US-Israel-Iran conflict: Peace talks collapse; Qatar announces full return of maritime navigation; Latest updates
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Trump announces US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz, says Iran refused to give up nuclear ambitions -
Bahrain drone interception count rises to 516, all forces at highest readiness -
US begins clearing Iranian mines from Strait of Hormuz with destroyer operations -
Iran says talks with US ended without deal, cites disagreements on 2-3 key issues -
Netanyahu says Israel will keep fighting Iran, accuses Erdogan of accommodating Tehran and attacking Kurds -
Qatar reopens maritime navigation for all vessels during daytime hours -
US-Iran talks collapse after 21 hours as Tehran rejects Washington’s terms -
US-Israel war on Iran: As it happened
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Trump announces US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz, says Iran refused to give up nuclear ambitions
President Donald Trump announced an immediate US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz via a post on Truth Social, after declaring that talks in Islamabad failed over Iran’s refusal to abandon its nuclear program. He said that while most points were agreed upon during nearly 20 hours of negotiations, “the only point that really mattered, NUCLEAR, was not.”
Trump said Iran had promised to reopen the strait but “knowingly failed to do so,” calling it “WORLD EXTORTION.” He ordered the US Navy to block all ships entering or leaving the strait, interdict any vessel that has paid a toll to Iran, and begin destroying mines laid by Iranian forces, warning that “any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL.”
He praised Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for hosting the talks, and said he was briefed by Vice President Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner. Trump acknowledged his representatives developed a respectful rapport with Iran’s negotiators, including Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Abbas Araghchi, and Ali Bagheri, but said they were “very unyielding” on the nuclear issue.
Trump reiterated that Iran’s military has been largely destroyed and warned that the US is “fully LOCKED AND LOADED” and that “our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran.” He said other countries would join the blockade and that “IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON.”
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Bahrain drone interception count rises to 516, all forces at highest readiness
Bahrain’s Defense Force confirmed that its air defense systems have intercepted and destroyed 194 missiles and 516 drones since the start of Iranian attacks, an increase of one drone from the previous count.
The command urged the public to avoid approaching any suspicious objects that may be remnants of the attacks, noting that Royal Field Engineering units are on full readiness to safely dispose of them.
The BDF said all units remain at the highest level of defensive readiness.
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US begins clearing Iranian mines from Strait of Hormuz with destroyer operations
US Central Command announced that two Navy guided-missile destroyers, USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy, transited the Strait of Hormuz on April 11 and began operations to clear sea mines laid by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.
CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper said the US is “establishing a new passage” and will share the safe route with the maritime industry to restore commerce.
Additional forces, including underwater drones, will join the clearance effort in the coming days.
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Iran says talks with US ended without deal, cites disagreements on 2-3 key issues
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei confirmed that negotiations with the United States ended without an agreement after nearly 25 hours of talks in Islamabad, describing them as the longest round of discussions over the past year.
He said the two sides reached consensus on some issues but disagreed on two to three important matters, including the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear program.
Baqaei said the talks took place in an atmosphere of distrust following 40 days of war and that consensus was not expected.
An earlier source told Iranian media that Washington had raised what Tehran considered excessive demands on Hormuz and the nuclear file.
Iran had previously stressed that its delegation’s presence in Pakistan demonstrated willingness to negotiate, though its armed forces’ “fingers would remain on the trigger.”
Baqaei maintained that diplomacy remains a tool to preserve national interests, adding that “diplomacy, alongside those defending the homeland, stands ready for all kinds of sacrifices.”
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Netanyahu says Israel will keep fighting Iran, accuses Erdogan of accommodating Tehran and attacking Kurds
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will continue to fight Iran and its proxies under his leadership, while accusing Turkish President Erdogan of accommodating Iran’s regime and of having “massacred his own Kurdish citizens.”
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Qatar reopens maritime navigation for all vessels during daytime hours
Qatar’s Ministry of Transport announced the full resumption of maritime navigation for all types of vessels from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., effective Sunday, April 12, 2026. Licensed fishing vessels are permitted to operate throughout the day.
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US-Iran talks collapse after 21 hours as Tehran rejects Washington’s terms
Negotiations between the United States and Iran broke down on Sunday after more than 21 hours of talks in Pakistan failed to produce an agreement, raising uncertainty over the future of the two-week ceasefire.
Vice President JD Vance confirmed Iran rejected Washington’s terms, calling the proposal “our final and best offer” while leaving the door open for Tehran to reconsider.
The talks, described as the highest-level direct encounter between US and Iranian officials since 1979, covered the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s nuclear stockpiles, war reparations, and sanctions relief. Iran said progress depended on US acceptance of what it called Iran’s legitimate rights and interests.
The breakdown leaves the fate of the ceasefire unresolved, with Israel continuing strikes in Lebanon and Prime Minister Netanyahu stating the war is “not over.”
Despite the failure, the talks marked a historic milestone, with Iran’s parliamentary speaker meeting directly with an American vice president just six weeks after US and Israeli strikes killed Iran’s supreme leader.
President Trump, attending UFC 327 in Miami as talks collapsed, said “We win, regardless. We’ve defeated them militarily.”
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