Tim Mak2d ago
U.S.-Iran peace talks fail; #Trump announces U.S. blockade in #Strait of #Hormuz; death tolls in #Iran, #Lebanon reach thousands.
Meanwhile, tankers in #Hormuz make last-minute u-turns, and Iran’s internet shutdown breaks global records. https://www.iranwar.news/p/us-iran-peace-talks-fail-trump-announces
U.S.-Iran peace talks fail; Trump announces U.S. blockade in Strait of Hormuz; death tolls in Iran, Lebanon reach thousands

Meanwhile, tankers in Hormuz make last-minute u-turns, and Iran’s internet shutdown breaks global records.

Iran War Dispatches with Tim Mak
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The latest #news at this hour:

U.S.-IRAN PEACE TALKS FAIL: The U.S. and #Iran failed to reach an agreement after the peace talks in Islamabad, #Pakistan. J.D. Vance said that Iran wouldn’t give up its #nuclear program and declined the “final and best offer” from the U.S. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/12/world/live-news/iran-us-war-talks-trump

Trump says US will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran talks end without a deal

President Donald Trump said the US Navy will start preventing ships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, after US-Iran peace talks ended without agreement. Follow for live updates.

CNN
Apr 12 at 3:07pmWeb
Show threadTim Mak2d ago
TRUMP SAYS U.S. WILL BLOCKADE STRAIT OF HORMUZ: In a Truth Social post on April 12, #Trump wrote that the U.S. Navy will begin the process of “BLOCKADING any and all #ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of #Hormuz.”https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116391828823240211
Show threadTim Mak2d ago
…WHILE #TANKERS IN HORMUZ MAKE LAST-MINUTE U-TURN: Two tankers set out on Saturday to make their way out of the #Persian Gulf via the Strait of #Hormuz but on Sunday reversed their course after ceasefire talks broke down, Bloomberg reported. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-12/two-supertankers-u-turn-in-hormuz-as-us-iran-talks-break-down
Show threadTim Mak2d ago
Also in today's #news:
Death tolls in #Iran, #Lebanon reach thousands; #Iran's #internet shutdown breaks global record; Saudi Arabia restores East-West pipeline capacity.
Find out more via the link! https://www.iranwar.news/p/us-iran-peace-talks-fail-trump-announces
U.S.-Iran peace talks fail; Trump announces U.S. blockade in Strait of Hormuz; death tolls in Iran, Lebanon reach thousands

Meanwhile, tankers in Hormuz make last-minute u-turns, and Iran’s internet shutdown breaks global records.

Iran War Dispatches with Tim Mak
Show threadTim Mak2d ago
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Show threadTim Zee2d ago
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I can't wait to see how the oil futures market reacts to this when it opens late Sunday.