Blockade to continue until a deal is reached with Iran: Trump
Published: 08:04 PM,Apr 20,2026 | EDITED : 12:04 AM,Apr 21,2026
Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam
Washington - President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would not lift its blockade of Iranian ports until Tehran had agreed to a peace deal to end the war.
'THE BLOCKADE, which we will not take off until there is a 'DEAL,' is absolutely destroying Iran,' Trump said on social media. 'They are losing 500 Million Dollars a day, an unsustainable number, even in the short run.'
Traffic has again seized up in the Strait of Hormuz as both Tehran and Washington impose separate blockades.