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Strait of Hormuz, which is a key passage for global energy supply. "He couldn't look at the Ukraine war and see the drones and have the foresight to go, 'Oh, maybe Iran could
Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/19/what-to-know-about-us-iran-standoff-over-the-strait-of-hormuz), an end to sanctions and the release of its frozen assets while insisting nuclear negotiations be deferred to a later stage. Trump, posting on his Truth Social platform, described the proposal
Strait of Hormuz. --- ## IMF warns global economy at risk of recession The International Monetary Fund (IMF) [warned Tuesday](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/04/14/world-economic-outlook-april-2026?cid=ca-com-homepage-sm26-WEOEA2026001) that the war with Iran could trigger a global recession that would
Hormuz had come to a halt after Iranian forces fired on several ships on Saturday. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said it received a report of a tanker being fired upon by what
weapons as the Pentagon prioritised replenishing stockpiles used in the Iran war. Underlining the shift in focus, the [US state department announced on Friday](https://www.state.gov/arms-sales-congressional-notifications) it was approving more than
weapon. Over the eight months before the war on Iran, Trump had been [saying repeatedly](/news/2026/2/24/us-re-asserts-2025-strikes-obliterated-irans-nuclear-programme) that the US air strikes on the country in June had “obliterated” its nuclear programme. Many of Trump
Strait of Hormuz over which Iran exerts maritime control, therefore subjecting any ship travelling to or from the port to be in Iran’s jurisdiction. The port was struck earlier this month, but Iran denied
weapons components” on behalf of Tehran. “As the United States continues to deplete Iran’s ballistic missile inventories, the regime is seeking to reconstitute its production capacity,” the Treasury said. The measures freeze the targets
Hormuz Strait if such a blockade were to remain in effect. Iran’s Fars News Agency, which is closely aligned with the IRGC, reported that Tehran considers the continuation of the US blockade a violation
weapon in “meaningful and verifiable ways”. Here is what has been happening on day 57 of the conflict: ## In Iran - **US freezes $344m in cryptocurrency**: The United States has frozen $344m in cryptocurrency assets linked
weapons”, during a GCC meeting in Riyadh. Three days before the war on Iran began in February, during his State of the Union address to Congress, Trump accused Iran and “its murderous proxies” of spreading
Hormuz Strait](/news/2026/4/24/how-long-can-iran-survive-the-uss-hormuz-blockade). White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Friday that US envoys would sit down with Abbas Araghchi, expressing hope that parties would “move the ball forward to a deal
Strait of Hormuz could end the current pause in fighting as mediators try to secure a diplomatic solution. “If the aggressor and terrorist US seeks to continue its illegal action of imposing a naval blockade
Strait of Hormuz and maintaining the shadow of its deterrent effects over America and the White House’s supporters in the region is the definitive strategy of Islamic Iran,” the IRGC said on its official
Strait of Hormuz accompanied by the US military on Monday. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the events in Hormuz on Monday “make clear there’s no military solution to a political crisis
Strait of Hormuz – and the US counter-blockade. Traditionally an arch trans-Atlanticist, Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland openly questioned this week whether the US would actually come to its allies' aid militarily
Strait of Hormuz is not an “economic siege” but a cover to reposition forces “for a possible new round of conflict”. - **Iran’s leaders reject division claims:** President Masoud Pezeshkian, speaker of Iran’s parliament
weapons programme, or prompting diplomatic negotiations, which were already taking place before the conflict. The US has recently focused its rhetoric on reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, so that oil and gas exports
Hormuz, a strategic waterway key to the global flow of oil, and the U.S. imposing a blockade of Iranian ports. ### [Middle East](https://www.npr.org/sections/middle-east/) ### [An expert on Iranian politics reviews the status of negotiations
Strait of Hormuz, sanctions, war reparations, ballistic missiles and Iran’s regional relations,” Asadi said. Meanwhile, Trump said he was confident that Iran would negotiate, adding that the country would otherwise “see problems”. He [told