US EditionDonald Trump: US Will Not Lift Hormuz Blockade Until Deal Made with Iran
Trump says the blockade is costing Iran $500 million a day and will stay in place until a deal is completed.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump declared the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports will continue until a deal is reached, claiming it is "absolutely destroying Iran" and costs the country $500 million daily.
- Trump imposed the naval blockade earlier this week after Iran restricted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz due to fighting in Lebanon, which Iran claimed violated the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire.
- On Sunday, U.S. forces intercepted and seized the Iranian-flagged cargo vessel Touska near the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Tehran to label the boarding an "act of piracy" and a violation of the ceasefire.
- With the temporary U.S.-Iran ceasefire set to expire Wednesday, uncertainty surrounds second-round peace talks in Islamabad; an Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson stated Monday that Tehran has "no plans" to attend.
- Brent crude prices climbed to $95 a barrel Monday, reflecting concerns over the blockade of a strategic waterway transporting about 20% of the world's oil, intensifying a global energy crisis.
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The ceasefire is expiring soon and is unlikely to be extended.
Trump says US will not lift blockade on Iranian ports till Iran agrees to peace deal
United States President Donald Trump on Monday said that his country will not lift its blockade on Iranian ports until Tehran agrees to a peace deal to end the war in West Asia.“The blockade, which we will not take off until there is a ‘deal,’ is absolutely destroying Iran,” Trump claimed on social media. “They are losing $500 million dollars a day, an unsustainable number, even in the short run.”Washington on April 13 had begun blockading all p…
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AlKhaleej TodayTrump: Iranian port blockade will not end without a ‘deal’
Washington, United States, April 20, 2026 (AFP) -President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would not lift its blockade of Iranian ports until Tehran had agreed a peace deal to end the war."THE BLOCKADE, which we will not take off until there is a 'DEAL,' is absolutely destroying Iran," Trump said on social media. "They are losing $500 Million Dollars a day, an unsustainable number, even in the short run."Traffic has again seized up…
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