Iran-US war latest: Trump ‘considering airstrikes’ as Strait of Hormuz blockade to begin from today

Liveupdated{"lang":"en","timestamp":1776054475}NewsWorldMiddle EastIran-US war latest: Trump ‘considering limited airstrikes’ as Strait of Hormuz blockade to begin todayBlockade by American warships of Strait of Hormuz to come into force at 3pm London time on MondayBel Trew, Mike Bedigan & Shweta SharmaMonday 13 April 2026 05:27 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956325","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-live-trump-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-b2956325.html","title":"Iran-US war latest: Trump ‘considering airstrikes’ as Hormuz blockade to begin"}}CloseTrump says US will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran talks end without dealOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSou...