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Vessels anchored in the strait of Hormuz as seen from Musandam, Oman, last week. Photograph: Reuters Iran has said a permanent peace deal should allow it to charge fees for ships passing through the strait
vessels. ## The US, not just China, is driving Japan’s shift Tokyo will release the next phase of its national security strategy later this year, covering 2026 to 2030. The document is expected to incorporate
threats came as uncertainty surrounding the fragile US-Iran ceasefire grows, days after the president [called off the latest round of talks](/news/liveblog/2026/4/26/iran-war-live-tehran-rejects-talks-under-siege-trump-cancels-envoys-trip) with Tehran. Although Washington said it was reviewing Tehran’s proposal
threats between Washington and Tehran. Meanwhile, Israel has expanded its military campaign by bombing Beirut in the first strike on the Lebanese capital since a ceasefire, widely seen as fragile, came into force on April
threats are main obstacles to genuine negotiations". It appeared early Tuesday that the US and Iran would hold new peace talks in Pakistan this week - but they have yet to begin. Vice-President JD Vance
vessels would be free to transit the strait of Hormuz for the duration of the [10-day ceasefire](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/trump-announces-10-day-ceasefire-in-lebanon-after-excellent-conversations) between Israel and Lebanon struck on Thursday. Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell
threats. - **US attacks southern Iran:** Explosions were reported in the southern city of Bandar Abbas before US media said American forces had carried out “self-defence” attacks on missile launch sites and mine-laying vessels
threats, limited global recognition, and geopolitical tensions in the Gulf would further undermine confidence in the programme.” Iran’s effort could also come up against geography. Since April 13, the US has implemented a naval
vessels would be allowed to transit the strait — and only with permission from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy. Then, Trump went further with his claims of free maritime traffic, saying, “Iran has agreed
threat. “They talk about the Venezuelan model, and the question was, would they go for the Venezuelan model in Cuba? It won’t work in Cuba,” said Yaffe. “The narrative from the Cuban leaders
vessels will result in a heavy attack on one of the American centres in the region and enemy ships,” the force said, a day after [US strikes on two Iranian tankers](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/iran-accuses-us-of-violating-ceasefire-by-targeting-civilian-areas-and-ships-on-strait-of-hormuz)
vessels since April 13. Last week, it deployed a third aircraft carrier strike group with thousands of elite troops, in the largest buildup since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. More than 10,000 US
threats after clashing with German chancellor **Friedrich Merz** over the Iran war. Earlier this week, Merz said [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) had **“humiliated” the US** and questioned how Trump planned to end the conflict, saying
threats of escalation and asserts control over the strait under what it calls a “new reality”. Iranian officials say more than 30 vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with the Islamic Revolutionary
threats, and feeds targeting data to other defence systems. Some reports suggest two radars were destroyed. The total bill: Between $485m and $970m. The location has not been specified. The US armed forces are hosted
threats," Qalibaf wrote in a post on social media. ![Representatives from more than a dozen foreign diplomatic missions, United Nations offices, and the media view damage at sites previously targeted by US-Israeli strikes
threat of renewed outbreak of fighting in the background. Trump said he now considers the two-week ceasefire with Iran ends “Wednesday evening Washington time”, extending the pause for an extra 24 hours to allow
vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and moving them to its coast. Then, the US military intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters, the Reuters news agency reported on Wednesday
threats posed by Iranian forces. However, it did not provide details about the strikes and their locations. Iranian media reported explosions in Bandar Abbas, some 70km (42 miles) from the Strait of Hormuz, in southern
Vessel traffic levels are still extremely low, sometimes as low as three ships a day compared with 120–140 in normal conditions. “Foreigners who maliciously covet it [the strait] from thousands of kilometres away have