- President Trump announces U.S. Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, vowing to destroy Iranian mines and deny safe passage to ships paying Iran fees.
- Trump cites Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons as reason for failed U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan; calls Iranian leadership 'volatile,
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