Oil prices top $100 a barrel after talks fail and Trump orders Hormuz blockade

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Naval blockade is attempt to choke off Iranian oil flow as US president threatens to eliminate Iranian ‘attack ships’

Explainer: strait of Hormuz blockade

Oil prices jumped back above $100 a barrel and global stocks fell after weekend talks between the US and Iran ended without an agreement and Donald Trump imposed a blockade of the strait of Hormuz.

The US president said on Sunday the blockade would target Iranian vessels and ships that have paid a toll to Iran for..


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source: The Guardian - 13.04.2026

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