The deployment includes sailors and Marines due to arrive as the administration attempts to enforce a maritime blockade against the regime in Tehran.

U.S. President Donald Trump is teasing the prospect of more talks with Iran, after a first round in Islamabad failed to produce a deal. CNN’s Kristen Holmes has the latest.

In a social media post earlier Sunday, Trump said the U.S. will blockade the shipping route, marking an escalation in the more than six-week-long war.

The U.S. blockade of Iran's ports was "fully implemented" on Tuesday, while President Trump said the next round of talks could take place "over the next two days." CBS News' Jarred Hill reports.

The US and Iran are closer to extending a ceasefire and restarting negotiations about a longer team peace deal, the Associated Press reported, even as a standoff intensifies over the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. imposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz on Monday after peace talks with Iran collapsed over the weekend, risking another shock to a global economy battered by weeks of war.

Iran stays silent as U.S. blockade begins and Trump says Tehran wants new talks. Follow Newsweek for the latest updates.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the American military had begun a blockade of Iranian ports as part of his effort to force Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept a deal to end the war that has raged for more than six weeks.