Centcom says blockade of Iranian ports to begin at 10am ET; Iran’s negotiator says ‘we will not bow to threats’; oil prices rise. Follow the latest news

There was no sign Iran was lifting its near-total blockade of the strait, which has caused the worst-ever disruption to global energy supplies.

Trump said the peace negotiations with Iran went well, but Iran would not agree to end its nuclear program.

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

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.

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

Donald Trump has said the US will begin blockading the strait of Hormuz in an attempt to take control of the strategic waterway. Key US politics stories from Sunday 12 April at a…

Centcom says blockade of Iranian ports to begin at 10am ET; Iran’s negotiator says ‘we will not bow to threats’; oil prices rise. Follow the latest news

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

US Navy to impose blockade today in bid to choke off flow of Iranian oil

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.

Analysts say that Iran has already moved vast quantities of its oil offshore and a full blockade would be complex to implement

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

Analysts say that Iran has already moved vast quantities of its oil offshore and a full blockade would be complex to implement