CENTCOM tells seafarers it's still working out how blockade 'will be applied in practice,' warns ships trying to leave or enter Iranian ports without permission are subject to capture

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President Donald Trump said Monday that the “right people” in Iran have reached out seeking to “make a deal — very badly” after talks collapsed over the weekend, insisting Tehran will “never” be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon as the United States simultaneously moved forward with a naval blockade targeting Iranian ports to increase pressure.

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Left-wing Australian PM Anthony Albanese said Canberra has not received a request from the United States to help with its "unilateral" blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as announced by President Donald Trump.

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CENTCOM says it will begin blocking all ships entering and exiting Iran's ports, will not block Hormuz for ships using non-Iranian ports, in step down from Trump's earlier threat

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