Diego Kazmierczak
Donald Trump is considering launching limited strikes on Iran to turn the screws on the regime following failed peace negotiations over the weekend.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration is weighing this up among other options, including resuming a full bombing campaign, to break the stalemate in talks.
However, analysts have suggested a full return to war is unlikely given the backlash among many inside the MAGA camp to the idea of a prolonged military engagement – especially given the US midterms later this year.
Following the failure of the peace talks in Pakistan this weekend, Trump plunged the world into chaos last night by announcing that US forces would ‘begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz’, hours after peace talks with Iran held in Pakistan broke down.
The US President added in his Truth Social post announcing the bombshell move: ‘I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran.’
Just a few hours later, the US Army said the blockade would begin on Monday at 3pm UK time.
It added: ‘The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.’
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