US Weighs Military Strikes on Iran as Talks Falter
Vice President JD Vance led the American delegation in Islamabad, but the summit ended without any agreement, deepening an already precarious standoff between the two nations.
Citing officials and individuals familiar with the deliberations, The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump and his inner circle are exploring a two-pronged strategy — limited military strikes paired with a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz — as leverage to force Iran back to the table.
Speaking from his Florida golf resort, Trump told media that critical Iranian infrastructure could be in the crosshairs if the crisis continues to deepen. "I would hate to do it," he said, while making clear that all options remain on the table.
The Strait of Hormuz blockade is already moving forward. The narrow waterway serves as a transit corridor for roughly 20% of the world's daily oil supply, and cutting it off is intended to strangle Iran's oil revenues — which finance nearly half of the government's entire budget.
Some within Trump's advisory circle see a precedent for success, drawing parallels to a comparable economic pressure campaign previously deployed against Venezuela. Yet the strategy is not without serious risk: US naval vessels operating in close proximity to Iranian coastlines would be exposed to potential drone and missile attacks with minimal warning time.
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