Trump orders US Navy to block Hormuz after Iran talks fail

US President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy on Sunday to block key Gulf sea lane the Strait of Hormuz, furious with Iran's refusal to surrender its nuclear ambitions after peace talks broke down without agreement. In response, Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned they have traffic in the strategic waterway under full control and would trap any enemy who try to challenge it "in a deadly vortex in the Strait if it makes the wrong move".

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