{"id":3246,"date":"2026-04-17T17:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/?p=3246"},"modified":"2026-04-17T17:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:37:22","slug":"trump-says-iran-blockade-to-continue-until-deal-despite-hormuz-remaining-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/2026\/04\/17\/trump-says-iran-blockade-to-continue-until-deal-despite-hormuz-remaining-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Iran blockade to continue until deal, despite Hormuz remaining open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump has stated that the naval blockade targeting Iran will remain \u201cin full force\u201d until a comprehensive agreement is reached between Washington and Tehran.<\/p><p>In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump said the Strait of Hormuz remains open for global shipping and commercial passage, but restrictions specifically on Iranian-linked vessels will continue until negotiations are fully concluded.<\/p><p>He also acknowledged support from regional allies, thanking Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar for their cooperation during the ongoing crisis.<\/p><p>The remarks came after Iranian authorities indicated that Hormuz remains accessible to all vessels following a ceasefire related to broader regional tensions. Despite this, the US maintains pressure through its targeted maritime restrictions.<\/p><p>The ongoing conflict, which escalated earlier this year, has disrupted one of the world\u2019s most critical energy routes, with the Strait of Hormuz handling a significant share of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments. Analysts warn that continued instability could have far-reaching impacts on global energy markets.<\/p><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump has stated that the naval blockade targeting Iran will remain \u201cin full force\u201d until a comprehensive agreement is reached between Washington and Tehran. In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump said the Strait of Hormuz remains open for global shipping and commercial passage, but restrictions specifically on Iranian-linked vessels will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3246","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-international-en"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3246"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3248,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3246\/revisions\/3248"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}