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strait,” he said. ## Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ Bessent also noted that China and Russia have vetoed efforts to condemn the Iranian blockade of Hormuz at the United Nations Security Council. Beijing and Moscow had blocked
US and Iran are close to a permanent deal and that negotiations are progressing, but so far no formal agreement has been reached. Trump and senior aides met on Friday to make a "final determination
strait of Hormuz. Two days later, the US president again [made](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/israel-warns-iran-lives-at-risk-if-they-use-trains-trump-deadline) extraordinary threats. “A whole civilization will die tonight,” he wrote on Truth Social. Leo XIV called this threat “unacceptable” and asked
Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint vital to their own economies. Fourth, Israel’s deepening presence in the region has only brought conflict and will bring nothing but insecurity and the erosion of state independence. Israel
Iran. Brent crude, the primary benchmark for global oil prices, fell about 5 percent on Sunday as US President Donald Trump gave mixed signals on the prospects for a permanent end to the conflict. Brent
conflict with rival China — use the geography of Great Nicobar to try to choke the Strait of Malacca. Sinha, the former naval officer, laughed off such suggestions. “The Hormuz Strait belongs to Iran and Oman
Iran of shooting down a US military helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz, saying that his country “must respond” to the alleged attack. In a small cafe in central Tehran, a young woman who works
US on Tuesday of seeking capitulation rather than peace. “True peace cannot be built with the language of humiliation, threat, and forced concession-taking,” he wrote on X. Iran’s demands, he said, represented
strait of Hormuz a day after **Donald Trump** announced he was indefinitely calling off US attacks, while there is no sign of peace talks restarting. The status of a two-week-old ceasefire
US and Israel first started attacking Iran. Back then, it cost $831 (£614) per metric tonne. After more than doubling to $1800, it has since settled back at closer to $1500 – still very high
conflict in the Middle East. On April 20, the UAE’s State Security Service said it had [uncovered an Iran-linked group in the country](/news/2026/4/20/uae-reports-dismantling-of-iran-linked-terror-cell) and arrested dozens of its members, accusing them
Strait of Hormuz as a “strategic equaliser.” “It allows Iran to signal that pressure on Iran will not remain confined to Iran,” Farzanegan, who also serves as a research fellow at the Hamburg Institute
US and Iran, keeping the strait of Hormuz shut. Before Putin’s visit, the Financial Times reported that Xi had privately suggested to Trump that Putin could ultimately come to regret the war in Ukraine
Iran quickly reversed the decision after the US kept the blockade of its ports in place. By then, Islam's ship had already come within 30 nautical miles of the strait. He had no choice
conflict: ## In Iran - **US freezes $344m in cryptocurrency**: The United States has frozen $344m in cryptocurrency assets linked to Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, as Washington seeks to raise pressure on Tehran amid energy
Strait of Hormuz has made China critically reliant on Russian oil and gas supplies and thus helped Moscow fill up its coffers and get additional funds for its ongoing war on Ukraine. In the first
conflict or the fallout of the U.S. war against Iran," said Ali Wine, senior researcher at the International Crisis Group. ### **Strait of Hormuz "must remain open"** In a statement, the White House said
conflict with Iran has affected the domestic fortunes of the US president. But first, the headlines. ## Five big stories 1. ***UK politics*** | Keir Starmer was looking increasingly isolated over the Peter Mandelson scandal
conflict, in which 255 members of the British armed forces, 649 Argentinians and three Falkland Islanders were killed. Though there has been no return to hostilities, the status of the islands remains disputed by Argentina
conflict, particularly fears of economic fallout. Concerns have intensified in recent weeks over disruptions to global energy supplies, with the effective blockade of the strait of Hormuz contributing to a sharp rise in diesel prices