Ammon News - US President Donald Trump is considering resuming limited military strikes on Iran alongside a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, as his administration looks for ways to break a stalemate in negotiations, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing officials and people familiar with the matter.

The options were under review on Sunday, hours after US-Iran talks in Pakistan collapsed. While a broader bombing campaign remains on the table, officials told WSJ it is seen as less likely due to risks of further destabilising the region and Trump’s reluctance to be drawn into a prolonged conflict.

Trump has also explored the possibility of a temporary blockade while pressing allies to assume a longer-term role in escorting commercial vessels through the strategic waterway.

The U.S. and Iran failed to reach an agreement to end their war despite lengthy talks that concluded on Sunday in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, ​jeopardising a fragile ceasefire.

Each side blamed the other for the failure of the 21-hour-long negotiations to end fighting that has killed thousands and sent global oil prices soaring since ‌it began over six weeks ago.

"The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that's bad news for Iran much more than it's bad news for the United States of America," Vice President JD Vance, the head of the U.S. delegation, told reporters shortly before he left Islamabad.