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Iran tries to cosy up to Europe to increase pressure on US

plan for the strait would require, including which ships would pay fees, on what legal basis, at what price, or in which currency. A bill before the Iranian parliament proposes that new tolls would apply

Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights as Iran war causes jet fuel shortage

planned. The fuel crisis has been caused by the ongoing standoff between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway where one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied

Iran war: What is happening on day 53 of the US-Israel conflict?

planned talks with Israel were “separate” from the Iran-US negotiations. - **Violence continues in Gaza:** Despite an October ceasefire, Israeli operations have killed more than 780 Palestinians, with recent strikes reported across Gaza. ## Global economy

Iran’s top diplomat in Russia as Tehran intensifies efforts to end the war

shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and a US blockade on Iranian ports; meanwhile, a parallel conflict involving Israel and Lebanon also threatens to complicate negotiations. ## Russia’s role in diplomacy Reporting from Tehran

Former Qatar PM: Netanyahu using Iran war to reshape Middle East

plan among Israel’s right wing to expand the country’s borders deeper into neighbouring Arab states. ![A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait

Oil prices rise after Trump says Iranian ship seized

Hormuz would be "completely open" to commercial vessels for the remainder of the ceasefire. But on Saturday, Iran said it was closing the strait again and that any ship that approached it would be targeted

Strait of Hormuz is hosting gunboat diplomacy as US and Iran vie for most effective blockade

US and Iran vie for most effective blockade Donald Trump’s indefinite shelving of the plan to bomb Iran’s bridges and power station on Tuesday night is being widely described as leaving the conflict

US-Iran diplomacy picks up: What’s the latest?

Plan of Action signed with a number of nations in 2015, Iran had been allowed to enrich to 3.87 percent – enough to develop a nuclear power programme. Trump withdrew the US from the agreement

Oil price slumps as Trump says he called off Iran attacks

Hormuz waterway in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes on the country, which started on 28 February. Around a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas usually passes through the narrow shipping

Africa’s richest man plans new Mombasa oil refinery: Why this matters

US and Israel’s war on Iran and Tehran’s subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20 percent of the world’s oil and natural gas is shipped. Dangote, Africa

Iran supreme leader issues defiant statement on strait of Hormuz

shipping in the strait of Hormuz and vowing to guard the country’s nuclear and missile programmes. “Today, two months after the largest military deployment and aggression by the world’s bullies in the region

Macron and Starmer host allies for summit on Hormuz maritime security

plans for a multinational maritime force to secure the Strait of Hormuz, but Washington is not part of the discussions. The meeting is taking place at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on Friday, chaired

Trump says ceasefire with Iran on ‘life support’ after rejecting peace proposals

ships through the strait of Hormuz in an attempt to end the Iranian blockade of the vital waterway. The US president dismissed Iran’s peace proposals as stupid, and denied he was under any domestic

UK steps up plans for potential shortages caused by Iran war

Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping channel through which 20% of the world's oil and liquid natural gas usually passes, has sent oil prices soaring since the conflict began. Earlier this month, government officials

Trump needs a better Iran deal than Obama’s – but faces major hurdles

shipping passing through the strait of Hormuz. These are the yardsticks, or tests, around which his negotiating team will be keeping an anxious eye. Of course, comparisons between the 159-page 2015 joint comprehensive plan

UK to enter talks to join £78bn EU loan scheme for Ukraine

Strait of Hormuz. Iran has severely limited traffic through the vital oil shipping channel in response to the bombing campaign by the US and Israel, which began in February. Sir Keir has repeatedly outlined

First Thing: Tensions rise over Hormuz as Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’

Hormuz. - **Have any vessels made it out of the strait?** US Central Command (Centcom) said two US-flagged merchant vessels had “successfully transited” the strait, but Iran has denied this claim. Late on Monday

US in tough spot as it tries to avoid deal that highlights its failures in Iran

shipping freight around the world. Trump has remained bullish in public, claiming on social media on Tuesday that Iran admitted to being in a “state of collapse” and that “they want us to ‘Open

‘A stress test’: US-Germany rift widens as Iran-war drags on

Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/4/iran-warns-us-to-stay-out-of-hormuz-after-trump-says-us-will-guide-ships). While Berlin has said the vessels would only take part in operations to clear the narrow shipping lane after hostilities ended, the United States has relied heavily on bases and military

Iran blames Trump’s blockade for diplomatic impasse as fragile truce holds

ships](/news/2026/4/22/iranian-gunboat-fires-on-container-ship-off-oman-coast) in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, saying they violated maritime regulations. ## Trump claims Iran executions halted Despite the rising tensions, Trump said on Wednesday that he “appreciates” that Iran halted the execution