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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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The US president also threatened to bomb Iran\u2019s water treatment facilities as well as its power plants and bridges, repeating an earlier threat, if Tehran did not agree to abandon its nuclear weapons programme \u2013 the key sticking point between the two sides.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s surprise announcement of a blockade came after 21 hours of face-to-face peace negotiations between the US and Iran in Islamabad collapsed on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

JD Vance, the vice-president and head of the US team, said Iran had refused to give up the possibility of developing nuclear weapons, while the Iranian delegates said Washington needed to do more to win their trust.<\/p>\n

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Trump says US will blockade strait of Hormuz as Iran peace talks fail<\/h2>\n

Risking another increase in oil prices, Trump said he had instructed the US navy to begin \u201cblockading any and all ships trying to enter, or leave, the strait of Hormuz\u201d \u2013 and accused Iran of extortion with its own scheme of charging tolls to tankers.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards responded by declaring that if any warships approached the strait to enforce a blockade \u2013 usually considered an act of war \u2013 it would be considered a breach of the current ceasefire and would be strongly dealt with. They insisted the strait remained under Iranian control.<\/p>\n

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US lawmakers split on party lines over negotiations\u2019 failure to end Iran war<\/h2>\n

The failure of negotiations to end the US war with Iran<\/a> has unleashed a barrage of starkly partisan political responses, with leading Republicans making hawkish calls for Donald Trump to \u201cfinish the job\u201d while top Democrats warned that it would be disastrous for the president to resume hostilities.<\/p>\n

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Donald Trump and Marco Rubio watch UFC fights in Miami as peace talks with Iran fail<\/h2>\n

Donald Trump and US secretary of state Marco Rubio attended a UFC event in Miami on Saturday night as peace talks with Iran failed<\/a> on the other side of the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Secretary of State skipped the Iran negotiations in Pakistan to attend a UFC fight. So did the Special Envoy for South and Central Asia, while Pakistan has no confirmed U.S. ambassador,\u201d the House Democrats Foreign Affairs Committee wrote on X. \u201cTens of thousands of Americans are in harm\u2019s way. Gas prices are rising. This is not serious leadership. It\u2019s amateur hour.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ex-CIA director calls for ousting Trump: \u201825th amendment was written with him in mind\u2019<\/h2>\n

The former Central Intelligence Agency<\/a> director John Brennan has added his name to growing calls for the president to be ousted on grounds that he is unfit for the job, arguing that the US constitution\u2019s 25th amendment addressing involuntary removal from office was \u201cwritten with Donald Trump in mind\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Hungarian opposition ousts Viktor Orb\u00e1n after 16 years in power<\/h2>\n

Hungary\u2019s opposition Tisza party, led by P\u00e9ter Magyar, has won national elections, bringing an end to Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s 16-year grip on power, in a result that is likely to rattle the White House.<\/p>\n

Days before the election, JD Vance had travelled to Budapest, with the US vice-president saying that he<\/a> had come to \u201chelp\u201d Orb\u00e1n. Donald Trump had also repeatedly endorsed Orb\u00e1n, most recently on Friday when he vowed to bring US \u201ceconomic might\u201d to the country if Orb\u00e1n was re-elected.<\/p>\n

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Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened Saturday 11 April<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n