American Blockade Underway

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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3.2 • 865 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 78 minutes

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The US military says it is blocking traffic coming in and out of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks collapsed. President Trump warns gas prices could be the same or "a little bit higher" before the midterms. Also: Trump slams the pope, saying the pontiff is "terrible for foreign policy" after Leo condemned the president's threats on Iran. Hear the pope's response ... Pope Leo is now directly responding ... Eric Swalwell suspends his campaign for governor of California and is now facing pressure to resign from Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	happening now breaking news american blockade starting right now the u.s. military says it is blocking
0:07.7	traffic coming in and out of iranian ports in the street of form moves after peace talks collapsed
0:14.2	this as president trump now says gas prices could be the same or quote a little bit higher before
0:20.2	the midterms.
0:21.6	Plus, Trump slams the Pope.
0:23.6	The president says the pontiff is, quote, terrible for foreign policy after he condemns Trump's threats on Iran.
0:29.6	Pope Leo is now directly responding.
0:33.6	And swift fallout, Eric Swalwell, suspends his campaign for governor of California and is now facing pressure to resign from Congress after my reporting with my team on accusations of sexual misconduct and in one case sexual assault against him, which he is denying.
0:50.3	Welcome to our viewers, the United States and around the world. I am Pamela Brown. Wolflitzer is off and you're in the situation room.
0:57.0	This is CNN breaking news. And we began with the breaking news. At this very moment, the U.S. Navy is set to launch a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz,
1:14.0	preventing ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports in the critical oil shipping route.
1:19.5	Reuters is reporting that the U.S. Central Command has sent a note to vessels outlining details of the blockade.
1:26.0	Iran's Revolutionary Guard calls the U.S. military action,
1:29.2	quote, illegal and is vowing to retaliate. Right now, oil prices are hovering around $100 a barrel.
1:36.4	President Trump, meantime, is lashing out at Pope Leo for his criticism of the Iran War.
1:42.0	In a pretty remarkable post on social media, Trump called the first
1:45.2	U.S.-born Pope week out of line for criticizing a president, and he calls on the Pope to get his
1:51.2	act together. Well, this morning, the Pope says he is not afraid of the Trump administration.
1:57.4	I will not shy away from announcing the message in the gospel.
2:01.6	I'm inviting all people to look for ways of building bridges for peace and reconciliation.
2:09.6	Of looking for ways to avoid for any time that's possible.
2:15.6	To put my message on the same way as what the President was attempted
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