- President Trump announces a U.S. Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, set to begin in five hours, following failed peace talks with Iran.
- Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Borrego Libov and Navy commander Amir Ironi dismiss U.S. threats as ineffective and ridiculous.
- Trump
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