The statement comes as direct US-Iran talks in Islamabad end without an agreement

Trump says Washington will not accept Iran's imposition of a de facto toll booth system in the critical waterway.

The statement comes as direct US-Iran talks in Islamabad end without an agreement

The US plans to block ‘all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports’ starting on Monday.

The president said the U.S. was ready to "finish up" Iran at the “appropriate moment."

The president said the U.S. was ready to "finish up" Iran at the “appropriate moment," stressing that Tehran's nuclear ambitions were at the core of the failure to end the war.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy will block the Strait of Hormuz to cut off Iran's shipping lanes after peace talks failed to produce a deal.

The conflict is now a test of wills - Iran’s capacity to absorb strikes versus Trump’s tolerance for the war's costs.

Iran warns move would breach ceasefire as US president also repeats threats to strike critical infrastructure

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The threat from the president has left global markets in another period of uncertainty, with questions over how the blockade will be enforced

Iran responded with threats on ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

The U.S. blockade, set to begin at 10 a.m. ET, will apply to "any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz," President Donald Trump said.

Trump says Beijing ‘would like to see this ended’ as the US moves to stop vessels transiting to and from Iranian ports.

US military boasts blockade of the strait of Hormuz will incapacitate Iran’s economy; Trump says negotiations could return to Pakistan