- Vice president JD Vance has accused Iran of perpetrating “economic terrorism” through their control of the Strait of Hormuz as a US blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas came into effect.
- “They’ve basically threatened any ship that's moving through the Straits of Hormuz,” he told Fox News. “Well, as the President of the United States showed, two can play at that game.”
- Iran responded to the blockade by threatening ports belonging to American allies in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
- Trump said he was willing to engage with Iran but would not agree to any deal allowing Tehran to possess a nuclear weapon. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian insisted Iran would only negotiate within international law.
- It comes as US secretary of state Marco Rubio will reportedly participate in the talks between Israel and Lebanon later today.
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