{"id":47390,"date":"2026-04-12T15:04:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T15:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=47390"},"modified":"2026-04-12T15:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T15:04:39","slug":"trump-thanks-pakistan-for-hosting-talks-announces-us-navy-blockade-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=47390","title":{"rendered":"Trump thanks Pakistan for hosting talks, announces US Navy blockade of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"
United States President Donald Trump on Sunday thanked Pakistan for hosting talks between Washington and Tehran in Islamabad, while announcing that the US Navy would begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz after negotiations failed to produce a breakthrough.<\/p>\n

The US and Iran were unable to reach an agreement to end their war despite marathon negotiations lasting around 21 hours, which concluded on Sunday. The prolonged talks, aimed at halting hostilities that have killed thousands and driven global oil prices higher over the past six weeks, ended with both sides blaming each other for the impasse.<\/p>\n

In a post on social media platform Truth Social, President Trump expressed appreciation for Pakistan\u2019s role in facilitating the dialogue, praising Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the country\u2019s military leadership.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116391828823240211<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been fully debriefed by Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, on the meeting that took place in Islamabad through the kind and very competent leadership of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan,\u201d he said, describing them as \u201cextraordinary men\u201d.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the outcome of the talks, Trump said that while progress had been made on several fronts, the core issue remained unresolved.<\/p>\n

Read: Vance leaves Islamabad after 21-hour talks end without agreement, praises Pakistan\u2019s mediation efforts<\/p>\n

\u201cThe meeting went well, most points were agreed to, but the only point that really mattered, nuclear, was not,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Detailing the negotiations, the US president highlighted the duration and intensity of the engagement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe meeting with Iran began early in the morning, and lasted throughout the night \u2014 close to 20 hours. I could go into great detail, and talk about much that has been gotten but, there is only one thing that matters \u2014 Iran is unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn many ways, the points that were agreed to are better than us continuing our military operations to conclusion, but all of those points don\u2019t matter compared to allowing nuclear power to be in the hands of such volatile, difficult, unpredictable people,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Trump further said that despite cordial interactions between delegations, Iran remained firm on the key issue.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116391830634836370<\/p>\n

\u201cMy three representatives, as all of this time went by, became, not surprisingly, very friendly and respectful of Iran\u2019s representatives, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Abbas Araghchi, and Ali Bagheri, but that doesn\u2019t matter because they were very unyielding as to the single most important issue and, as I have always said, right from the beginning, and many years ago, Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Following the collapse of talks, Trump announced that the US Navy would begin blocking the Strait of Hormuz with immediate effect.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe US Navy will begin the process of blockading any and all ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d he said, adding that the move would be \u201ceffective immediately\u201d.<\/p>\n

Also Read: Ghalibaf says US failed to earn Iran\u2019s trust despite ‘goodwill, forward-looking initiatives’<\/p>\n

\u201cAt some point, we will reach an \u2018all being allowed to go in, all being allowed to go out\u2019 basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen,\u201d he said, accusing Tehran of creating uncertainty by suggesting the presence of naval mines.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is world extortion, and leaders of countries, especially the United States of America, will never be extorted,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

He added that US forces had been instructed to interdict vessels suspected of paying tolls to Iran and to begin clearing mines in the waterway.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have also instructed our navy to seek and interdict every vessel in international waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas. We will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the straits,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Issuing a stern warning, Trump said: \u201cAny Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be blown to hell.\u201d<\/p>\n

He further claimed that Iran had been severely weakened by the conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran knows, better than anyone, how to end this situation which has already devastated their country. Their navy is gone, their air force is gone, their anti-aircraft and radar are useless \u2026 all because of their nuclear ambition,\u201d he said, adding that the blockade would involve other countries.<\/p>\n

Read:\u00a0FM Dar calls on US, Iran to uphold ceasefire commitment after talks end without agreement<\/p>\n

\u201cThe blockade will begin shortly. Other countries will be involved with this blockade. Iran will not be allowed to profit off this illegal act of extortion,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Trump also accused Iran of failing to honour commitments regarding the waterway.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran promised to open the Strait of Hormuz, and they knowingly failed to do so. This caused anxiety, dislocation, and pain to many people and countries throughout the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey say they put mines in the water \u2026 but what ship owner would want to take the chance?\u201d he added, warning of reputational damage to Iran and urging it to reopen the route swiftly.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs they promised, they better begin the process of getting this international waterway open and fast. Every law in the book is being violated by them,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

Strait of Hormuz \u2018firmly in our hands\u2019, says senior Iranian adviser<\/p>\n

Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Iran\u2019s supreme leader, said the Strait of Hormuz is \u201cfirmly in our hands,\u201d emphasizing Tehran\u2019s resolve to safeguard its national interests following recent talks in Pakistan with the US.<\/p>\n

Velayati said through US social media company X that Iran\u2019s diplomatic approach is based on a single principle: protecting the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday the Strait of Hormuz is firmly in our hands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Velayati added that Iran\u2019s diplomatic efforts remain focused on ensuring national sovereignty and defending its strategic interests.<\/p>\n

Iranian demands<\/p>\n

Tehran is demanding control \u2060of the Strait of Hormuz, payment of war reparations and a ceasefire across the region, including in Lebanon, according to Iranian state TV and officials, as well as the\u00a0release of its frozen assets\u00a0abroad.<\/p>\n

Tehran\u00a0also wants to\u00a0collect transit fees\u00a0in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

Despite the differences in Islamabad, three supertankers fully laden with oil\u00a0passed through\u00a0the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, shipping data showed, in what appeared to be the first vessels to \u2060exit the Gulf \u200bsince the ceasefire deal.<\/p>\n

Read More:\u00a0Iran’s vice president vows to defend rights from Hormuz to compensation<\/p>\n

Hundreds of tankers are still stuck in the Gulf, waiting to exit during the two-week ceasefire period.<\/p>\n

Trump’s \u200bstated goals have shifted, but as a minimum he wants free passage for global shipping through the strait and the crippling of Iran’s nuclear enrichment programme to ensure it cannot produce an atomic bomb.<\/p>\n

Tehran has long denied seeking to build a nuclear weapon.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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