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Strait of Hormuz](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/17/g-s1-117788/israel-us-iran-middle-east-conflict-updates#Three) --- ## **World leaders urge restraint as ceasefire takes hold**  --- ## **World leaders urge restraint as an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes hold** . He has said he is [“absolutely” considering pulling the US out](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/01/trump-says-he-is-absolutely-considering-withdrawing-us-from-nato) of the alliance. And when European
reopening the Strait of Hormuz. One of the challenges is to remove undersea mines Iran is believed to have planted there. Military planners from more than 30 countries are meeting at a Royal Air Force
Hormuz, a key shipping channel through which 20% of the world's oil and liquid natural gas usually passes, has sent oil prices soaring since the conflict began. Earlier this month, government officials drew
reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to Afterman. China has vetoed similar efforts to intervene in recent conflicts like Syria and Myanmar. Unlike the US strategic focus on the Middle East, including through regime change
Strait of Hormuz. “They’re not going to be able to get their oil. They can get oil. Not Iranian oil,” Bessent told reporters in Washington, DC. ## In Israel - **Israel proposes long-term presence
reopening of the strait and improved crisis communication and coordination, according to a leaked draft seen by multiple media outlets, including The Associated Press and Channel News Asia. The bloc’s statement will also focus
reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, so that oil and gas exports can get through. "If that's the aim, well it was open a few weeks ago," she said. She said
reopening the strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping lane through which much of the world’s oil and goods pass, Lammy flew to Washington last week to hold talks with JD Vance, the US vice
reopening the Strait of Hormuz. “We know that China has been very critical of the US’s naval blockade on Iranian ports, calling it dangerous. But increasingly, Beijing has also been critical
reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Days after the war began – and after Starmer initially refused to allow US forces to use UK military bases for strikes on Iran – Trump described the British leader
Hormuz. Iran has yet to react publicly to the pause but the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) alluded to the strait reopening if there is an "end of the aggressors' threats". The crucial waterway, through
strait of Hormuz was reopening – but those hopes were dashed over the weekend, with Iran insisting it would remain under “strict control”.  – has throttled global supplies of fertiliser, crucial to growing food crops. Preston said that, although UK crops were unlikely to be affected this year as most fertiliser had already been used