Iran live updates: US blockade of Iran's Strait of Hormuz ports to begin Monday

CENTCOM said it will block all traffic 'entering and exiting Iranian ports.'

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Last updated: Monday, April 13, 2026 6:12PM GMT
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military and government sites.

Trump set a deadline for Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face broad strikes on its critical infrastructure. Hours before the deadline expired, Trump said he had agreed to suspend planned bombing for two weeks if Iran agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi then said that "safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran's Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he supported the ceasefire with Iran, but that Lebanon -- where intense Israeli strikes continued -- was not covered by the agreement, despite Iranian protests.

ByNicholas Kerr ABCNews logo
Apr 09, 2026, 11:06 PM GMT

Trump says Iran doing 'very poor job' of allowing oil through Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating its agreement with the U.S. over the Strait of Hormuz, saying in a social media post on Thursday that it was "doing a poor job" of allowing oil to pass through the waterway.

"Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing Oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz. That is not the agreement we have!" he wrote.

Trump's post follows another in which he told Iran not to charge fees to oil tankers passing through the strait.

ByIsabella Murray ABCNews logo
Apr 09, 2026, 10:29 PM GMT

Trump says Iran 'better not' charge a Strait of Hormuz toll

President Donald Trump issued a warning on social media Thursday while responding to "reports" that Iran is collecting tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, saying "they better not be and, if they are, they better stop now!"

This comes as the president suggested to ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jon Karl on Wednesday that the U.S. and Iran could work together to collect tolls.

"We're thinking of doing it as a joint venture. It's a way of securing it -- also securing it from lots of other people," Trump told Karl in a phone call, when asked if he's okay with the Iranians charging a toll for all ships that go through the Strait of Hormuz.

ByShannon K. Kingston ABCNews logo
Apr 09, 2026, 8:55 PM GMT

State Department to host talks between Israel, Lebanon next week

The U.S. State Department will host a meeting next week in order to "discuss ongoing ceasefire negotiations" with Israel and Lebanon, a department official confirmed to ABC News.

The talks are expected to be direct, with U.S. ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa playing a mediator role. Both Israel and Lebanon are expected to be represented by their respective ambassadors to Washington.

A U.S. official said that plans are still being finalized.

ByGhazi Balkiz ABCNews logo
Apr 09, 2026, 8:55 PM GMT

Nearly 1,900 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon: Health ministry

At least 1,888 people have been killed and another 6,092 were injured in Israeli strikes across Lebanon since March 2, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.