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Issued on: 13/04/2026 - 04:11 Modified: 13/04/2026 - 04:17

Cargo ships sail within the Arabian Gulf in direction of the Strait of Hormuz within the United Arab Emirates on March 19, 2026. AP US President Donald Trump introduced a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian ports beginning Monday afternoon, after ceasefire talks collapsed in Pakistan. The transfer triggered an oil worth surge and warnings of escalation, as each side traded threats and blamed one another for the breakdown in negotiations and rising regional tensions. Comply with our liveblog for the newest updates.

13/04/2026 - 04:17 Trump says he doesn't care if Iran returns to negotiations after failed talks President Donald Trump stated Sunday he doesn't care if Iran comes again to negotiations with america after talks in Pakistan failed to provide a deal.

"I do not care if they arrive again or not. If they do not come again, I am fantastic," Trump instructed reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland upon his return from Florida.

13/04/2026 - 04:16 Trump says 'not a fan' of Pope Leo XIV President Donald Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV on social media on Sunday, saying the primary American pope ought to “cease catering to the Radical Left.”

It was a rare broadside in opposition to the worldwide chief of the Catholic Church, exacerbating a feud that started over the conflict in Iran.

“Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and horrible for Overseas Coverage,” the president wrote on social media. He additionally wrote that “I don’t need a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon."

A short while later, talking to reporters after Air Drive One landed exterior Washington from Florida, Trump stated, “We don’t like a pope who says it’s OK to have a nuclear weapon.”

“He’s a really liberal individual,” Trump stated of Leo, earlier than including, “I’m not a fan of Pope Leo.”

13/04/2026 - 04:15 Oil costs surge above $100 as US prepares blockade of Strait of Hormuz Oil costs jumped above $100 a barrel on Monday because the US Navy ready to dam ships from reaching Iran through the Strait of Hormuz, a transfer that might limit Iranian oil exports, after Washington and Tehran failed to achieve a deal to finish the conflict.

Brent crude futures rose $6.71, or 7.05%, to $101.91 a barrel by 0104 GMT after settling 0.75% decrease on Friday.

US West Texas Intermediate was at $104.16 a barrel, up $7.59, or 7.86%, following a 1.33% loss within the earlier session.

"The market is now largely again to circumstances earlier than the ceasefire, besides now the US will block the remaining as much as 2 million barrels per day Iranian-linked flows via the Strait of Hormuz as nicely," stated Saul Kavonic, head of power analysis at MST Marquee.

13/04/2026 - 04:08 US blockade of Strait of Hormuz to start Monday afternoon President Donald Trump stated Sunday the US Navy would swiftly start a blockade of ships coming into or leaving the strategic Strait of Hormuz, after US-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended with out an settlement.

US Central Command introduced the blockade would contain all Iranian ports, starting on Monday at 10 a.m. EDT, or 5:30 p.m. in Iran, to be “enforced impartially in opposition to vessels of all nations.”

• The US and Iran ended ceasefire talks in Pakistan, overseen by US Vice President JD Vance, with out an settlement.

• Iran’s Overseas Minister Abbas Araghchi stated Sunday that Tehran had been simply "inches away" from a cope with Washington throughout weekend talks with america in Islamabad.