US blockade of Strait of Hormuz to start Monday morning, military says

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said Sunday it will begin blockading Iranian ports at 10 a.m. EDT on Monday, 5:30 p.m. in Iran, following posts earlier in the day from President Trump directing the U.S. military to “clean out” the Strait of Hormuz.

The move follows 21 hours of unproductive peace talks in Pakistan on Saturday, where Vice President Vance said the sides had not “reached an agreement.”

“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 wrote in a Sunday Truth Social post, ahead of Centcom’s announcement.

“THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION, and Leaders of Countries, especially the United States of America, will never be extorted,” he said in the post. “I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a........

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