Trump threatens Strait of Hormuz blockade after US-Iran ceasefire talks end without agreement

Trump also said the U.S. was ready to “finish up” Iran at the “appropriate moment," stressing that Tehran's nuclear ambitions were at the core of the failure to end the war.

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Trump warns a 'whole civilization will die tonight' if a deal with Iran isn't reached

Trump threatened to destroy all of Iran’s power plants and bridges if Tehran does not allow traffic to fully resume in the strait, through which a fifth of the world’s oil transits in peacetime.