US forces would not impede vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports, it added.Trump confirmed the US military&#8217;s statement on his Truth Social platform, announcing a more limited operation than he had envisaged in his earlier post, which asserted that all ships attempting to enter or exit the strait would be blocked.Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) had warned before the US military announcement that they had full control of traffic through Hormuz and would trap any challenger &#8220;in a deadly vortex&#8221;.In his lengthy social media post, Trump said on Sunday his goal was to clear the strait of mines and reopen it to all shipping, but that Iran must not be allowed to profit from controlling the waterway.&#8221;Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the finest in the world, will begin the process of blockading any and all ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be blown to hell.&#8221;&#8216;Maximalism, shifting goalposts and blockade&#8217;Oil prices \u2014 which tumbled last week after the temporary ceasefire \u00a0\u2014 jumped around 8% Monday, with both key WTI and Brent contracts topping $100 a barrel.Iran&#8217;s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led Tehran&#8217;s delegation in Pakistan, said Tehran would &#8220;not bow to any threats&#8221; from Washington, while navy chief Shahram Irani called Trump&#8217;s blockade threat &#8220;ridiculous&#8221;.After the highest-level US-Iran talks since the 1979 Islamic Revolution failed to deliver a deal, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi blamed &#8220;maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade&#8221; for preventing an agreement he said they were &#8220;just inches away from&#8221;.Trump told reporters on Sunday he was ambivalent on the prospect of talks continuing with Iran.&#8221;I don&#8217;t care if they come back 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If they don&#8217;t come back, I&#8217;m fine,&#8221; he said.Tehran has already been restricting traffic through the strait \u2014 a key route for global oil and gas shipments \u2014 while allowing some vessels serving friendly countries such as China to pass.It remains unclear who in Tehran has full control over the IRGC \u2014 an elite paramilitary corps usually responsible directly to the ayatollah \u2014 and its navy stationed in Hormuz.Nicole Grajewski, an assistant professor at Sciences Po&#8217;s Centre for International Research, said a US blockade was &#8220;not a minor coercive signal&#8221; but could rather be considered an effective resumption of the war.The US military said Saturday that two US Navy warships had transited the Hormuz to begin clearing it of mines, a claim Tehran denied.Iran&#8217;s state-run Fars news agency reported Sunday that two Pakistan-flagged oil tankers bound for the strait had turned back.But the key waterway was far from the only friction point jettisoning global efforts led by Pakistan to end the war, which began on 28 February when Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, which then responded by striking Gulf and Israeli cities.US delegation frustratedThe US delegation in Islamabad \u2014 led by Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump&#8217;s son-in-law Jared Kushner \u2014 was frustrated by Iran&#8217;s refusal to give up what it called its right to a nuclear programme.&#8221;I have always said, right from the beginning, and many years ago, Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,&#8221; 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