BREAKING NEWS: Trump Says U.S. Will Blockade Strait Of Hormuz Over Iran’s ‘Extortion’

President Donald Trump said the U.S. would start “blockading” the Strait of Hormuz hours after negotiations with Iran ended without a peace deal—announcing the U.S. would block ships from entering or leaving the critical waterway and “interdict” ships that paid a toll to Iran in two lengthy posts on Truth Social.

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