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United States President Donald Trump on April 18 convened a White House Situation Room meeting to discuss the crisis around the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing talks with Iran, Axios reported, citing American officials.
The news website noted that Iran’s announcement earlier in the day about a renewed closure of the strategic strait — responsible for 20% of the world’s total oil and liquefied natural gas shipments —, along with reported attacks on vessels in the waterway, came less than 24 hours after Trump said a deal to end the war could be reached “within a day or two.”
It added that “if there is no breakthrough soon, the war could resume in the coming days,” when the ceasefire is set to end.
The meeting reportedly included Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Also present were White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, special envoy Steve Witkoff, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine.
A separate report from The Wall Street Journal said that the U.S. military is preparing in coming days to board Iran‑linked oil tankers and seize commercial ships in international waters.
According to the report, the U.S. is expanding its campaign to the entire globe and will target ships ferrying Iranian oil outside the Persian Gulf as well as vessels transporting weapons that could support the Islamic Republic.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office earlier in the day, Trump said that Iran “got a little cute … they wanted to close up the Strait again,” adding that the country “can’t blackmail us.”
He also said the U.S. is continuing talks with Iran and that he expects to know by the end of the day whether the parties will move forward with a deal.
In an apparent response to the recent escalation by the U.S., the navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that any ship approaching the Strait of Hormuz will be treated as a target.
“We warn that no ship, of any kind, should leave its anchorage in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. Any attempt to approach the Strait of Hormuz will be considered cooperation with the enemy, and the offending vessel will be targeted,” said the statement published on the IRGC’s official Sepah News website.
These developments indicate that an agreement between the U.S. and Iran before the end of the ceasefire is still highly-unlikely.
The U.S. is clearly gearing up to resume war, and if it moves on with its plans to seize tankers, the Islamic Republic will likely respond.
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russia and china are in on it. they are helping israel and the usa.
just goes to show how stupid they are, because they are next.
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