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547 resultsfor “Why is Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz”

Politics

Have US-Iran talks failed? Why no deal yet doesn’t mean diplomacy is dead

Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed and affects gas prices in the US, the pressure will continue to build,” she said. Echoing Shortis, academic Rob Geist Pinfold said diplomacy has not failed

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 27
Business

UK could face gaps on supermarket shelves by summer if Iran war continues

Iran war](https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran) continues, with shortages of carbon dioxide potentially hitting supplies of chicken, pork and fizzy drinks. Government ministers are reportedly drawing up contingency plans for a “reasonable worst-case scenario

The Guardian WorldApr 16
Business

Oil price touches $100 a barrel as energy market may be past ‘point of no return’

strait of Hormuz remained closed for further weeks, “oil supply challenges” would affect the market until next year. The shutdown of the channel, which allowed for the transport of about 20m barrels

The Guardian WorldMay 26
Conflicts

I survived a missile strike in the Strait of Hormuz, but my friend has not been found

Strait of Hormuz - one of the world's busiest shipping routes. Skylight was the first commercial vessel to be struck after the US-Israel war with Iran erupted in the region. At the time

BBC NewsMay 23
Politics

Pakistan seeks to raise its global standing in push for Middle East peace

strait of Hormuz. Pakistani officials expect concessions from the two camps, including on Iran’s nuclear programme, the trickiest dispute. If an agreement is reached, Pakistan is hopeful that Trump and the Iranian president, Masoud

The Guardian WorldApr 20
Business

Oil and gas prices fall nearly 10% after Iran says strait of Hormuz is open

strait of Hormuz since US-Israeli attacks on Iran began seven weeks ago has disrupted supplies of Middle Eastern crude and gas as well as refined fuels from Gulf refineries, in what the International Energy

The Guardian WorldApr 17
Politics

Putin meets Xi: Why Russia and China need each other

Iran, and disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz – a crisis that has rattled global energy markets and renewed Beijing’s concerns over the security of its oil and gas supplies. With

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 19
Politics

Middle East crisis live: Trump rejects Iran response to US peace proposal as Tehran warns of new attacks

Hormuz, which Iran has continued to effectively block in response to being attacked by the US and Israel in February. The US military in turn has blockaded Iranian ports since 13 April, claiming

The Guardian WorldMay 11
Politics

Is Donald Trump close to finishing his war with Iran?

close to finishing his war with Iran? [Americast](/sounds/brand/p07h19zz) Available for over a year What is really going on beyond the rhetoric? We unpick the mixed messages from the Trump administration with

BBC NewsMay 6
Politics

Why Benjamin Netanyahu poses an obstacle to US and Iran peace deal

strait of Hormuz, betting that the economic pain would sway the US in negotiations. But a US blockade has also crippled Iran’s economy, threatening the longterm viability of its oil industry and the regime

The Guardian WorldJun 2
Politics

Iran supreme leader issues defiant statement on strait of Hormuz

Hormuz,” Mojtaba Khamenei said in a statement read by a state television anchor. The statement said Tehran would secure the Gulf region and eliminate what he described as “the enemy’s abuses of the waterway

The Guardian WorldApr 30
Politics

Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support'

Strait of Hormuz. Trump criticised the proposal, writing on Truth Social on Sunday: "I have just read the response from Iran's so-called 'Representatives.' I don't like it - TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE." In response

BBC NewsMay 11
Politics

Pakistan army chief in Tehran to advance next round of US-Iran talks

Strait of Hormuz, and compensation for wartime damages. Iran’s Foreign Minister spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said Iran is open to discussing the type and level of its uranium enrichment, but his country “based

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 15
Business

Oil prices fall below $100 a barrel on hopes of Iran peace deal

Iran’s blockade of the strait of Hormuz. The strait’s de facto closure sent energy prices soaring after the US and Israel first launched missile strikes on Tehran on 28 February. Warren Patterson

The Guardian WorldMay 25
Business

Oil prices rise as Lebanon fighting erupts and Hormuz traffic still slow

closed for the day. Three Saudi Arabia-flagged oil supertankers carrying about 6 million barrels of crude exited the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, broadcasting their locations after spending weeks in the Gulf with their

Al Jazeera EnglishJun 19
Politics

Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz remains, as ceasefire nears its end

closing off the narrow strait. In addition, Iran's retaliatory attacks on Gulf countries' oil and gas refineries have caused further disruption in global supply. As a result, some international experts [said](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/news/transcripts/fatih-birol-the-iea-is-ready-to-act-with-additional-releases-of-reserves-if-needed/)

NPR Topics: NewsApr 18
Politics

UK seeks closer EU ties in volatile times - but at what cost?

Strait of Hormuz following US and Israeli attacks on Iran. But Brussels says to get a deal on electricity, the UK will have to pay into the EU cohesion fund. That

BBC NewsApr 16
World

The UAE is attacked as U.S. says it helped 2 ships through the Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz will be targeted," Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi told state broadcaster IRIB. The disruption of the waterway has squeezed countries in Europe and Asia that depend on Persian Gulf oil and gas, raising prices

NPR Topics: NewsMay 4
Politics

Starmer’s waning influence is apparent at awkward G7 summit

close to the prime minister suggested that relations were warming between Trump and Starmer, adding that in a moderately long call on Saturday the pair had talked about the UFC competition held on the White

The Guardian WorldJun 16
Conflicts

Iran war day 88: US attacks near Strait of Hormuz; talks under way in Qatar

Strait of Hormuz, and said the attacks were unlikely to derail ongoing negotiations with Tehran. He added that any attempt by Iran to lay sea mines in the waterway would likely trigger a “lethal response

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 26
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