After 21 hours of negotiations failed to convince the Iranian regime to give up its nuclear ambitions, Vice President J.D. Vance left Pakistan Saturday evening and returned to the United States. President Trump announced that the United States Navy would begin mine-sweeping operations to clear the Strait of Hormuz, and also implement a blockade of Iranian ports. Iran has been allowing ships from nations friendly to the regime to enter and exit the strait safely. (Communist China buys the vast majority of Iran’s oil.) At the same time, Iran prevented ships from nations allied with the United States and Europe from entering or exiting the strait. President Trump knows how to turn an opponent’s weapon against them.