After the US-Iran negotiations in Islamabad failed, tensions exploded again with Trump announcing a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The United States will block ships “entering or exiting” Iranian ports starting from 4pm Italian time this afternoon. The American president wrote it in Truth. “Great Britain and a couple of other countries are sending minesweepers, the US will stop any ship that pays a toll to Tehran”, says the tycoon, who once again threatens to bomb power plants and warns China: “50% duties if it sends weapons to the regime”. However, London withdraws and the Pasdaran warn: “We will trap the enemies in the deadly vortex of Hormuz”. The delegation led by Vance left Pakistan in the night: “It was the last offer, they did not commit to the nuclear”https://gazzettadelsud.it/articoli/mondo/2026/04/13/hormuz-e-nuovamente-chiuso-trump-il-blocco-dei-por give-you-today-at-16-ghalibaf-now-enjoy-the-petrol-prices-aef39a74-2c31-46fe-8622-8de19a399eca/.”Requests unreasonable,” he replies. Putin hears Pezeshkian and offers himself as a mediator. Israeli tanks ram Italian Unifil vehicles, Netanyahu visits troops in Lebanon.
Starmer does not support the US naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz
“The United Kingdom does not support the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz announced by American President Donald Trump,” the British prime minister told the BBC. “We were clear that we would not allow ourselves to be dragged into this war,” the Labor prime minister reiterated. London has in fact only participated in “defensive actions” since the beginning of the conflict unleashed by the USA and Israel against Iran, arousing harsh criticism from President Trump. Starmer underlined that the objective to be pursued is the reopening of the Strait as “the only way to bring energy prices down in the shortest possible time”. Asked whether he holds Trump personally responsible for the impact on British energy bills, the prime minister did not respond directly, saying that “the most important thing” to do now is to bring together the countries involved in the conflict to encourage de-escalation and the reopening of the Strait.
Macron, a conference with London in view of a peaceful mission for Hormuz
France «will organize with Great Britain, in the next few days, a conference with countries ready to contribute alongside it to a peaceful multinational mission aimed at restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz». The French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced it this morning in a post on X.
Ghalibaf, ‘The US will soon regret the 4-5 dollars a gallon’
“Enjoy the current prices at the pump. With the so-called ‘lockout,’ you will soon regret the $4-5 a gallon.” The president of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, wrote this on The speaker of the Iranian parliament therefore warned that the move could have negative repercussions on American consumers, resulting in an increase in fuel prices. In his message, Ghalibaf also posted a graph of fuel prices near the White House and posted a cryptic formula, “ΔO_BSOH>0 ⇒ f(f(O))>f(O),” which could be interpreted as a technical warning about cumulative shocks to oil markets.
Strait of Hormuz, ‘Maritime traffic has stopped again’
“Sea traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has once again come to a standstill after US President Donald Trump announced the launch of a naval blockade following failed negotiations with Iranian officials.” This was written by Lloyd’s List, a newspaper specializing in news relating to navigation. “Before the announcement of the blockade – we read in an article – maritime traffic through the strait had continued, albeit at reduced levels, even on Sunday. On Saturday there was a slight increase in the transit of oil tankers, as shipping companies prepared to jeopardize the provisional ceasefire agreement to get some ships out of the Persian Gulf. Following Trump’s announcement of the naval blockade, however, all traffic seems to have stopped and at least two ships that seemed headed to leave the strait turned around route”.
Trump: ‘Other countries involved to prevent Iran from selling oil’
Donald Trump said “other nations are working to prevent Iran from selling oil” while speaking to reporters upon his arrival in Washington. The American president did not specify which countries are involved and how.
Araghchi, ‘We were one step away from an agreement, stopped by US maximalism’
“In intense talks at the highest level in 47 years, Iran made good faith commitments to the United States to end the war. But one step away from the ‘Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding,’ we ran into maximalism, game-changing and blockade. No lessons learned.” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi writes this on X. “Goodwill begets goodwill. Enmity begets enmity,” he concluded.