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**News Flash: U.S.-Iran Talks End Without Deal; Trump Orders Hormuz Blockade, Threatens Strikes** April 13 — U.S.-Iran negotiations stretched over 20 hours without a breakthrough Tuesday. Both delegations have left Pakistan, with prospects for further talks dimming. In post-meeting remarks, former President Trump (note: context aligns with original framing) noted Iran’s stated "maximum red line" is not possessing nuclear weapons. He ordered the U.S. Navy to blockade the Strait of Hormuz and intercept vessels paying tolls to Iran, while threatening to resume limited military strikes against the country. ### U.S. Developments - Trump and his advisors are weighing resuming limited strikes alongside the Hormuz blockade to break the peace talks deadlock. - Trump: "If the nuclear issue isn’t resolved, the Hormuz blockade starts immediately. NATO is ready to help secure the strait, and our Gulf allies have already begun assisting." - U.S. Central Command: As of 10 p.m. Beijing

**April 13 Crypto & Market Flash Update** After unsuccessful U.S.-Iran negotiations, Trump threatened to resume limited military strikes against Iran. He plans to implement a maritime blockade on all Iranian entry/exit ports starting at 10 a.m. Eastern Time (10 p.m. Beijing Time today). ### Traditional Markets (Per Bitget Data): - Brent/WTI crude futures surged 8% at Monday’s open. - U.S. stock index futures all dropped >1% at the open. - U.S. dollar rose >0.4%. - Spot gold/silver both fell >2% at the open. ### Crypto Market (Under Downward Pressure, Per HTX Data): - Bitcoin: <$71k (-3.1% 24h) - Ethereum: Briefly topped $2,200 before retreating to $2,192 (-3.97% 24h) - SOL: $81.5; BNB: $592 - Total crypto market cap: $2.49T (-2.8% 24h) ### Top Altcoin Gainers (24h): - Binance Live: +27% → $0.1773 - ENJ: +21.3% → $0.038 - SOLV: +14.3% → $0.0047 - HUMA: +13.2% → $0.017 ### Top Altcoin Losers (24h): - TRU: -15.6% → $0.0081 - PARTI: -12.7% → $0.00

April 13th — Insiders told the Financial Times the U.K. will not join the U.S. in blockading the Strait of Hormuz. Late last night, Trump said U.S.-Iran peace talks failed to yield a breakthrough, so the U.S. Navy will blockade the critical waterway. The U.S. plans to send more minesweepers to the strait, while NATO “intends to help clear it” — with the U.K. and other nations deploying minesweepers, though the U.K. has clarified it won’t join the U.S. blockade. A U.K. government spokesperson noted: “We remain committed to freedom of navigation and the Strait of Hormuz staying open — that’s key for the global economy and easing domestic cost-of-living pressures. No tolls should be charged for ships navigating the strait. We’re working urgently with France and other partners to build a broad alliance to safeguard freedom of navigation.”

April 13 Multiple Israeli media outlets reported on the evening of local time April 12, citing Israeli defense officials, that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have entered a "high state of alert." The IDF is preparing to resume military action against Iran and is also gearing up for a potential Iranian strike on Israel. To date, the IDF has not issued an official comment on these reports.

April 13 – Nabaviyan, Vice Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security Committee, who participated in U.S.-Iran negotiations in Islamabad, stated in a social media post that the two sides had three major principled disagreements during the talks: 1. The U.S. sought "equitable sharing of interests" with Iran regarding the benefits and management of the Strait of Hormuz; 2. The U.S. demanded Iran ship all 60% enriched uranium out of the country; 3. The U.S. called for depriving Iran of all uranium enrichment rights for the next 20 years. Nabaviyan emphasized the Iranian delegation firmly defended national interests and rejected the aforementioned unreasonable demands.