US military says it will blockade Iran's ports as ship traffic appears to halt in Strait of Hormuz

NewsWorldAmericasUS military says it will blockade Iran's ports as ship traffic appears to halt in Strait of HormuzU_S_ Central Command says it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports at 10 a_m_ EDT Monday, or 5:30 p_m_ in Iran, to be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations.”Samy Magdy Monday 13 April 2026 04:55 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"ed7a6cd4bc61dc47f317a2c82afcc1c9","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/iran-donald-trump-jd-vance-tehran-pakistan-b2956319.html","title":"US military says it will blockade Iran's ports as ship traffic appears to halt in Strait of Hormuz"}}US military says it will blockade Iran's ports as ship traffic appears to halt in Strait of HormuzShow all 5{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"US military says it will blockade Iran's ports as ship traffic appears to halt in Strait of Hormuz","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"Iran US Oil Prices","description":"FILE - Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri,File)","caption":"Iran US Oil Prices","copyright":"Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/04/12/23/Iran_US_Oil_Prices_53726.jpg","id":"2cb03fd8cf314dedb6ab9d4ff6e60948","mid":6613471,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":4901,"height":3267}}},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"Pakistan US Iran Vance","description":"Vice President JD Vance gives a thumbs up gesture while boarding Air Force Two as he leaves Islamabad, Sunday, April 12, 2026, after attending talks on Iran. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Poo...