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Trump says peace talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks Iranian ports

closed the waterway in retaliation to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28. It has let a small fraction of ships through from countries it considers friendly or neutral in the conflict. An Iranian lawmaker

Iran foreign minister: strait of Hormuz now ‘completely open’ to commercial vessels

close the strategic waterway again, hailing “A GREAT AND BRILLIANT DAY FOR THE WORLD!” However, Abbas Araghchi’s pledge was given only qualified support by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which has reinforced its already

Contingency plans in place for possible food shortages if Iran war continues, minister confirms – UK politics live

response. Asked about a [Times splash](https://x.com/jacksurfleet/status/2044526303915692346) saying the government is making plans to deal with possible food shortages in the summer, caused by the Iran war, he told Sky News: > double quotation

U.S.-Iran peace talks still in limbo after Iran seizes ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz, with no signs the two sides were close to resuming negotiations. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/g-s1-118339/iran-internet-access-turkey) ### [Middle East

'Monitoring the situation': why young men are drawn to prediction markets

Strait of Hormuz will re-open to who Taylor Swift will choose as her bridesmaids. Like many young men, Cameron is a fan, and mostly uses them to track the price of cryptocurrencies

Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz. And, VA voters approve redistricting effort

Strait of Hormuz Wednesday morning**, hours after President Trump announced that he is extending the ceasefire with Iran. The attacks put the possibility of [peace talks in jeopardy](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5795405/iran-middle-east-updates). Trump extended the ceasefire

Rubio visits India to sell energy as Iran oil shock persists

Hormuz - a narrow shipping lane that has become a flashpoint since Israel and the US attacked Iran in February - have virtually ground to a halt. Iran has used the closure of the strait

Tehran, Taiwan, trade … what are the hazards facing Trump on Xi summit tightrope?

Responsible Statecraft, said in a briefing this week that the Busan meeting “established a sense of respect on both sides”. ![President Donald Trump, left, and Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia

From syringes to stents: Iran war exposes NHS dependency on petrochemicals

Iran is likely to have a severe knock-on effect on the NHS. Photograph: Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim/AFP/Getty In response, NHS England has increased purchases of drugs and devices to build up buffers. While there

Iran War timeline continues to shift. And, jury rules Live Nation acted as monopoly

Hormuz and Iran's closing of the crucial waterway. Oil prices have surged by about 40% since the war began, according to NPR's Aya Batrawy. Ellen Wald, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council

Crew members on hantavirus cruise ship to be evacuated | First Thing

Hormuz. The pause, which came just one day after its launch, would be for “a short period” to give space for US efforts to finalize a settlement with Iran to end the war, Trump said

The rising cost of fertilizer and fuel prices is pushing some farmers to the brink

closed amid the US-Israeli war with Iran. It's the same with roughly 20% of global fuel. [![A farmer sprinkles fertiliser over crops at a rice field on the outskirts of Amritsar on July

Top US Senate Democrats again try for war powers resolution – as it happened

closing this file now but our live coverage continues on a [new blog here](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/14/middle-east-crisis-live-hezbollah-urges-lebanon-to-pull-out-of-talks-with-israel-blockade-of-strait-of-hormuz-begins), including a summary of the latest key developments. Thanks for reading. **Surging jet fuel prices may raise costs