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US President Trump posts an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ.

Trump could also resume a full-fledged bombing campaign, though officials said that was less likely given the prospect of further destabilizing the region and the president’s aversion to prolonged military conflicts.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: "In intensive talks at highest level in 47 years, Iran engaged with U.S in good faith to end war. But when just inches away from "Islamabad MoU", we encountered maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade. Zero lessons earned."

Trump and his advisers are looking at resuming limited military strikes in Iran in addition to the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a way to break a stalemate in peace talks, according to officials and people familiar with the situation. wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Despite defiant statements from the U.S. and Iran the door remains open for further diplomacy and a second round of talks could be held within days, the officials said. Regional countries were also in consultation with the U.S. to secure an extension of the two-week ceasefire.

Regional countries are racing to bring the U.S. and Iran back to the negotiating table after marathon peace talks in Islamabad ended without a deal, regional officials familiar with the matter said. wsj.com/livecoverage/i…

CENTCOM announces that the U.S. will begin a naval blockade of all ships entering or leaving Iranian ports on April 13 at 10 AM ET. x.com/i/status/20434…

NEW: The UK will not be involved in the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Sky News. #liveblog-body" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">news.sky.com/story/iran-war…

NEW: Israel wants to resume the war with Iran and is waiting for a decision from President Trump, according to Kan News, citing a senior security official. If given the “green light,” it plans to strike key national infrastructure and energy sites across Iran.

A U.S. official details the U.S. "red lines" in the talks with Iran: ☢️Ending all uranium enrichment ☢️Dismantle all major nuclear enrichment facilities (which are mostly destroyed) ☢️Retrieve highly enriched uranium 📄Accept a broader peace, security and de-escalation framework that includes regional allies 💰End funding for terrorist proxies Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis 🚢Fully open the Strait of Hormuz, charging no tolls for passage 💰One gap in the talks was the amount of Iranian frozen funds that will be released, per source with knowledge

Chairman of the Knesset's National Security Committee Tzvika Foghel: "Donald, if you have to shoot, shoot. Don’t quack."

Q: If they do not give up the nucleur effort, Will you further destruct Iran? TRUMP: "Yeah, I will."

US President Donald Trump on Iran: "They haven’t left the bargaining table. I predict they come back and they give us everything we want. I don’t want 90%, I don’t want 95%. I want everything!"

US President Donald Trump: "We had very intensive negotiations, and toward the end it got very friendly. We got just about every point we needed, except for the fact that they refuse to give up their nuclear ambitions. That is the most important point by far."

US President Trump on Iran: "They came in like they have the cards but they don't have the cards."

US President Donald Trump: "We're putting on a complete blockade. We're not gonna let Iran make money on selling oil to people that they like and not people that they don't like. It's gonna be all or none, and that's the way it is."

UKMTO reports of an incident 54NM southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. A sailing vessel was approached and asked to stop by a skiff with approximately 10-12 people on board, 4-5 of whom were armed. The master refused and deployed a flare, after which the skiff turned away.

US President Donald Trump: "Additionally and, at an appropriate moment, we are fully "LOCKED AND LOADED," and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran!"

BIG BREAKING: US President Donald Trump: "Effective immediately, the United States Navy will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz."

Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has ordered the IDF to enter a heightened state of alert following the collapse of talks between the U.S. and Iran, and to prepare for the possibility of a return to military confrontation in the near term. ynetnews.com/article/bjky1b…