{"id":31351,"date":"2026-04-13T06:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T06:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=31351"},"modified":"2026-04-13T06:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T06:24:16","slug":"iran-us-war-latest-trump-considering-limited-airstrikes-as-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-to-begin-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=31351","title":{"rendered":"Iran-US war latest: Trump \u2018considering limited airstrikes\u2019 as Strait of Hormuz blockade to begin today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Blockade by American warships of the Strait of Hormuz to come into force at 3 pm London time on Monday<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump says the US will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after Iran talks end without a deal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/onTheGround1_1.png\" alt=\"On The Ground\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;is reportedly considering resuming strikes in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran<\/a>&nbsp;after threatening to blockade all ships in the Strait of Hormuz following the collapse of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/peace-talks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">peace talks<\/a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/pakistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pakistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US<\/a>&nbsp;president is considering airstrikes on Iran, among other measures, the&nbsp;<em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>&nbsp;reported, citing unnamed US officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump has threatened to \u201ctake out\u201d Iran\u2019s energy infrastructure and that the US military would start &#8220;blockading any ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump added, without elaborating: &#8220;Other countries will be involved with this Blockade.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US Central Command announced that it will blockade all Iranian ports beginning Monday at 10 am EDT, or 5.30 pm in Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that the blockade of \u201capproaching military vessels to the Strait of Hormuz is considered a violation of the ceasefire\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran\u2019s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Naqer Ghalibaf, who led&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/tehran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran<\/a>\u2019s negotiators at the weekend talks with Washington, taunted Trump over rising gas prices, saying, \u201cenjoy the current pump figures\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/middle-east\/iran-us-war-live-trump-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-b2956325.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/middle-east\/iran-us-war-live-trump-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-b2956325.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blockade by American warships of the Strait of Hormuz to come into force at 3 pm London time on Monday Trump says the US will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after Iran talks end without a deal Donald Trump&nbsp;is reportedly considering resuming strikes in&nbsp;Iran&nbsp;after threatening to blockade all ships in the Strait of Hormuz following 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