Oil prices top $100 a barrel after talks fail and Trump orders Hormuz blockade - short news
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..
source: The Guardian - 13.04.2026