President Donald Trump announced Sunday, April 12, that the US Navy will establish a blockade on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. The president made his announcement hours after peace talks in Pakistan failed.
“Effectively 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 wrote on Truth Social. “No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas,” he added.
As Liberty Nation News Assistant Editor Liz Lawrence reported earlier Sunday morning, Iran had, to quote Vice President JD Vance, “chosen not to accept our terms.” Vance was joined by US special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in Pakistan Saturday for the peace talks with high-level Iranian officials. But things did not go as planned. The terms of the deal that fell through haven’t been released, but the administration did confirm they included an “affirmative commitment” that Iran wouldn’t pursue nuclear weapons or the technology required to build them. Iranian state television explained that the US demanded “too much” and said that the Strait of Hormuz, uranium enrichment, and “other issues” killed the negotiations.
President Trump explained on Sunday that the US would “seek and interdict” vessels that had paid the toll charged by Iran. As for the rogue nation itself, he offered a warning: “Any Iranian who fires on 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.”
Holding the Strait of Hormuz hostage was a bold move – and it would be a powerful tool for Iran, if only they could hold it. With American warships in and around the Strait, Iran is left with only two choices: give it up or escalate by striking the US Navy – and even the briefest glance at the history of the 20th century shows just how bad an idea that is.
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