Iran, US, Israel War Today News Live Updates: US Central Command said that it has enforced a blockade on Iranian ports, halting maritime trade within 36 hours and asserting control over key Middle East sea routes. “A blockade of Iranian ports has been fully implemented as U.S. forces maintain maritime superiority in the Middle East. An estimated 90% of Iran’s economy is fueled by international trade by sea. In less than 36 hours since the blockade was implemented, U.S. forces have completely halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea,” said Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM Commander.
Trump says war ‘close to over’: In an interview with Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” United States President Donald Trump, speaking of the Iran war, said, “I think it’s close to over, yeah. I mean, I view it as very close to over.” He further said that Iran wants to make a deal “very badly”. “If I pulled up stakes right now, it would take them 20 years to rebuild that country. And we’re not finished. We’ll see what happens. I think they want to make a deal very badly,” he said.
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US and Iranian delegations may return to Islamabad later this week, after the first round last weekend ended without agreement. JD Vance has called Washington’s proposal its “final and best offer.”
Vance says Trump wants ‘grand bargain’ with Iran: US Vice President JD Vance, while addressing a Turning Point USA event in Georgia, discussed the 20-plus hours of talks with Iran in Islamabad, stating that Trump “doesn’t want to make, like, a small deal. He wants to make the grand bargain.” “We’re going to make it economically prosperous, and we’re going to invite the Iranian people into the world economy in a way they haven’t been in my entire life,” the US vice president added.
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