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Iran's foreign minister awaits U.S. delegation to Pakistan for peace talks

Strait of Hormuz, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. ![People sit on the beach with ships in the distance on April

Iran considering US proposal to end war, official says

ships out of the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has yet to react publicly to the pause but the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) alluded to the strait reopening if there

Strait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked

Hormuz again to commercial vessels and that any ship that approaches it will be targeted. The closure came as reports emerged of vessels in or near the strait, including a tanker, were targeted by Tehran

Iran-US war: Four scenarios for what’s next as talks stumble

Strait of Hormuz. Iran has fired at ships trying to transit through the vital shipping route. And early on Monday, the US shot at and then seized an Iranian vessel trying to pass through

UAE to quit Opec in blow to oil exporters’ cartel

ship exports through the strait of Hormuz, a narrow choke point between Iran and Oman through which a fifth of the world’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes, because of Iranian threats

No headway in Middle East peace efforts as US and Iran refuse to yield

strait of Hormuz and maintaining the shadow of its deterrent effects over America and the White House’s supporters in the region is the definitive strategy of Islamic Iran.” Iran’s military warned

Oil prices flat as Trump’s plan for Strait of Hormuz fails to calm market

Strait of Hormuz will take more than what Project Freedom is offering, whilst the yawning gap in oil supply will take months to resolve.”  A gas price is displayed

First Thing: Trump doubles down on rift with Germany, Italy and Spain amid war on Iran

threat to Germany came after the country’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said America was being “humiliated” by Iran. Trump has severely criticised Nato allies for not sending their navies to help open the strait

Middle East crisis live: Iran reviewing peace proposal as Trump says a deal ‘very possible’

strait of Hormuz with a caption in Persian reading “Forever in Iran’s Hand”. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Still, the US president struck a positive tone last night while speaking to journalists about a possible deal

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by 3 weeks as tensions rise in Strait of Hormuz

ships near the Strait of Hormuz as it tried to assert control over the critical waterway. The incidents came the day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an extension of a ceasefire between his country

Trump claims US has total control over strait of Hormuz after Iran seizes two container ships

ships were part of a larger convoy of vessels seeking to exit through the strait of Hormuz after being trapped in the Gulf for the duration of the war. Iran published footage on Thursday that

US intercepts and seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship, Trump says

threats regarding the waterway. He threatened to knock out every bridge and power plant in Iran if Tehran did not agree to a peace deal. "If they don't take the DEAL, it will

Suspected pirates steer cargo vessel towards Somalia

Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/24/iran-iraq-tanker-war-redux-why-the-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-is-different) during the [United States-Israeli war on Iran](/news/liveblog/2026/4/27/iran-war-live-araghchi-to-meet-putin-trump-says-tehran-can-call-for-talks). United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said the Sward was hijacked 6 nautical miles (11km) northeast of the Somali coastal town

Iran war: What’s happening on day 66 as Trump announces Hormuz mission?

Hormuz, Trump said the US would start helping to free ships stranded in the Gulf by the US-Israeli war on Iran. Trump gave few details of the plan to aid ships and their crews

Trump’s threat: Why cutting US troops in Europe won’t be easy

threats come against the backdrop of recent tensions over the Iran war. The US–Israeli war on Iran began on 28 February and remains unresolved. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively choked by competing

Trump tells Iran to accept deal or face new wave of US bombing

Iran has concluded. Monday saw a new spike in violence, with Iranian missiles and drones striking United Arab Emirates for the first time for weeks, and reported clashes in the strait of Hormuz itself

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

threats or blockade. Since early March, Iran essentially has shut down the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas supplies had passed before the war. Meanwhile, Washington

Iran war day 70: US, Iran trade fire in Hormuz amid ceasefire tensions

Iran war. - **France condemns attacks near Hormuz:** French President Emmanuel Macron told his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian that strikes on [Emirati civilian infrastructure](/news/2026/5/5/whats-the-significance-of-uaes-fujairah-hit-on-monday) and ships near the Strait of Hormuz were “unjustified”. - **Lebanon, Israel

Gulf states urge UN action to ensure Strait of Hormuz safety

threats against civilian and commercial shipping”. “The resolution demands the disclosure and removal of sea mines placed in and around the Strait of Hormuz. It rejects the imposition of illegal tolls and interference with freedom

As US and Iran weigh peace deal, stranded seafarers wait in limbo

Iran in effect shut the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for the United States and Israel’s attacks on the country. Before the war, the strait functioned as one of the world’s most critical