US Market To Fall After Peace Talks Failed With Iran? The Trump Card Against Iran Is Strait Of Hormuz Itself

The focus has shifted to the US stock market after the so-called attempt for peace talks with Iran failed in Islamabad during the weekend. The two weeks' notice between US and Iran is fragile, ready to snap any second. Amidst disagreements and chaos in Middle East, US President Donald Trump has announced yet another deadline, one that targets ships and vessels of Iranian ports. IRGC has reverted back.

US-Iran Peace Talks Failed:

US President Donald Trump, through his Truth Social, said, "The meeting with Iran began early in the morning, and lasted throughout the night - Close to 20 hours. I could go into great detail, and talk about much that has been gotten but, there is only one thing that matters—IRAN IS UNWILLING TO GIVE UP ITS NUCLEAR AMBITIONS!"

US vice president JD Vance along with the negotiating team, went to Islamabad to meet Iranian negotiators for peace treaty. US has been firm on its mission to never allow Iran to hold a nuclear weapon or an infrastructure of such a sort. Trump needs commitment from Iran to give up their nuclear dreams or the war could intensify ahead.

"In many ways, the points that were agreed to are better than us continuing our Military Operations to conclusion, but all of those points don't matter compared to allowing Nuclear Power to be in the hands of such volatile, difficult, unpredictable people," Trump said.

US To Block Strait Of Hormuz:

Following the failure of the meeting, Trump announced that US Navy will begin the process of blockading any and all ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump added, "At some point, we will reach an "ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT" basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen by merely saying, "There may be a mine out there somewhere," that nobody knows about but them."

"THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION, and Leaders of Countries, especially the United States of America, will never be extorted. I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas," the US President said.

Trump added, "We will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the Straits. Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL! Iran knows, better than anyone, how to END this situation which has already devastated their Country. Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft and Radar are useless, Khamenei, and most of their "Leaders," are dead, all because of their Nuclear ambition. The Blockade will begin shortly."

Trump has fixed 10am on April 14th as the time to implement the blockade.

What Iran Says?

As per reports, IRFC has warned US latest decision of blockade on Strait, as "any miscalculated move will trap the enemy in the deadly whirlpools." Also, the IRAN guards threatened that any vessels approaching Hormuz will be dealt with severely. However, they also added that Hormuz is open for civilian use.

Meanwhile, MB Ghalibaf, speaker of Islamic Republic Of Iran Parliament, tweeted saying, "Enjoy the current pump figures. With the so-called 'blockade', Soon you'll be nostalgic for $4-$5 gas."

US Stock Market Today:

US stock futures are trading in the red on Monday, after Trump's blockade announcement on Hormuz and failure of peace talks.

Futures tied to the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 all dropped more than 1%. Vice President JD Vance departed Islamabad without an agreement with Iranian officials, citing their unwillingness to halt nuclear ambitions, while Tehran reportedly sought control of the strait, war reparations, and access to frozen assets. The effective closure of the key shipping route has driven energy prices sharply higher and heightened inflation risks, reinforcing expectations that central banks may delay rate cuts or even tighten policy further, as per Trading Economics.

Accordingly, Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq could be under pressure on April 13.

US Stock Market Weekly Outlook:

According to a combined report of Nathan Peterson, Director of Derivatives Research and Strategy, and Jim Ferraioli, Director of Digital Currencies Research and Strategy at Charles Schwab, "the indices are near-term overbought, so at least some consolidation should be anticipated at some point next week."

The duo's note added, "We're also going to unofficially kick off Q1 earnings season with the big banks on Monday/Tuesday, so the corporate commentary/guidance will be in focus (even if company's use the Iran war as an excuse to forgo specific forward guidance)."

"Regardless, the progress in U.S./Iran negotiations, or lack of it, will likely be the primary determinant of whether stocks are higher or lower by next Friday. If the two countries can just make any positive movement towards a resolution, I would guess stocks are higher next week, but I don't think that's possible to predict," they added.

Therefore, the analysts have provide "Higher Volatility, Choppy" forecast for Wall Street this week.

The Trump Card Against Iran?

Strait of Hormuz itself is a Trump against Iran as per experts.

"It would be very easy for the US Navy to exert complete control over what does and does not go up and down the Strait now," the Lexington Institute's national security expert Rebecca Grant told Just the News.

Grant added that "If Iran gets intransigent, then absolutely, the US Navy can set up with great overwater surveillance ... and watch everything that goes in and out of that Strait and you'll have to ask the US Navy if you want to move past Kharg Island or past that narrow part by Oman."

If this happens, Iran's economy would find it hard to breath amidst the war.

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