President Donald Trump announced the United States would impose a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after 20 hours of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran ended without a peace deal. The U.S. Navy is now working to destroy Iranian naval mines in the waterway. Trump has described Iran’s actions in the strait as “extortion.” “NewsNation Live” examines what the escalation could mean for gas prices, airlines and summer travel as global energy markets react. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live." Weekends starting at 10a/9C Saturdays and 11a/10C Sundays. #NewsNationLive NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
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President Trump is pairing his Iran blockade with a sales pitch: Countries squeezed by the Strait of Hormuz — especially China — should buy more oil from the U.S. instead. Why it matters: The U.S. rise to become the world's largest oil and gas producer — and largest exporter of liquefied natural gas — provides geopolitical leverage that Trump is attempting to wield. Driving the news: "China can send their ships to us. China can send their ships to Venezuela," Trump said on Fox's "Sunday Morning Futures." - And he claimed in a Saturday social media post that "empty Oil carrying ships from many Nations are all heading to the United States of America to LOAD UP with Oil." Reality check: The U.S. is already among the world's largest…
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Vice President Vance, speaks to reporters after a marathon day of negotiations with Iran, said no progress was made toward a peace agreement, which he added was “bad news for Iran.” Coming amid a 14-day ceasefire in the war, Vance called the 21 hours of negotiations with the Iranian delegation, mediated by Pakistan and held in its capital Islamabad, “substantive.” “That’s the good news,” he continued. “The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America. So, we go back to the United States having not come to an agreement.” Vance did not offer specifics about what offers were made or rejected, but said Iran refused to…