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Iran says no date has been agreed for another round of peace talks, accusing the US of “betraying” diplomacy in all negotiations. The conflicting and changing reports about the strait and how much freedom ships
Strait of Hormuz, has sent energy prices soaring across the world and [fuelled inflation](/news/2026/4/10/inflation-rises-in-us-amid-iran-war-hormuz-blockade) in the US. The Reuters poll was conducted April 24-27, and it surveyed 1,014 US adults. It comes
conflict. ## 1- Incorrect generalisation of the 12-day war experience Washington assumed Iran’s behavioural pattern from the short war with Israel would repeat, but this time the level of direct US involvement
Iran has survived the initial strikes and remains defiant, [closing the strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/iranian-forces-ships-seized-strait-of-hormuz-us-peace-talks) in a move that has blocked off a fifth of the global oil trade. The US has responded
strait of Hormuz. Trump always complained that the JCPOA treated Iran’s nuclear programme in isolation, and did not address Iran’s wider behaviour. Can he defer these wider issues or does he want them
Iran’s top negotiator, **Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf,** said on Saturday that the recent talks with the US had made progress but gaps remained over nuclear issues and the strait of Hormuz. “We have had progress
Strait of Hormuz for the remainder of the temporary truce period—before matters became somewhat complicated. All of this came after negotiations held between the US and Iran in Islamabad on April 12. These were
US-Israeli war against Iran. **A senior military officer or diplomat is expected to represent Australia at this week’s summit on reopening the strait of Hormuz, set to be led by France
Iran blocking the strait and the US imposing a naval siege on Iranian ports. “The national average is $1.12 higher than it was this time last year, as oil prices surge above $100/barrel with
conflict that started when the US and Israel attacked Iran at the end of February. Shihab-Eldin had been visiting family in Kuwait and was arrested on 3 March, according to CPJ. The media watchdog
Iran, David Lammy has said, as he insisted the UK would not get dragged into the conflict. The deputy prime minister argued the US president should be able to “disagree agreeably” with allies rather than
conflict. ## Five big stories 1. ***Iran war*** | JD Vance was expected to fly to Islamabad at the head of a US diplomatic delegation on Tuesday [if Iran agrees to further talks](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/jd-vance-to-lead-us-delegation-in-pakistan-if-iran-agrees-to-talks)
Strait of Hormuz shipping route effectively closed and peace talks between the US and Iran failed. The IMF said: "Once again, the global economy is threatened with being thrown off course - this time
conflict. Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin again voiced support for Iran during a [meeting](/opinions/2026/4/30/russia-has-given-iran-something-more-important-than-weapons) in St Petersburg with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi. ## Hegseth claims War Powers deadline ‘pause’ Friday marks
US did not lift its blockade. He also warned Iran would retaliate by blocking trade through the Red Sea along with the Gulf and Sea of Oman. ## ‘Detractors on all sides’ Mediators in the conflict
Iran's effective blockade of the 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
Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf after US-Iran talks in Pakistan failed to reach a breakthrough. Hegseth struck an aggressive tone as he maintained the US military was monitoring Iran’s military movements
Hormuz soon after the war started, except for ships belonging to countries that negotiated separate deals. On Monday the US began a naval blockade of all Iran-linked ships trying to pass through the strait
Hormuz but only along a determined route and with the permission of the IRGC navy. The US blockade of Iranian ports and shipping will remain in place for the moment, Trump said, and few vessels
Iran’s near-total closure of the strait of Hormuz to ships using other Gulf ports soon after the US-Israeli attack began on 28 February. US Central Command reported that over a 24-hour