{"id":71021,"date":"2026-04-12T14:17:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/us-navy-enters-strait-of-hormuz-to-clear-iranian-mines-bitcoin-falls-2-5-markets-and-prices-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T14:17:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:17:51","slug":"us-navy-enters-strait-of-hormuz-to-clear-iranian-mines-bitcoin-falls-2-5-markets-and-prices-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/us-navy-enters-strait-of-hormuz-to-clear-iranian-mines-bitcoin-falls-2-5-markets-and-prices-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy Enters Strait of Hormuz to Clear Iranian Mines, Bitcoin Falls 2.5% \u2013 Markets and Prices Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> fell to $71,067 on April 12, 2026, after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad collapsed without a deal.<\/li>\n<li>The U.S. Navy deployed USS Frank Peterson and USS Murphy into the Strait of Hormuz to clear Iranian mines.<\/li>\n<li>Iran\u2019s refusal to abandon its nuclear program ended negotiations, leaving roughly 2,000 vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> Price Slides After Islamabad Negotiations End Without U.S.-Iran Deal<\/h2>\n<p>The price slide reversed gains from earlier in the week, when <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/bitcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a> climbed toward $74,000 on optimism that a two-week ceasefire between Washington and Tehran might hold. Vice President J.D. Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/04\/11\/world\/iran-war-trump-talks-pakistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> the negotiations ended without an agreement, with Iran\u2019s nuclear program and Strait access remaining unresolved.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116391828823240211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> on Truth Social that the Navy had begun \u201cclearing out\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/israel-and-lebanon-set-first-direct-talks-in-washington-as-trump-warns-iran-over-strait-of-hormuz-tolls\/\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, calling it a favor to countries around the world. He stated that all 28 of Iran\u2019s mine-laying boats had been destroyed and were sitting at the bottom of the sea. U.S. Central Command <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gaBjjVW7geI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> the destroyers USS Frank Peterson and USS Michael Murphy had transited the waterway as part of a mine clearance and freedom-of-navigation operation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/bitcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin<\/a> fell roughly 2.5% within hours of the announcements, tracking the breakdown in diplomacy rather than the Navy\u2019s operational progress in the waterway.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/bitcoin\/embed\" width=\"100%\" style=\"max-height:500px;height:500px;border:none;overflow:hidden;border-radius:4px\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"bitcoin market data\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Strait of Hormuz carries approximately 20% of the world\u2019s crude oil supply. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-stalls-near-73k-as-us-iran-talks-collapse-markets-hold-their-breath\/\">Iran<\/a> imposed a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/irans-control-of-hormuz-spurs-yuan-oil-payment-shift-as-markets-react\/\">selective restriction<\/a> in mid-March, cutting daily ship traffic from 138 vessels to as few as four or five. The International Maritime Organization estimates that roughly 2,000 ships, including six cruise liners and numer<span style=\"font-weight:400\">ous oil tankers, remain stranded in the Persian Gulf along with 20,000 seafarers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Global oil markets have responded sharply to the disruption, with prices spiking above $100 per barrel during prior <\/span>escalation points in the conflict. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin<\/a> has tracked those moves consistently, selling off on escalation signals and recovering briefly on ceasefire news.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also accused Iran of <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/report-iran-charges-crypto-and-yuan-tolls-for-strait-of-hormuz-oil-tanker-passage\/\">charging tolls<\/a> to pass through the Strait, reportedly $1 per barrel, with some demands for payment in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cryptocurrency<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/bitcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s negotiating team in Islamabad included Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Abbas Araghchi, and Ali Bagheri. Trump said his representatives, including Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, spent nearly 20 hours i<span style=\"font-weight:400\">n talks before returning without a deal. He credited Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with facilitating the session.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/trump-crypto-ventures-ranked-full-performance-breakdown-across-4-digital-asset-projects\/\">Trump<\/a> stated clearly that <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/israel-and-lebanon-set-first-direct-talks-in-washington-as-trump-warns-iran-over-strait-of-hormuz-tolls\/\">Iran<\/a> will never be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon. The nuclear disagreement, he said, outweighed progress on other issues reached during the Islamabad session.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">NATO members, including Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom, declined to participate militarily. Trump called those nations \u201ccowards\u201d and a \u201cpaper tiger.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Russia and China <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/un-iran-us-strait-hormuz-bahrain-resolution-640e644b57df5c762ed9c57ef87b0427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vetoed<\/a> a UN Security Council resolution on April 7 that would have authorized military force to reopen the waterway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The first <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/us-navy-to-escort-oil-tankers-through-strait-of-hormuz-treasury-secretary-tells-sky-news-13518742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a> of supertankers successfully exiting the Strait under U.S. naval escort emerge<\/span>d Sunday morning. Iranian officials accused Washington of violating the ceasefire by entering the Strait without coordination. \u201cNo one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/disclosetv\/status\/2043314338979631389?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stated<\/a> this weekend.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin<\/a> is trading as a risk asset in this environment, selling when conflict widens and recovering when pressure eases. Whether the mine clearance operation leads to a fully open waterway or Iran responds with further obstruc<span style=\"font-weight:400\">tion will determine the next move for both oil prices and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a> markets, and U.S. equities on Monday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/us-navy-enters-strait-of-hormuz-to-clear-iranian-mines-bitcoin-falls-2-5\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways: Bitcoin fell to $71,067 on April 12, 2026, after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad collapsed without a deal. The U.S. Navy deployed USS Frank Peterson and USS Murphy into the Strait of Hormuz to clear Iranian mines. Iran\u2019s refusal to abandon its nuclear program ended negotiations, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":71022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71021"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}