{"id":49353,"date":"2026-04-13T08:41:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49353"},"modified":"2026-04-13T08:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:41:13","slug":"trump-says-iran-is-in-very-bad-shape-doesnt-care-if-regime-comes-back-to-table-ahead-of-planned-strait-of-hormuz-blockade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49353","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Iran is &#8216;in very bad shape,&#8217; doesn&#8217;t care if regime comes back to table ahead of planned Strait of Hormuz blockade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Trump said Monday Iran is \u201cin very bad shape\u201d ahead of the planned US blockade of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/11\/world-news\/us-navy-ships-cross-strait-of-hormuz-for-first-time-since-start-of-iran-war-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>which comes into force at 10 a.m. EDT.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say it\u2019s holding well. Their military is destroyed, their whole navy is underwater. One hundred fifty ships are gone, their navy is gone,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iXwcIs681Nc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told reporters outside of Joint Base Andrews in Maryland<\/a> when asked how the cease-fire is holding with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Iran is in very bad shape. I think they\u2019re pretty desperate,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe had a meeting that lasted 21 hours. We understand the situation better than anybody, and Iran\u2019s in very bad shape.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>President Trump speaks with the media about Monday\u2019s Strait of Hormuz blockade after disembarking from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on April 12, 2026.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t care if they come back or not,\u201d he added. \u201cIf they don\u2019t come back, I\u2019m fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump vowed the blockade will be \u201cvery effective,\u201d warning Iran will not be able to sell oil. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>US Central Command announced that the halt to \u201call maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports\u201d would be enforced \u201cimpartially\u201d against all nations, no matter the point of origin, after the Monday deadline. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCENTCOM forces will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports,\u201d CENTCOM said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told Fox News the UK and a \u201ccouple of other countries are sending minesweepers\u201d to help clear the waterway, but London is not taking part in the blockade, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/iran-latest-israel-launches-preventative-attack-defence-minister-says-13509565?postid=11157640&amp;gsid=6af2d3c5-6e9a-4c18-968e-34f0d0f02827\">Sky News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to support freedom of navigation and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, which is urgently needed to support the global economy and the cost of living back home,\u201d a UK government spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Strait of Hormuz must not be subject to tolling. We are urgently working with France and other partners to put together a wide coalition to protect freedom of navigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Iranian flag placed on the debris of a damaged building at Sharif University after an airstrike in Tehran. <span class=\"credit\">ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Western nations are set to hold a meeting to discuss how to clear Strait, which around 20% of the world\u2019s oil passes through daily, <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/sectors\/energy\/articles\/uk-won-t-part-trump-191043846.html\">Bloomberg reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy on Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/12\/world-news\/iran-issues-dire-warning-about-president-trumps-strait-of-hormuz-blockade\/\">warned against Trump\u2019s plans<\/a>, insisting that military vessels approaching the Strait of Hormuz would be a violation of the fragile cease-fire and face a \u201cstrong and forceful response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mohsen Rezaee, a senior adviser to the Ayatollah and former commander in chief of the IRGC, vowed such a blockade would fail.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerica, just as it suffered a historic defeat against Iran in failing to open the Strait of Hormuz, is also doomed to failure in its maritime blockade,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ir_rezaee\/status\/2043417409021726825\">wrote on X.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"\/>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A US blockade on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz will come into force at 10 a.m. EDT.  <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIran\u2019s armed forces will not grant America such permission and possess major untapped levers for countering it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran is not a place to be blockaded with tweets and fanciful schemes!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shahram Irani, the regime\u2019s navy commander, also ridiculed Trump\u2019s threat of a blockade, describing it as \u201cridiculous and laughable,\u201d according to a statement shared on state media.<\/p>\n<p>Branding the US as the \u201caggressor,\u201d he claimed Washington has suffered a \u201chumiliating defeat\u201d at the hands of Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the blockade, President Trump and his team are looking at whether to restart limited military strikes amid the failed peace talks, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/trump-weighs-limited-strikes-on-iran-after-talks-collapse-71908883\">Wall Street Journal reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A major bombing campaign hasn\u2019t been taken off the table, but officials told the outlet it was less likely.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a 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