Trump imposes US blockade on strait of Hormuz after failed peace talks with Iran | BBC News

Donald Trump has said the US will blockade the strait of Hormuz, in order to take control of the key shipping lane from Iran, after the failure of peace negotiations between the two countries in Pakistan.

US Central Command announced the operation would begin on Monday morning, stating:
“Centcom forces will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10am ET, in accordance with the President’s proclamation. The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas”.

The head of Iran’s navy called the US blockade threat “ridiculous and funny”, according to state TV.

President Trump also repeated earlier threats to bomb Iran’s power plants, water treatment facilities and bridges, if Tehran does not agree to give up its nuclear weapons programme.

It follows the collapse of high level peace talks between the US and Iran in Pakistan. The US vice president JD Vance, who led the US team, said Iran had refused to agree that it could never develop nuclear weapons.

Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Joe Inwood and Lyse Doucet.

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