Robert White
Last updated 29 April 2026 7:41am BST
Key moments
- President targets Iranian economy
- US aides are preparing for a prolonged blockade rather than a return to conflict.
- King 'agrees with me' on Iran, says Trump
The President claims His Majesty supports the mission to stop Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Donald Trump has instructed aides to prepare for an extended naval blockade of Iran. The US president suggested he would continue squeezing the Iranian economy and oil exports rather than resume bombing. Mr Trump believes a return to conflict, or a withdrawal from the region, would carry more risk than maintaining the naval blockade of the Islamic Republic’s ports, officials told the Wall Street Journal.