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Hormuz is a natural waterway governed by the law of the sea, which guarantees freedom of passage, and it cannot be treated as a channel subject to sovereign control or political extortion. Any attempt
strait of Hormuz as the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran flickers on, but for now, airlines continue to defy dire warnings of impending shortages which had stoked fears of a [summer of chaos
Strait of Hormuz, aiming to choke Iran's economy by cutting off its main international trade route — and hoping to force Iranian concessions at the negotiating table. But Iran has threatened to retaliate with blockades
close to Peter Mandelson. He hadn’t worked with him in the past, as some of us had. He was weighing a decision, but I’m quite sure had he known that, he would
closed due to a pandemic that then president Trump had labelled a "Chinese virus". Relations with the West had deteriorated sharply amid the rise of so-called "wolf warrior" diplomacy, where Chinese diplomats and state
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
close relationship with United States President Donald Trump and the latter’s mounting tensions with the United Kingdom have drawn attention to the future of the contested territory. Trump and Milei have met several times
Strait of Hormuz, along with attacks on regional energy infrastructure, has [reduced](/news/2026/4/28/oil-prices-rise-despite-irans-proposal-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz) global oil production by 14.5 million barrels per day – equivalent to a 57 percent decline. ## Africa’s import dependence Despite being
close ties with Baghdad. So who is the 40-year-old businessman al-Zaidi, and what worked in his favour? How will he navigate Iraq through one of its most volatile geopolitical chapters? . It argues
Hormuz. The pause, which came just one day after its launch, would be for “a short period” to give space for US efforts to finalize a settlement with Iran to end the war, Trump said
Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran. A second ship floats in the background.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2721x2721+680+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2F33%2F527d6ba641698a8badf5ed58b74f%2Fgettyimages-2276028903.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/14/nx-s1-5858115/oil-prices-trump-iran-deal) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Oil prices drop to cheapest level since early days of Middle East
close to Trump during the welcome ceremony. The symbolism was hard to miss. Musk and Huang represent some of the most sensitive pressure points in the US-China economic relationship: electric vehicles, artificial intelligence
strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil traditionally flows, posing a severe threat to China’s economyand its delicate relationships in the Gulf. Trump’s [erratic statements](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/another-day-another-pivot-as-trump-flails-in-an-iran-trap-of-his-own-making),
Strait of Hormuz. Trump has renewed a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil because of spiralling costs worldwide. The more money Russia has, the longer and, in theory, harder, it can prosecute
close to the Supreme Court of India. On Thursday at 1pm (07:30 GMT), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join a joint conference call with the visiting leaders from Seva Teerth, a new administrative
strait of Hormuz, which was open before Trump’s war on Iran, has now been heavily mined. Continued Israeli breaches of the ceasefire in Lebanon and Iran’s claims about its right to charge fees
Strait of Hormuz having been blocked for the past eight weeks, however, those supplies have not been available, prompting a scramble for fuel produced elsewhere. This has pushed up prices dramatically. In late February, before
Strait of Hormuz, fuel prices have surged, boosting demand in Pakistan for cheaper smuggled petrol and diesel from Iran. Like thousands of smugglers in Balochistan, Mazaar, whose name we've changed for his safety, ferries
Iran, attacks hit QatarEnergy's LNG facilities. Energy experts tell NPR it could take several months to repair them. A return to full production capacity could take years. QatarEnergy did not respond