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‘Turbulent and dangerous’: How shipping is the new global battleground

sanctioned Iranian oil. Iranian troops, meanwhile, have also captured ships that they say were trying to pass the Strait of Hormuz without their permission, and have fired at some vessels. These tit-for-tat acts

Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension

economy | UK-France conference | International reaction | Airline fuel struggles | Points of contention** ### **Trump says Iran flailing economically** Despite Iran's refusal to attend negotiations this week, Trump says the country is in dire economic straits

Will Iran give up on ceasefire talks as strait of Hormuz blockade continues?

sanctions are imperative to rescue the Iranian economy from near-collapse, arguing that the economic situation was the incubator for the protests in January. ![Esmaeil Baghaei speaks at a press conference. He stands against

Trump declares US-Iran peace deal ‘all signed’ as G7 leaders battle to tie up loose ends

sanctions”. “We’ll do some small gestures of that in the beginning, if they make some small gestures to us that show that they’re willing to meet their commitments,” another official added. They declined

Katya Adler: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain

impact, reared its Medusa-like head. Again. "No worries," Spain's determined-to-appear calm prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, said to waiting journalists as he arrived at the leaders' summit. "We are fulfilling our obligations

Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk

economy and spiked fuel prices far beyond the Middle East. The ongoing instability in the region comes as U.S. President Donald Trump met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. The White House said both

Another day, another pivot as Trump flails in an Iran trap of his own making

economy as well as Iran. ![A billboard in Tehran depicting the strait of Hormuz as a piece of fabric being grabbed by a giant hand, with a caption in Persian reading ‘Forever in Iran

Bondi distances herself from botched release of Epstein files | First Thing

sanctions on key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who said the bill would undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result. The legislation, which was sponsored

U.S. strikes Iran. And, immigration courts use new tactic to speed up deportations

Iran. - 🎧 **NPR's Joanna Kakissis, who is in Kyiv, said that by dawn Tuesday, after hours of loud explosions, the air smelled burnt** and there were fires all over the city. This