Reports of China sending weapons to Iran angers Trump as talks fail in Pakistan
US President Donald Trump has reacted furiously after CNN reported that China had come to Iran's rescue by helping improve its air defence system. The development came amidst the failure of US-Iran talks in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. Rifat Jawaid examines the significance of this development and the impact of the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on global economy.
Trump orders blockade of Hormuz Strait
US navy will begin blockading ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz “effective immediately”, US President Donald Trump said in a social media post Sunday. He added that the US would also “interdict” every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran for passing through the critical waterway. France 24 correspondent Fraser Jackson tells us the latest.
"So, Iran has subcontracted blocking the Strait of Hormuz to the U.S.? For free? Man, those Iranian negotiators are good."
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