UPDATES:
Major developments we’re following:
- U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. Iran has demanded the right to collect tolls from vessels traveling through the strait, but Trump said no one who paid them would “have safe passage on the high seas.”
- Earlier in the day, the United States and Iran ended 21 hours of face-to-face talks in Islamabad without reaching a deal, leaving the fate of the fragile, two-week ceasefire still unclear.
- Negotiations between Israel and Lebanon are expected next week in Washington. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he had approved direct talks, while Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s office said Friday that negotiations between Israel and Lebanon are expected to begin Tuesday.
US Central Command says it will begin a blockade of Iranian ports on Monday
U.S. Central Command has announced that it will begin a blockade of Iranian ports on Monday at 10 a.m. ET.
CENTCOM said the blockade would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations” entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas.
It said it would still allow ships traveling between non-Iranian ports to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
In its statement, CENTCOM said the blockade would include all Iranian ports. It said it would give more information to commercial vessels before the start of the blockade.
JUST IN: US Central Command says it will begin blockade of Iranian ports Monday at 10am ET
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