US to Blockade Strait of Hormuz After US–Iran Talks End Without Deal, Trump Says

U.S. and Iranian delegations failed to reach a deal during peace talks in Islamabad.

Tankers sail in the Persian Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam Governorate, amid the U.S.–Israeli conflict with Iran, in the United Arab Emirates on March 11, 2026. Reuters

The U.S. Navy will begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks with Iran ended without a deal.

“Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of blockading any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,” U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on April 12.