Iran war briefing: Trump ‘considering airstrikes’ amid Strait of Hormuz blockade threat

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13 Apr 2026 • 2:47 PM MYT
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Iran war briefing: Trump ‘considering airstrikes’ amid Strait of Hormuz blockade threat

  • Donald Trump is reportedly considering resuming airstrikes against Iran and other measures following the collapse of peace talks in Pakistan.
  • He has threatened to target Iran's energy infrastructure and blockade all ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz - starting on Monday at 10am EDT.
  • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that blockading military vessels in the Strait of Hormuz would be considered a violation of the ceasefire.
  • It comes as Trump told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo that he could “take Iran out in one day,” hours after his vice president emerged from talks in Islamabad without an agreement to end the war with Iran.
  • Meanwhile, more than 32 million people could be pushed into poverty as the economic fallout from the Iran war ripples across the global economy, a UN report suggests.

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