President Donald Trump says the US Navy will “blockade” the Strait of Hormuz – a vital shipping route
In a separate post on Truth Social, he adds that direct talks with Iran in Islamabad failed because “Iran is unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions”
Earlier, Iran’s delegation leader said the US failed to gain Tehran’s trust during lengthy negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan
In a second Truth Social post, Trump says, “Iran 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,” he says.
“As they promised, they better begin the process of getting this INTERNATIONAL WATERWAY OPEN AND FAST!”
He goes on to talk about the Islamabad negotiations, saying he’s been “fully debriefed” by Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and negotiator Jared Kushner, while praising the efforts of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his team.
He says that after “close to 20 hours” of negotiations, there is only one thing that matters — IRAN IS UNWILLING TO GIVE UP ITS NUCLEAR AMBITIONS!”
“In many ways, the points that were agreed to are better than us continuing our Military Operations to conclusion, but all of those points don’t matter compared to allowing Nuclear Power to be in the hands of such volatile, difficult, unpredictable people,” he says.
Meanwhile, Israel and Lebanon are set to hold their own talks in Washington next week. Our Middle East correspondent in Beirut says there is no respite from Israeli attacks in the country’s south.
BBC
