A James Bond Author – saw this coming! The U.S. Navy is threatening to blockade the Strait of Hormuz. Hesgeth and Trump invoke the name of God, and suggest a Crusade is taking place. What will the Republican Goddettes do to avoid having Jesus lose – another Crusade? They are trying to rig the election! A billion people are fully aware of this – especially our NATO allies!

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Iran war live updates: Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after peace talks fail

Iranian state media said “excessive demands” sank the possibility of an agreement, while Vice President JD Vance said he made a “final and best offer.”

April 12, 2026, 6:54 PM EDT

By NBC News

What to know

• TRUMP THREATENS BLOCKADE: President Donald Trump said that “effective immediately” the U.S. Navy will prevent ships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Iran of extorting them. He had previously criticized Iran for blocking the critical oil shipping chokepoint.
• NO AGREEMENT IN PAKISTAN: Talks in Islamabad, where a U.S. delegation was meeting for face-to-face negotiations with Iran, has ended without agreement. Vice President JD Vance and Iranian officials both said that significant differences remain.
• IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM: Vance said after the talks that the U.S. needs a commitment that Iran would not seek to develop a nuclear weapon. “We haven’t seen that yet. We hope that we will,” he said.
• STRIKES CONTINUE IN LEBANON: Continued Israeli strikes in the southern Lebanese town of Nabatieh last week killed several people, as Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has said he wants “a real peace agreement that will last for generations” with Lebanon.
• DEATH TOLL: Iranian officials have not released a recent death toll. The U.S.-based rights group HRANA put the total number of people killed at almost 3,400, including more than 1,600 civilians. More than 2,000 people have been killed in Lebanon, and 23 people have died in Israel. Thirteen U.S. service members have been killed, and two more died of noncombat causes.
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12m ago / 6:54 PM EDT

Iran’s foreign minister says negotiators were ‘inches away’ from resolution

Dennis Romero

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said today that the U.S. and Iran were “inches away” from a memorandum of understanding during the weekend’s peace talks.

He said on X of the negotiations, “When just inches away from ‘Islamabad MoU’, we encountered maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade.”

Araghchi characterized the talks as among the “highest level” between the U.S. and Iran in 47 years; he also called them “intensive.”

He said Iran approached the talks in good faith.

“Good will begets good will,” he said. “Enmity begets enmity.”

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34m ago / 6:32 PM EDT

Oil prices surge after Trump says U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz

Steve Kopack

The price of oil surged tonight after Trump said the U.S. would blockade the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks with Iran failed.

U.S. crude oil soared 8%, to more than $104 per barrel. International Brent oil jumped more than 7%, to $103 per barrel. Wholesale gas prices also spiked 6%, while heating oil, a proxy for jet fuel prices, jumped 10% in early trading.

Stock futures declined sharply. Futures that indicate where the S&P 500 will trade fell 1%, Nasdaq 100 futures slid 1.3%, and Dow futures tumbled more than 500 points.

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2h ago / 5:19 PM EDT

U.S. naval blockade of Iran’s ports to start tomorrow

Dennis Romero

U.S. Centcom says blockade of Iranian ports begins Monday

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The U.S. will blockade all vessels headed in and out of Iran’s seaports starting at 10 a.m. ET tomorrow, U.S. Central Command said.

“The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman,” CENTCOM said.

CENTCOM won’t impede ships using the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports, it said in a statement on X.

The command advised boat operators to monitor radio communications and keep in touch with the U.S. Navy via radio when they near the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz.