Israel & Iran war latest updates -Trump vows U.S. will sink any Iran boats that challenge blockade

U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Monday (April 13, 2026) that any Iranian attack boats that approach the American naval blockade around Iran’s ports would be destroyed, despite international calls for a ceasefire to be respected and negotiations to resume. The U.S. military said the blockade, which took effect at 1400 GMT, applied to all ships leaving or seeking to dock at Iranian harbours. U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said on Monday that Washington has made its red lines clear in talks with Iran on ending the Mideast war and it is now up to Tehran to take action. Mr. Vance led a delegation that met with Iranian officials in Pakistan over the weekend, but the talks ended without securing a deal to end the more than five-week US-Israeli assault against the Islamic republic. 

Mr. Trump on Monday deleted a social media image apparently depicting him as Jesus after an outcry from religious leaders that he was being blasphemous. The post generated an outcry from a series of prominent conservative Christians who are among Mr. Trump’s biggest backers..