US EditionIran threatens to retaliate against Gulf ports for US blockade
CENTCOM said the blockade will cover vessels of all nations, while oil prices rose more than 7% after talks ended without a deal.
- On Monday, April 13, 2026, the U.S. military began an impartial naval blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas at 10 a.m. ET, following President Donald Trump's order to secure maritime passage.
- Following failed negotiations in Pakistan on Saturday, Trump ordered the blockade after U.S.-Iran talks collapsed over disputes regarding nuclear enrichment and regional security influence.
- Benchmark oil prices surged around 7% on Monday, back above $100 a barrel, as traders warned the disruption carries "no precedent in modern times."
- Iranian military officials denounced the restrictions as "piracy," warning that any U.S. military vessels approaching the Strait of Hormuz would receive a "strong and forceful response."
- With the fragile two-week ceasefire set to expire on April 22, the blockade intensifies regional tensions as diplomatic efforts to resume dialogue remain uncertain.
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Trump's Iran Blockade Kicks In
The U.S. military’s naval blockade of Iran took effect at 10:00 a.m. Eastern on Monday, cutting off sea access to all Iranian ports and coastal areas as part of President Donald Trump’s escalating pressure campaign against the regime in Tehran. U.S. Central Command confirmed the blockade in a statement Sunday, saying the measure would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, i…
China, a country that Trump threatened with tariffs if it helps Iran, called the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz “dangerous and irresponsible” and warned that the measure could aggravate tension and jeopardize the ceasefire, at a time of increasing uncertainty about the safety of navigation on that strategic track. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said today in a press conference on Tuesday, April 14, that the reinforcement of…
The US vice president says that any vessel entering or leaving Iranian ports will be stopped.
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