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strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP/Getty Images Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, said on Tuesday that though the Iran conflict
conflict with Iran. Despite [billions of dollars](/news/2026/5/12/pentagon-gives-new-29bn-iran-war-price-tag-downplays-munitions-concerns) in Israeli and US ordnance thrown at Iran, the government in Tehran remains in place. Iran’s deterrence strategy of striking regional states and the subsequent closure
Iran to accommodate US demands to end the naval standoff in the Gulf and open the Strait of Hormuz. In the past, he said, China avoided getting involved in protracted international conflict
Strait of Hormuz, designed to put additional pressure on Iran. Asked whether the UK and US's growing differences over the conflict
US-Iran peace talks Oil prices have risen sharply following attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and conflicting
Iran. The truce, mediated by Pakistan, has since come under strain because of disputes over maritime access through the Strait of Hormuz and US measures targeting Iranian ports. A parallel conflict
US-Iran conflict: What’s the latest as the Islamabad talks stall? United States President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned visit to Pakistan by his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who had been
US army helicopter near the strait of Hormuz. The attacks triggered a wave of retaliatory strikes from Iran on Wednesday morning, with Tehran saying it had targeted Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. Japan’s Nikkei index
Iran as the conflict continues without a clear end in sight. - **Trump also said the US had “total control over the strait of Hormuz
conflict, the stated objectives were regime change and dismantling Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities,” Hackett told Al Jazeera. “Those goalposts have shifted towards a more economic outcome focused on the Strait of Hormuz
conflict has triggered retaliatory strikes from Iran against the US’s Gulf allies, a blockade of the strait of Hormuz
US push in the Strait of Hormuz is not an “economic siege” but a cover to reposition forces “for a possible new round of conflict”. - **Iran
conflict, which saw Iran close the Strait of Hormuz, has sent gasoline prices soaring in the US
Iran conflict? Iranian officials have [pushed back](/news/liveblog/2026/4/18/iran-war-live-tehran-says-president-trump-made-false-claims-amid-talks) against claims by US President Donald Trump on the state of negotiations, highlighting deep contradictions in messaging as tensions persist around the Strait of Hormuz
conflict, Iran has indicated that it will allow ships not aligned with the US and its allies to pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Iran has mounted in recent weeks as the conflict sends shockwaves through the global economy due to the continued disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Last week, Merz compared the war to previous
US - **Trump predicts quick end to war:** Trump says the conflict with Iran “will be over quickly” as Washington pushes for a deal over Tehran’s nuclear programme and the Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s nuclear programme, control of the Strait of Hormuz – which Tehran has effectively closed, causing a surge in global oil prices – and [compensation](/news/2026/4/15/what-are-irans-100bn-in-frozen-assets-and-where-are-they-held) for wartime damages. The conflict, launched by the US
strait of Hormuz, in Hamburg, Germany, 15 April. Photograph: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Since the conflict began in February, oil prices have fluctuated, peaking at [almost $120](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/12/iran-war-oil-energy-prices-inflation-washington-world-bank-imf) a barrel, up from
Iran. The truce, mediated by Pakistan, has since been strained by disputes over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and a US blockade on Iranian ports; meanwhile, a parallel conflict