In the first message after the failure of the negotiations, Trump announces that the US will also block the Strait of Hormuz and accuses Iran of “an illegal act of blackmail”
US President Donald Trump announced in a post on Truth Social that the US Navy will begin an immediate blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to block ships that have paid passage to Iran.
Donald Trump has said that the main point on which the negotiations between the US and Iran have stalled in Islamabad were related to the fact that Tehran does not want to give up its nuclear weapons. Otherwise, the talks went well, reaching an agreement on almost all points.
Blockade instituted “with immediate effect”
Under these circumstances, Trump decided to block the Strait of Hormuz. “Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the best in the world, will begin the process of blocking all ships attempting to enter or exit the Strait of Hormuz,” the US president wrote.
He promises that the time will come when traffic through the strait will be free, but the current situation is due to Iran, which has said that it does not know exactly where the sea mines have been placed.
“This is blackmailing the world, and the leaders of the countries, especially the United States of America, will not be blackmailed. We have also ordered our navy to search and stop all ships in international waters that have paid tolls to Iran. No one will have free passage at sea if they have paid an illegal toll,” said Donald Trump.
US warships will also begin destroying Iranian mines laid so far, and Trump has threatened that any Iranian attack on US ships or civilians will draw US retaliation.
“The blockade will begin soon and other countries will be involved in the blockade. Iran cannot be allowed to profit from an illegal act of blackmail. They want money, and more importantly, they want nuclear weapons,” the White House leader commented.
The failure of negotiations in Pakistan
Trump's announcement comes after US Vice President JD Vance announced this morning that his team was leaving Pakistan after failing to reach a deal with Iran.
The negotiations ended after 21 hours, and now the two-week truce in force is in question, reports Reuters.
“The bad news is that we didn't come to an agreement, and I think that's bad news for Iran much more than it is for the United States of America,” Vance told reporters at the conclusion of the talks.
“So we're coming back to the United States without an agreement. We've made it very clear what our limits are,” the US vice president added.
Iran's Tasnim news agency said “excessive” US demands prevented a deal and that negotiations had ended.
Before Vance made the statements, the Iranian government said in a post on X that negotiations would continue and that technical experts from both sides would exchange documents.
