Trump says US to 'blockade' Strait of Hormuz after talks failed over Iran's nuclear ambitions

This page is no longer being updated. You can continue to follow our coverage at our new live page here The US military says that a blockade of Iranian ports will begin at 10:00 ET (14:00 GMT) on Monday US Central Command says it "will not impede" ships in the Strait of Hormuz heading "to and from non-Iranian ports" It follows a Truth Social post from US President Donald Trump saying the US Navy will "blockade any and all ships" trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz - a critical waterway for global oil shipping Trump adds that talks with Iran in Pakistan failed because Tehran won't "give up its nuclear ambitions". Iran says the two sides were "inches away" from a deal, but Tehran was then met with "maximalism" and "shifting goalposts" Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led negotiations in Pakistan, says the country "will not submit to any threat" in a statement carried by local media Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Naval Forces says any military vessels that approach the Strait of Hormuz will be considered to be violating the ceasefire and "dealt with severely" Edited by James Chater and Toby Mann, with Lyse Doucet, Carrie Davies and