CENTCOM contradicts reports on ships breaking blockade as Trump says US-Iran talks could resume in the next two days.

Negotiations are ongoing between US-Iranian delegations in Islamabad, with control of the strait a key sticking point.

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

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

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

The U.S. military said it will begin stopping all ships from leaving or entering Iran's ports in line with a blockade ordered by President Donald Trump.

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.

CENTCOM has warned that blockade would apply to all ships regardless of flag

U.S. President Donald Trump announced the blockade after weekend peace talks in Islamabad between the U.S. and Iran failed to reach a deal.

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CENTCOM contradicts reports on ships breaking blockade as Trump says US-Iran talks could resume in the next two days.

Six merchant vessels complied with direction from US forces to turn around to re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman

US Central Command say more than 10,000 armed forces members, as well as warships and planes, are involved in blockade.

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

The U.S. has signaled optimism about the prospect of reaching a diplomatic end to the Iran war.

Gen. Dan Caine told the press Thursday that 13 ships have turned away from the U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz since it began on Monday.

At least four vessels tracked from Iranian ports appear to have crossed a US blockade line in the Gulf of Oman, analysis of ship-tracking data suggests.