00:00U.S. President Donald Trump orders a naval blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal
00:07areas.
00:08This after weekend talks failed to reach a deal to end the war with Iran, jeopardizing a fragile two-week
00:13ceasefire.
00:14The blockade starts at 10 a.m. Eastern Time or 10 p.m. Philippine Time on Monday.
00:18The U.S. Central Command says it will be enforced, quote,
00:21impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas.
00:26It includes all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
00:31It adds, vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports will not be impeded.
00:37Trump says U.S. forces will also intercept every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran.
00:43He adds, the U.S. Navy will begin destroying mines that the Iranians had dropped in the Strait of Hormuz,
00:48a choke point for about 20% of global energy supplies.
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