Trump confirms US military has started blocking Iranian ports

On the noon of April 13th (local time), US President Trump announced at the White House that the US military's "blockade order" on Iranian ports had taken effect at 10:00 am that day (22:00 UTC+8). Trump said that the United States "does not need" the Strait of Hormuz and emphasized that no country will be allowed to "extort the world". He revealed that the "right people" from Iran called the US early that morning to express their willingness to "reach an agreement".