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oil, gas, fertilizer and other petroleum products, while the U.S. is blockading Iranian ports. The disruptions have sent fuel prices skyrocketing and rattled the global economy. The new Iranian agency formalizes an existing, albeit murky
threatened on Monday to impose permits on internet cables passing through the strait of Hormuz, while other officials have said the waterway would remain under Iranian “management”, implying Tehran would impose tolls on shipping, which
threatened to open “new fronts” and keep the strait of Hormuz closed over Israel’s offensive in Lebanon, state media reported.** “Iran considers crossing the red lines in Lebanon and Gaza to mean direct
threatening ships, and the threat level in the area remains critical. The first ship was an unidentified cargo ship traveling north near Sirik, Iran, east of the strait, the British monitor said. Iranian officials have
threatening to [attack power plants, bridges and desalination facilities](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/iran-donald-trump-48-hours-open-hormuz-strait), an extreme threat that was widely condemned and viewed by many legal experts as a war crime. Widespread devastation of Iran’s basic
oil prices, and the news being welcomed and over-interpreted by Trump, who thanked Iran for opening the strait and agreeing to export its stockpile of uranium to the US. Some on Iranian social media
control and authority over maritime traffic through the chokepoint, adding that Iranian officials were now discussing charges and transit fees for vessels using the route. On Monday, the US military [fired on and then seized
threatened retribution. On Monday, hours after the attack and capture, Iran said it had no plans to send its negotiators for talks with the US in Islamabad. This is the first non-military Iranian ship
oil and liquefied natural gas maritime shipments pass through the arterial waterway. In its past proposals to end the war, Iran has proposed charging fees or tolls for vessels seeking to pass through the state
threatened to target US sites in the Middle East if its tankers come under fire, Iranian media reported on Saturday, as Washington was left waiting for Tehran’s response to its latest negotiating position
oil infrastructure across the Gulf, amounts to a “major shift of the balance of power in the region and over time will be a nightmare for Israel”, Graham argued. “Also, it makes one wonder
oil and petrochemicals during the negotiation period without the risk of sanctions. The US will also lift its counter blockade of Iranian ports. US secretary of state Marco Rubio, speaking in India, said: “We have
threatens to close the strait if the US blockade of Iranian ports continues. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - **Enriched uranium dispute:** Iran’s foreign ministry says its enriched uranium stockpile will
threatened to bomb Iran’s bridges and power and water stations, said the US military is “totally loaded up” to resume the war. “It’s not my choice, but it would also hurt them
oil transited prior to the war. French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are leading a multinational mission towards restoring freedom of navigation in the strait, which they say would be entirely
oil sales](/news/2026/5/7/us-sanctions-iraqi-minister-accused-of-aiding-iran-oil-sales), which are expanding every week. “We will certainly no longer be facing something called sanctions, because with the latest behaviour of Trump and the enemies, our right and view of the strait
Iranian ports and will "not impede freedom of navigation" for ships from all other Persian Gulf ports. Meanwhile, President Trump has made clear that stopping all shipping to and from Iran is aimed at strangling
threatening to resume bombardment if negotiations fall apart. “Look, this is very simple. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon because as tough as they are, we want to keep them alive. We want to keep
threatens that support more than the war in Iran, launched with Israel on 28 February without any evidence of an imminent threat. Trump has claimed victory several times but the Iranian regime remains entrenched
threatening more strikes and promising peace. "Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President