<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-peace-talks-end/d0528cd0-11e3-4b7f-93d6-7c0501a3140f" rel="" target="_blank" title="collapse of lengthy US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan"><span>collapse of lengthy US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan</span></a><span>, President Donald Trump has announced his next move.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump declared the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-donald-trump-says-us-will-block-ships-crossing-strait-of-hormuz/2d285cc7-18a9-4061-971e-d0cc6a681169" rel="" target="_blank" title='US Navy would "immediately" begin a blockade'><span>US Navy would "immediately" begin a blockade</span></a><span> to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz in a stunning counterattack threat against Iran, warning any Iranian that tried to stop it would be "blown to hell".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The president has ramped up his efforts to obtain control over the critical oil chokepoint, which was a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-april-12-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/163b8e5f-3d55-4645-91ef-d59751f70eb0" rel="" target="_blank" title="key pillar of the peace negotiations in Islamabad"><span>key pillar of the peace negotiations in Islamabad</span></a></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-peace-talks-end/d0528cd0-11e3-4b7f-93d6-7c0501a3140f" rel="" target="_blank" title="Peace plans shattered as Trump makes brutal threat"><strong><span>Peace plans shattered as Trump makes brutal threat</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A naval blockade will begin at 10am US Eastern Time on Monday (12am, Tuesday AEST).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"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 announced on Truth Social.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"At some point, we will reach an 'ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT' basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen by merely saying, 'There may be a mine out there somewhere', that nobody knows about but them."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/trump-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-timeline-us-naval-strategy-failed-peace-talks-with-iran/2ccf08b9-a98b-4fec-8944-07df78cdf133" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>US Central Command said it would still allow ships travelling between non-Iranian ports to transit the Strait of Hormuz, but details on how this would be orchestrated are yet to be shared.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"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 in an X post.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The president said he instructed the US Navy to interdict any ship in international waters that had paid an "illegal" toll to Iran.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas," he added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-news-government-app-to-name-and-shame-petrol-stations/bb4ba147-860b-41ce-86a1-eab684f89cb7" target="_blank" title="Fuel stations charging the highest prices to be named in Victoria"><strong><span>Fuel stations charging the highest prices to be named in Victoria</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump has claimed "other countries" will be involved in the blockade and that the US military was "locked and loaded" to resume attacks against Iran.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL!" he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia had not been asked to join the US blockade.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We haven't been asked to participate. We've received no requests that we haven't agreed to," he told </span><em><span>Today</span></em><span> this morning.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He described the Trump administration as carrying out its blockade in a "unilateral way".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump has also claimed the US had completely destroyed sea mines in the Strait.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran!" he wrote on Truth Social.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He again urged Iran to open the Strait before the looming deadline.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"As they promised, they better begin the process of getting this INTERNATIONAL WATERWAY OPEN AND FAST!" he added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Questions linger over whether this maritime war strategy will achieve Trump's objective of reopening the Strait to commercial vessels.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Virginia senator Mark Warner, a ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told CNN he did not "understand how blockading the Strait is going to somehow push the Iranians into opening it".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that any warship approaching the Strait would be regarded as a breach of the ceasefire agreement and would be responded to "harshly and decisively".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/petrol-prices-australia-when-will-fuel-prices-go-down-after-pm-strikes-deal-with-singapore/67682665-3bfd-4704-8001-1774e08dd382"><strong><span>Australia has struck a fuel deal with Singapore. But why are prices still high?</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="tweet" data-tweet-id="2043425869570416802" data-user="9NewsAUS"></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said any US blockade would only push oil prices higher.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Enjoy the current pump figures," he said in a post on X, noting the current fuel prices in the US.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"With the so-called 'blockade', soon you'll be nostalgic for $4–$5 gas."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></li></ul></div></div>