confirmed<\/a> the collapse of negotiations and announced a sweeping escalation: a U.S.-led naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cIran is UNWILLING TO GIVE UP ITS NUCLEAR AMBITIONS,\u201d Trump wrote, calling the negotiations productive in many respects but ultimately unacceptable due to Tehran\u2019s stance on nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe meeting with Iran began early in the morning, and lasted throughout the night \u2014 Close to 20 hours,\u201d he said. \u201cI could go into great detail, and talk about much that has been gotten but, there is only one thing that matters \u2014 IRAN IS UNWILLING TO GIVE UP ITS NUCLEAR AMBITIONS!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump also accused Iran of failing to uphold commitments to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, alleging the regime had created uncertainty by suggesting the presence of naval mines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey say they put mines in the water\u2026 but what ship owner would want to take the chance?\u201d he wrote. \u201cTHIS IS WORLD EXTORTION, and Leaders of Countries\u2026 will never be extorted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Declaring immediate action, Trump announced: \u201cEffective immediately, the United States Navy\u2026 will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that U.S. forces would interdict vessels that paid tolls to Iran and begin clearing any mines in the waterway, while warning of severe military retaliation for any Iranian aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAny Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The president framed the escalation as both a defensive measure and a continuation of broader U.S. military pressure in the region, claiming Iran\u2019s capabilities had already been significantly degraded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTheir Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft and Radar are useless,\u201d he said, reiterating his longstanding position that \u201cIRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the collapse of talks, Trump insisted progress had been made on other fronts\u2014but emphasized that none of it mattered without resolution on the nuclear issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn many ways, the points that were agreed to are better than us continuing our Military Operations to conclusion,\u201d he wrote. \u201cBut all of those points don\u2019t matter compared to allowing Nuclear Power to be in the hands of such volatile, difficult, unpredictable people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The developments leave the region at a precarious crossroads, with diplomacy stalled, military pressure increasing, and one of the world\u2019s most critical shipping lanes now at the center of a rapidly escalating standoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n