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Trump said Iran wants another deal as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports took effect and Tehran warned of retaliation.
- The United States military began a blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz at midnight on Tuesday, threatening to upend an already fragile ceasefire with Iran.
- Shortly after the blockade commenced, President Donald Trump warned on Truth Social that any Iranian vessels approaching the area would be "immediately ELIMINATED."
- Trump claimed "Iran's Navy is laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated- 158 ships," dismissing their "fast attack ships" as not a threat.
- Despite the tensions, Trump told reporters that Iran had reached out for negotiations, adding the country would "like to make a deal very badly."
- The current two-week ceasefire expires on April 22, leaving negotiations uncertain, while Israel continues fighting Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon.
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US president claims fresh Iran contact for deal
US President Donald Trump on Monday said that "people" from Iran had contacted the United States, indicating that Tehran wanted a deal, as the American Navy began a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to prevent ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports. Speaking outside the Oval Office, Trump did not specify who had called whom, what the US response was, or what other issues were discussed during the contact. The president also gave no details …
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"I can tell you that the other side called us," the US president told reporters.
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