Donald Trump has reportedly directed his team to prepare for a prolonged blockade of Iran.
Instead of escalating with more military strikes or pulling back from the conflict, Trump sees the blockade as the least risky option, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing several officials.
Earlier, it was reported that Trump was reviewing Iran’s new peace proposal, but that he was unhappy with it since it didn’t include nuclear talks. Tehran’s latest proposal would see the Strait of Hormuz opened and an end to the war, but with talks on the Iranian nuclear programme postponed.
Trump wrote on Truth Social: “Iran has just informed us that they are in a ‘State of Collapse’.
“They want us to ‘Open the Hormuz Strait’, as soon as possible, as they try to figure out their leadership situation (Which I believe they will be able to do!),” he added.
