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Middle East crisis live: Iran warns it will close strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues

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India to Iran: How two wars shaped the rise of Pakistan’s Asim Munir

Donald Trump [announced its extension](/news/2026/4/21/trump-announces-extending-iran-ceasefire-but-says-blockade-remains). He named those who had urged him to do so: Pakistan