{"id":3019,"date":"2026-04-29T04:06:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/?p=3019"},"modified":"2026-05-02T18:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:16:54","slug":"trump-tells-aids-to-prepare-for-extended-blockade-of-iran-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/trump-tells-aids-to-prepare-for-extended-blockade-of-iran-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump tells aides to prepare for extended blockade of Iran: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

US President Donald Trump has instructed aids to prepare for an extended blockade of Iran, The Wall Street Journal <\/em>reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citing US officials, the report said that in recent meetings, Trump opted to continue squeezing Iran’s economy and oil exports by preventing shipping to and from its ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He assessed that his other options\u2014resume bombing or walk away from the conflict\u2014carried more risk than maintaining the blockade, officials added, the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US and Israel launched a joint offensive against Iran on February 28, prompting Tehran to respond with strikes on what it described as US interests across the region, many of them in Gulf countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A ceasefire was announced on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, followed by talks hosted in Islamabad on April 11-12, but the negotiations ended without an agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump later said the truce had been extended at Pakistan’s request pending a proposal from Tehran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He signaled Monday that he was unlikely to accept Iran’s latest proposal to end the war after Tehran proposed a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while leaving questions about its nuclear program for later negotiations. – AA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trump ‘unlikely to accept’ Iran\u2019s proposal to end war<\/a><\/blockquote>