President Trump has announced a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz starting at 10 a.m. ET today. Iran called it an act of piracy. It comes after negotiations between the U.S. and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, collapsed Sunday without a deal. Vice President JD Vance declared that Iran “chose not to accept our terms.” Iranian state media blamed “excessive demands” from Washington for the talks’ collapse. Meanwhile, President Trump watched a UFC fight in Miami with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the ceasefire negotiations. This comes as CNN is reporting that China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within weeks, following over a month of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. This is President Trump speaking to Fox News on Sunday. President Donald Trump: “We didn’t get there on the important issue. They want to have nuclear weapons. They’re not going to have nuclear weapons. I’ve been saying that for 30 years. I would never allow that to happen before I was in politics. And that country will not have nuclear weapons.”
Israeli Strike Kills Infant Girl During Her Father’s Funeral in LebanonIn Lebanon, an Israeli strike killed an infant girl during her father’s funeral on Sunday. The baby’s sister, 7-year-old Aline Saeed, had attended the funeral wrapped in bloodied bandages from an Israeli strike on her family home on Wednesday. The Israeli strike on Sunday also killed other relatives at the funeral. This is Nasser Saeed, the girls’ grandfather. Nasser Hussein Saeed: “What humanity are they talking about? This is humanity? This isn’t humanity. This is a war crime. Where are the human rights? If a child — a child! — is wounded in Israel, the whole world jumps up. Are we not people? Are we not humans? We’re like them!” Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israeli attacks have killed over 2,000 people, including 165 children, since March 2. More than 1.2 million Lebanese have been displaced. On Sunday, an IDF tank rammed into U.N. peacekeeping vehicles twice in southern Lebanon, blocking a road used to access U.N. positions in the region. An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon also killed a Red Cross paramedic and injured another emergency worker.