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U.S. VP JD Vance says talks with Iran stalled in P

U.S. VP JD Vance says talks with Iran stalled in Pakistan because the visiting delegation lacked authority to finalize terms. The team “had to go back to Tehran for approval,” he added, noting: “The ball is in the Iranian court now.”

By Jonathan Saul and Arathy Somasekhar LONDON/HOU

By Jonathan Saul and Arathy Somasekhar

LONDON/HOUSTON, April 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Monday detailed the boundaries of its Strait of Hormuz blockade, saying it would extend east to the Persian Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, while ship-tracking data showed two ships turned around in the strait as the blockade went into effect.

In a note to seafarers about the blockade that seeks to take control of the strait away from Iran, the U.S. Central Command said: “Any vessel entering or departing the blockaded area without authorization is subject to interception, diversion, and capture.”

“The blockade will not impede neutral transit passage through the Strait of Hormuz to or from non-Iranian destinations.”

The blockade began at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) on Monday.

Data from the MarineTraffic tracking service showed the tanker Rich Starry, which departed Sharjah anchorage off the coast of Dubai on Monday heading for China, turned back minutes after approaching the strait as did a second vessel, the Ostria. Those tankers can carry oil and chemicals.

However, two oil tankers linked to Iran exited the Persian Gulf on Monday via the strait ahead of the planned U.S. blockade, shipping data from Kpler and LSEG showed.

The tanker Aurora is laden with Iranian oil products, while the New Future tanker is carrying diesel loaded from the Hamriyah port in the United Arab Emirates, Kpler data showed.

They were among at least eight ships that transited the strait on Monday before the blockade.

According to Kpler, an oil products tanker that loaded in a United Arab Emirates port and three dry bulk ships that left from Iranian ports exited the strait while two Pakistani oil products tankers and two dry bulk ships entered the strait.

On April 13, a large crowd gathered in Stockholm,

On April 13, a large crowd gathered in Stockholm, Sweden, as Iran’s Crown Prince in exile, Reza Pahlavi, delivered a speech at the Swedish Parliament, drawing significant attention from the Iranian diaspora and international observers alike.

April 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it wou

April 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it would block shipping traffic in and out of Iran‘s ports starting at 10 a.m. ET (1400 GMT) on Monday, a move that would prevent roughly two million barrels of Iranian oil a day from entering the world’s markets, further tightening global supply.

Here are details on the planned blockade and its implications for oil markets:

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By Ron Bousso [The opinions expressed here are tho

By Ron Bousso
[The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters’]
LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) – The Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have shattered a status quo that prevailed among Middle East oil and gas producers for decades. Even if the current, shaky ceasefire holds, the uneasy “new normal” has likely set the stage for yet another round of conflict.

Tehran has now demonstrated both its ability and willingness to seal off the critical waterway and strike vital infrastructure across the region, fundamentally altering the risk calculus for its neighbours and jeopardizing the Persian Gulf countries’ long‑term oil and gas strategies.

The six‑week war laid bare deep tensions between the Islamic Republic and its key regional neighbours Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Iraq – all close U.S. allies. They had long avoided direct confrontation with Tehran under a tacit understanding that war would devastate their shared economic interests. But that entente cordiale has now been blown apart.

At the heart of the crisis lies the Strait of Hormuz. Iran closed the waterway for the first time in history, trapping nearly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supplies inside the Persian Gulf, delivering a devastating shock to the region and the global economy. Even if shipping ultimately resumes, the unprecedented act marks a historic rupture.

By Bo Erickson, Saad Sayeed and Asif Shahzad MIAMI

By Bo Erickson, Saad Sayeed and Asif Shahzad
MIAMI/ISLAMABAD, April 12 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. Navy would start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardizing a fragile two-week ceasefire.

Trump also said in a post on Truth Social that the U.S. would take action against every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran, and begin destroying mines that he said the Iranians had dropped in the strait, a choke point for about 20% of global energy supplies that Iran has blocked.

“Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,” he said.

“I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas,” Trump added.

“Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL!” he added.

Trump later told Fox News that NATO allies, whom he has criticized for failing to back the war he launched along with Israel on February 28, wanted to help with the operation in the strait. There was no immediate comment from Washington’s allies.

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