Hyderabad, April 12 -- US President Donald Trump on Sunday, April 12, said the US Navy will immediately begin the process of blockading the Strait of Hormuz, hours after talks with Iran in Islamabad ended without agreement.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the US Navy would start "the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave" the strategic waterway, a vital route for global oil shipments.

"At some point, we will reach an 'ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT' basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen," he wrote, blaming Tehran for restricting safe maritime passage.

He further stated that US forces would target vessels accused of paying what he described as "illegal toll...