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Trump Orders Naval Blockade of Iran After Failed Talks, Iran Threatens Retaliation in Gulf

2026-04-13 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Ship traffic has been halted again in the Strait of Hormuz after President Trump ordered the U.S. military to begin a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas starting Monday at 10 a.m. ET. Iran denounced Trump's move as an illegal act amounting to "piracy" and has threatened to strike Gulf ports in retaliation. Trump ordered the blockade after the U.S. and Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war following 21 hours of talks in Islamabad, Pakistan. Global oil prices jumped after Trump announced the blockade. Ervand Abrahamian, professor emeritus of history at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York, predicts "the U.S. will start bombing Iranian oil installations. Iran will retaliate by bombing the Gulf oil installations, gas installations. The oil prices then could really zoom up. Some people expect it to reach $200 a barrel." Abrahamian warns that soaring energy prices will have long-term implications for the world economy. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@geoffhuffman7111 2026-04-13

The whole world is his diaper at this point

98 2 replies
@raygomez2000 2026-04-13

fixing up the old bicycle. Looks like driving will become a luxury for special occasions only.

87 9 replies
@eloisehankerson1560 2026-04-13

Jared Kushner doesn't have security clearance for crap!!! The three clown stooges🤡🤡🤡🤡

87 8 replies
@markymark4027 2026-04-13

Blocking the strait to unblock the strait that was already unblocked before the war started. Trump keeps doubling down on stupid.

66 5 replies
@pauldavis-m1u 2026-04-13

The price of western greed!

57 8 replies
@mladyriad 2026-04-13

The US should have NO say on ANY Middle East policy

23 2 replies
@christinecarroll7881 2026-04-13

Vance and Kushner....GMAFB...there's zero chance of any success with those two heading the talks.

10 1 replies
@Flux_Nomad 2026-04-13

Isn't this America breaking the Cease Fire ? 🤷

10 1 replies
@mercedesruiz3356 2026-04-13

Amy, gracias por esta entrevista.

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@mc-sina 2026-04-13

thanks

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