{"id":71506,"date":"2026-04-12T11:54:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/trump-orders-a-blockade-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-tensions-with-iran-soar\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T11:54:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:54:45","slug":"trump-orders-a-blockade-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-tensions-with-iran-soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/trump-orders-a-blockade-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-tensions-with-iran-soar\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump orders a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions with Iran soar"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Donald Trump<\/u><\/a> said the U.S. Navy will begin a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and interdict vessels that have paid a toll to Iran, after U.S. peace talks with Tehran ended in a stalemate.<\/p>\n

“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,” Trump posted<\/a> on Truth Social. “At 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\u2026 THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION.”<\/p>\n

He said the U.S. would deny safe passage to vessels that paid the toll and begin clearing mines.<\/p>\n

“I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in international waters that has paid a toll to Iran,” he wrote. “No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage\u2026 We will also begin destroying the mines\u2026 Any Iranian who fires at us\u2026 will be BLOWN TO HELL!”<\/p>\n

WHY THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ MATTERS AS TRUMP ISSUES FRESH ULTIMATUM TO IRAN<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s closure of the strait has triggered global economic turmoil, and reopening it was a key condition in U.S. efforts to reach a deal.<\/p>\n

In a second post<\/a>, Trump reiterated the demand: “They better begin\u2026 getting this INTERNATIONAL WATERWAY OPEN AND FAST!”<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s warning raises the stakes in the narrow but vital waterway, a critical artery for global energy supplies.<\/p>\n

The strait, which lies between Iran<\/u><\/a>, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, is one of the world\u2019s most critical energy choke points, carrying roughly 20 million barrels of oil a day along with about one-fifth of global liquefied natural gas.<\/p>\n

The strait is also a vital artery for refined fuels, including products like jet fuel.<\/p>\n

The latest threat builds on a pattern of deadlines Trump has imposed on Tehran<\/u><\/a> over the strait. Here is a timeline of those demands:<\/p>\n

In a Truth Social<\/u><\/a> post, Trump declared that if Iran did not “FULLY OPEN” the strait within 48 hours, the United States would “obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!”<\/p>\n

Ali Mousavi, Iran\u2019s permanent representative to the International Maritime Organization, responded by saying that the Strait of Hormuz was “open to everyone” except Tehran’s enemies.\u00a0Meanwhile, other Iranian officials warned that attacks on energy infrastructure would amount to an attack on the Iranian people and would be met with retaliation.<\/p>\n

SAN FRANCISCO BECOMES FIRST US CITY WHERE DIESEL PRICES TOP $8 A GALLON<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Two days later, Trump wrote in a Truth Social<\/u><\/a> post that the U.S. had had “productive” conversations with Iran and that he had ordered the Pentagon to delay any strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days.<\/p>\n

Iranian officials publicly denied that any talks were taking place.<\/p>\n

Trump again extended his deadline \u2014 this time by 10 days, to April 6 at 8 p.m. Eastern \u2014 saying in a social media post<\/u><\/a> that he was “pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction” at the Iranian government\u2019s request.<\/p>\n

WHERE GAS PRICES ARE RISING FASTEST AS TRUMP ISSUES FRESH WARNING TO IRAN<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Trump wrote in a Truth Social post <\/u><\/a>that “great progress” had been made in negotiations to end the conflict. At the same time, he warned that if a deal was not reached and the Strait of Hormuz was not “immediately” opened, the United States would destroy Iran\u2019s power plants, oil wells, Kharg Island \u2014 the country\u2019s main oil export hub \u2014 and “possibly all” desalination plants.<\/p>\n

Trump said<\/u><\/a> Iran requested a ceasefire, a claim Iran\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson called “false and baseless,” according to the state news agency IRIB.<\/p>\n

In a social media post, Trump said the United States would consider a ceasefire only once the strait was “open, free and clear,” adding: “Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion or, as they say, back to the Stone Ages!!!”<\/p>\n

WHERE GAS PRICES ARE RISING FASTEST AS TRUMP ISSUES FRESH WARNING TO IRAN<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Trump warned in a Truth Social post<\/u><\/a> that “time is running out \u2014 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The post followed several conflicting statements in previous days, in which he alternately criticized allies for not acting to reopen the strait and suggested it would reopen on its own.<\/p>\n

In a profanity-laced post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump wrote: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran.<\/p>\n

“There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F—–\u2019 Strait, you crazy b——-, or you\u2019ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.”<\/p>\n

“Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!” he wrote in a second post.<\/p>\n

Two days later, Trump issued a fresh ultimatum to Iran, demanding that it allow all vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on critical infrastructure. The warning came after weeks of escalating threats and missed deadlines.<\/p>\n

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don\u2019t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “We will find out tonight \u2014 one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the world,” he added, referencing his 8 p.m. ET deadline for Iran to agree to a ceasefire and reopen the strait.<\/p>\n

A ceasefire was called a few hours before the 8 p.m. deadline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy will begin a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and interdict vessels that have paid a toll to Iran, after U.S. peace talks with Tehran ended in a stalemate. “Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71506\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}