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closed down after being hit by air strikes. It also includes other manufacturers, retailers, import and export business, and the digital sector. "You can see it from the emptiness of the metro," posted one user
Hormuz is reopened.” Which means despite the IMF’s grim warnings, investors have “already decided that the risk of recession is receding”. [Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email](https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed&CMP=emailbutton) Oliver
reason to believe he is not fully entangled in Iran’s networks in Iraq. Finally, al-Zaidi allows for a wider bargain to take place. The cordiality of Trump’s congratulations suggests Washington may have
reason to meet.” Iran had already signalled its hesitation about participating in talks with the US. Officials in Tehran have said direct talks are pointless at the moment, citing US actions, such as its naval
close the sides are to any agreement. ![The MSC Francesca ship is seen during seizure by the IRGC in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, in this image obtained by Reuters on April 24, 2026. Meysam
Strait of Hormuz, January 17, 2012 [Raheb Homavandi/Reuters] ## What’s in Chabahar port for India? In southeastern Iran, perched on the Gulf of Oman, the Chabahar port comprises two terminals: Shahid Kalantari and Shahid Beheshti
reasonable person “would interpret as a serious expression of an intent to do harm to the President of the United States”. - **And how about Comey?** He published a video of himself [saying](https://jamescomey.substack.com/p/seashells?r=16z5v&triedRedirect=true):
close allies and trading partners, and the U.S. has just spent weeks bombing Iran and is now blockading all ships connected to Iran. Meanwhile, there are questions about whether China has assisted Iran
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
Hormuz would eventually become a wasting asset. Few Iranians deny that the strait was decisive in proving the US could no longer impose global order unilaterally. ![Donald Trump wearing a USA baseball cap sitting
Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of the ceasefire [Lebanon ceasefire] on the coordinated route as already announced by the Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep of Iran.” His announcement
Hormuz. The UAE has been able to sell some of its oil via the Fujairah terminal, which sits on the Gulf of Oman, allowing it to circumvent the waterway. Last year, it exported 1.7 million
close to over](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5786034/iran-middle-east-updates)." "They are very anxious, some angry, upset when they hear about the war," said Rich Thau, president of Egagious, who moderated the focus groups. "They are not happy that
close international coordination to ensure peace and stability”, the prime minister’s office said. From Doha, Sharif heads to Antalya with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. They are expected to meet counterparts
Iran on February 28. Tehran retaliated by closing off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, through which approximately 20 percent of the world
closed the Strait of Hormuz to all foreign shipping and has [captured several foreign-flagged ships](/news/2026/4/23/how-iran-raised-hormuz-stakes-by-capturing-ships). Previously, it had allowed some ships deemed “friendly” to Iran to pass. On April 19, Iran’s First
Strait of Hormuz. This incident marks the first report of U.S. airstrikes on Iranian soil since the ceasefire began a month ago. ![Malta-flagged oil tanker Odessa arrives near Daesan Port in Seosan City
Iran is likely to have a severe knock-on effect on the NHS. Photograph: Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim/AFP/Getty In response, NHS England has increased purchases of drugs and devices to build up buffers. While there
reason, and the waste of war, the works of peace”. It was the kind of elegant justification of the country’s moral mission to which successive US presidential speechwriters have turned at times
Hormuz. Twenty percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments transit the waterway during peacetime. The blockage of the strait has triggered a major shortage of oil around the world