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European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

Hormuz. Speaking in a [BBC interview](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c393wxzw4yjo) last month, Starmer said the U.K. would not join the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports but does have a minesweeping capability that is "focused ... on getting

Iran reviews U.S. proposal. And, Rubio to meet Pope Leo after Trump's criticism

Iranian response to the U.S. proposal. 

Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension

Force base north of London to put together a multinational mission to safeguard the Strait of Hormuz amid global concerns over oil and energy prices. A poll in the U.K. shows 1 in 10 people

Pakistan races against time to get Iran back to US talks as truce end nears

Strait of Hormuz since April 13. Tehran called the incident a [ceasefire violation](/news/2026/4/20/us-captures-iranian-ship-touska-amid-mediation-efforts-all-we-know) and demanded the immediate release of the ship, its crew members and their families. Iran’s Foreign Ministry described the seizure

The United Arab Emirates says it's leaving OPEC, in a blow to oil cartel

forces in [Yemen](https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/saudi-arabia-uae-yemen/) and are competing economically. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/09/nx-s1-5745144/oil-company-profits-high-oil-prices) ### [Business

Hegseth faces questions about Iran in first congressional appearance since war began

Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping corridor for the world's oil, has sent fuel prices skyrocketing and posed problems for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections. The U.S. has imposed a naval blockade

SCOTUS temporarily restores mifepristone access. And, Indiana, Ohio vote in primaries

Iranian small boats yesterday** as it launched an operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The incident threatened the fragile, month-old ceasefire between the two countries. Iran also fired on the United Arab Emirates

Record-breaking DHS shutdown ends. And, May Day protests to draw crowds nationwide

force within 60 days. If the president requests an extension, Congress has 90 days to act. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted that the current ceasefire doesn't count toward the 60 days. The administration plans

Trump says U.S. will 'guide' stranded ships through the Strait. And, key Senate races to watch

Strait of Hormuz starting today.** The president called the operation "Project Freedom" and described it as an effort to free hundreds of ships and crews trapped in the crucial waterway since the start

Trump doubts shooter motivated by Iran war as peace talks on hold

Strait of Hormuz, April 21, 2026. **Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim News Agency via AP** Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim News Agency via AP After a shooting incident at the White House Correspondent's Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday

Pentagon says Navy secretary is leaving, the latest departure of a top defense leader

Iranian ports and is targeting ships linked to Tehran around the world during a tenuous ceasefire in the war. Another Trump loyalist is taking over as acting head of the Navy: Undersecretary Hung

Israel starts a tense ceasefire in Lebanon. And, Trump nominates a new CDC director.

forces in southern Lebanon](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5787392/iran-middle-east-updates), saying it would attack if threatened by Hezbollah. The current two-week ceasefire between the U.S., Israel and Iran is set to expire in a few days. Iran

Who is John Phelan, the US Navy Secretary fired by Pete Hegseth?

forces enforcing [a blockade](/news/2026/4/15/iran-warns-us-naval-blockade-threatens-ceasefire) on Iranian ports and ships, and maintaining a heavy presence around the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas passes during peacetime. Although

3 things to know about naval blockades as U.S. begins patrols in the Strait of Hormuz

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

Iran war: What is happening on day 52 of the US-Israeli conflict?

Strait ⁠of Hormuz on Sunday after issuing warnings. The semi-official Tasnim ‌news agency said that was a result of the continuing US maritime ⁠blockade on Iran. - International flights from Mashhad airport in northeast Iran

Peace talks in doubt as U.S. seizes Iranian ship

Strait of Hormuz as part of Washington's blockade on Iranian vessels in the vital waterway, and just two days before the ceasefire is set to expire. [A video](https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20) released by U.S

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

Hormuz during brief lulls in hostilities, each day brings new uncertainty for the civilian crews manning the Gulf’s massive fleet of oil, gas and container ships, according to labour groups. Last month, Iranian forces

Trump says new talks with Iran will happen soon. And, Eric Swalwell faces new allegations

Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. says about 90% of Iran's economy relies on international trade by sea, and now that pathway is completely cut off. Estrin says a question remains

With 3,000 containers stuck in Pakistan, Iran explores more land routes

forcing production shut-ins,” finance and policy analyst Javed Hassan, an adviser to the Islamabad-based Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), told Al Jazeera. “Export revenues, the state’s fiscal lifeline, would contract

Israel and Lebanon extend ceasefire. And, Trump eases medical marijuana rules

Hormuz. Shipping through the Strait has nearly stopped over fears of mines, Iranian attacks and seizures of ships. The president says he is prepared to wait for the best deal to end the war with