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blockade of Iranian ports. US forces boarded the ship and took physical control of the vessel. ## How has Iran responded? Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military headquarters confirmed the US attack on the Iranian-flagged
Iran’s proposal to reopen the strait, which would require the US end its own naval blockade of the strait and does not address a nuclear deal. On Tuesday, Trump said on social media that
news website](https://www.axios.com/2026/04/29/trump-iran-nuclear-deal-blockade) that he stands prepared to keep Iran under a naval blockade until a deal is reached, raising the prospect of a prolonged conflict. The financial cost of the war meanwhile
news agency said on Wednesday. About a fifth of global energy exports used to pass through the strait before the beginning of the United States-Israel war on Iran on February 28, which prompted Tehran
News that he had ordered Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to ditch plans to visit the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, for the possible [talks](/news/2026/4/24/us-envoys-head-to-pakistan-raising-hopes-of-peace-talks-with-irans-araghchi), despite his earlier claims that Iran was “making an offer” aimed
US naval blockade launched on 13 April would prevent Tehran’s tankers from reaching the strait of Hormuz, depriving the Iranian regime of at least $175m (£129m) a day in oil export revenue. Once
blockade on the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian ports would remain in place. Three weeks ago, Trump claimed the US military campaign had succeeded in its goal of forcing a change in Iran’s government
news and criticised Nato for being "useless when needed". Tehran promised the strait will be completely open to commercial vessels until the middle of next week, when a temporary ceasefire between the US and Iran
news organisations have reported over the past week that Tehran is proposing to reopen the strait before nuclear issues are resolved. Iranian media said Tehran’s latest 14-point proposal included the withdrawal of US
Iran since shortly after the US and Israel launched their war on February 28, while the US military said on Tuesday that its forces have now completely blockaded all Iranian ports in a move designed
News Agency. The future of Iran’s nuclear programme and the Strait of Hormuz are key sticking points in the negotiations. The latest comments from the political leadership came after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard
news outlet reported that the US expects Iran to respond to several key points in the next 48 hours, and that while nothing has yet been agreed, this was the closest the parties had been
blockade of the Gulf hurts the US economy as well as Iran. ![A billboard in Tehran depicting the strait of Hormuz as a piece of fabric being grabbed by a giant hand, with a caption
blockade of the Palestinian territory, with the last convoy intercepted by Israeli forces last month. - Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, said **Moscow was ready to help with talks between the US and Iran
US signalling an end to the current halt to fighting, which has run parallel to an ongoing naval blockade of Iran’s ports. But on Monday, Trump said any renewed attacks had been
blockade on the strait, which is a vital waterway in global trade. While the US military claimed to have destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted both Iranian cruise missiles and drones, this was denied
blockade and piracy, and releasing Iranian assets that have been unjustly frozen in banks due to US pressure,” he said. “Safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and establishing security in the region and Lebanon
blockade on all Iranian ports on April 13. Iran responded two days later by capturing two foreign commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and moving them to its coast. Then, the US military intercepted
Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim News Agency, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said that under a potential memorandum of understanding, the number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz would return
blockading Iranian ports and exports of Iranian crude. On Friday, Brent crude, the international benchmark, was up 89 cents at $111.29 a barrel by 08:08 GMT, compared with about $65 before the US