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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dan Sabbagh in Jerusalem and Sam Jones

Trump says US will blockade strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail

Donald Trump speaking to reporters in front of an American flag
Donald Trump’s surprise announcement of a blockade came after 21 hours of face-to-face negotiations in Pakistan failed. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/Pool/CNP/Shutterstock

Donald Trump has said the US will begin blockading the strait of Hormuz in an attempt to take control of the strategic waterway from Iran in the aftermath of failed peace negotiations between the countries in Pakistan.

The US president also threatened to bomb Iran’s water treatment facilities, power plants and bridges if Tehran did not agree to abandon its nuclear weapons programme, the key sticking point between the two sides.

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