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Starmer will not be swayed by Trump’s ‘small and petty’ insults, says Lammy

strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping lane through which much of the world’s oil and goods

Oil prices surge amid mixed signals on US-Iran peace talks

Strait of Hormuz and conflicting messages about the prospect of renewed negotiations between the United

China’s Xi expected to press Trump on Taiwan, tariffs during summit

Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of global oil and natural gas supplies usually

Airlines in Europe slash thousands of flights as Iran war cuts jet fuel supplies

Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway off Iran's coast, would lead to higher jet fuel

Muslims begin the annual Hajj against a backdrop of war concerns

Strait of Hormuz, has been "largely negotiated" after calls with Israel and other allies in the region

Europe has only six weeks’ supply of jet fuel left due to Iran war, says energy chief

strait of Hormuz, a [vital export route for oil from the Gulf](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/us-iran-ceasefire-mass-exodus-ships-strait-hormuz-analysts).

Yemen reports hijacked oil tanker headed for Somalia

Strait of Hormuz and civilian maritime routes diverted. The coastguard said that it was working

Trump gathers Cabinet as he looks to seal deal to end war

Strait of Hormuz and provide him a credible argument that Iran's nuclear capability has been

Trump shelved ‘Project Freedom’ after Saudis refused use of bases and airspace

strait of Hormuz lay behind Donald Trump’s decision to shelve the plan days after

At 10.15pm, do you know where Donald Trump is?

strait of Hormuz as part of the unauthorized war in Iran. There’s a highly

Turkiye unveils its first intercontinental ballistic missile: What we know

Strait of Hormuz and the US enforces a naval blockade of Iranian ports. Meanwhile, Israel

Democrats urged to link clean energy to affordability as Iran war hikes up prices

strait of Hormuz, where a fifth of the world’s oil and gas normally travels

Trump's Truth Social lays bare narrow obsessions of an extremely online president

Strait of Hormuz to be "COMPLETELY OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS AND FULL PASSAGE." He also

The nuclear challenge at the heart of Trump's Iran negotiations

Strait of Hormuz in return for the US lifting its blockade on Iranian shipping. While

Big US banks rake in near-$50bn profit as Iran war shakes markets

strait of Hormuz has led to a rise in energy prices, raising inflation forecasts, borrowing

US sending 10,000 more troops to Middle East despite Iran ceasefire

Strait of Hormuz despite the blockade. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump told The New York Post

Reeves gives more energy bill support to businesses as Iran war pushes up costs

strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/strait-of-hormuz-blockade-what-why-explained-navy-trump-iran). Speaking in Washington, where she is attending the spring

Why is the price of gold trending down?

Strait of Hormuz. To retaliate against the US and Israel, Iran has been blocking traffic

Middle East crisis live: UN chief calls for Israel-Lebanon ceasefire to be ‘fully’ respected as it comes into effect

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Trump’s push to cut interest rates has echoes of ‘banana republic’, says Yellen

recession](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/iran-war-global-recession-imf-uk-growth-forecasts-oil-prices) if the strait of Hormuz remains closed for an extended period.