Trump says will not lift blockade until deal with Iran
"THE BLOCKADE, which we will not take off until there is a 'DEAL,' is absolutely destroying Iran. They are losing $500 Million Dollars a day, an unsustainable number, even in the short run," U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media.
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- Published Date: 11:19 | 20 April 2026
President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would not lift its blockade of Iranian ports until Tehran had agreed a peace deal to end the war.
"THE BLOCKADE, which we will not take off until there is a 'DEAL,' is absolutely destroying Iran," Trump said on social media. "They are losing $500 Million Dollars a day, an unsustainable number, even in the short run."
Traffic has again seized up in the Strait of Hormuz as both Tehran and Washington impose separate blockades.
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