BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 12. U.S. will begin the process of blockading any and all ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social, Trend reports.
"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. They say they put mines
in the water, even though all of their Navy, and most of their
“mine droppers,” have been completely blown up. They may have done
so, but what ship owner would want to take the chance? There is
great dishonor and permanent harm to the reputation of Iran, and
what’s left of their “Leaders,” but we are beyond all of that. As
they promised, they better begin the process of getting this
INTERNATIONAL WATERWAY OPEN AND FAST! Every Law in the book is
being violated by them. I have been fully debriefed by Vice
President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner,
on the meeting that took place in Islamabad through the kind and
very competent leadership of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime
Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan. They are very extraordinary
men, and continuously thank me for saving 30 to 50 million lives in
what would have been a horrendous War with India. I always
appreciate hearing that — The amount of Humanity spoken of is
incomprehensible.
The meeting with Iran began early in the morning, and lasted
throughout the night — Close to 20 hours. I could go into great
detail, and talk about much that has been gotten but, 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.
My three Representatives, as all of this time went by, became, not
surprisingly, very friendly and respectful of Iran’s
Representatives, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Abbas Araghchi, and Ali
Bagheri, but that doesn’t matter because they were very unyielding
as to the single most important issue and, as I have always said,
right from the beginning, and many years ago, IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE
A NUCLEAR WEAPON!
So, there you have it, the meeting went well, most points were agreed to, but the only point that really mattered, NUCLEAR, was not. 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. 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. THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION, and Leaders of Countries, especially the United States of America, will never be extorted. I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas. We will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the Straits. Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL! Iran knows, better than anyone, how to END this situation which has already devastated their Country. Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft and Radar are useless, Khomeini, and most of their “Leaders,” are dead, all because of their Nuclear ambition. The Blockade will begin shortly. Other Countries will be involved with this Blockade. Iran will not be allowed to profit off this Illegal Act of EXTORTION. They want money and, more importantly, they want Nuclear. Additionally and, at an appropriate moment, we are fully “LOCKED AND LOADED,” and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran!,” Trump wrote.
Due to the lack of concrete results between the U.S. and Iran regarding the nuclear program, the U.S. and Israel launched military airstrikes against Iran on February 28, while Iran on the same day began striking Israel and U.S. facilities in the region with missiles and UAVs. A two-week ceasefire agreement between the sides was reached on April 7 through Pakistan’s mediation. Talks held between the U.S. and Iran in Islamabad on April 11 ended without an agreement.