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ports "will remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed". The US military has been enforcing its blockade to exert pressure on Tehran to agree to Washington's terms
ports. Trump’s announcement followed reports by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre over the weekend that two vessels came under attack on Saturday while transiting the strait. Gunboats belonging to Iran
blockade](/news/2026/4/15/iran-warns-us-naval-blockade-threatens-ceasefire) on Iranian ports and ships, and maintaining a heavy presence around the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas passes during peacetime. Although the Pentagon gave
blockade Iranian ports and Tehran effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz. “First he declared he wanted to eradicate Iran’s civilisation now he is declaring that he wants to turn Iran into an American property
news agency reported that Iran had submitted a revised 14-point peace plan to end the war. In April, Pakistan hosted the only direct negotiations between US and Iranian officials since the war began
news agency](https://en.mehrnews.com/news/244202/Iran-warns-US-military-of-nearing-strategic-Strait-of-Hormuz). Earlier, Abdollahi had said Iran would attack “any foreign armed force” which tried to approach or enter the strait, “especially, the aggressive US army”. It was unclear on Monday morning
news agency. - **Sticking points in US-Iran negotiations:** The two sides remain divided over Iran’s nuclear programme and uranium stockpile, the US blockade, the release of $20bn in Iranian assets, and Tehran’s demand
Iran has continued restricting shipping through the vital waterway after President Donald Trump announced US forces would impose a blockade on Iranian ports. The Russian-flagged Nord managed to clear the strait despite private vessels
news agency. ## War diplomacy - **Rare US-brokered talks:** Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors held direct talks in Washington, with Beirut seeking a ceasefire and Israel pushing for Hezbollah’s disarmament. - **Iran-US talks may resume:** Trump
ports to exert pressure on Tehran to agree to its terms. The US naval blockade has infuriated Iran. On Sunday, President Masoud Pezeshkian: "We will never bow our heads before the enemy." In a post
News Agency] In this vein, Iran’s latest proposal to the US is to postpone talking about the country’s nuclear programme, even though Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s foremost public reasoning
news agency. “We are discussing it closely and in a spirit of trust in all NATO bodies, and we are expecting decisions from the Americans about this.” The feud started when Merz, who had previously
US blockade since it began, with 19 exiting the Persian Gulf and 15 entering from the Arabian Sea. Six outbound tankers carried approximately 10.7m barrels of Iranian crude oil, generating an estimated $910m
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
ports. Iran is grappling with high inflation, rising food prices and the US blockade is harming its economy further with Tehran now facing a looming oil storage crisis. Trump has demanded the complete reopening
news agency reported the meeting between Araghchi and Wang has begun, without providing further details. It was the first time since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran that Araghchi has travelled
ports, as “acts of piracy and maritime theft”, adding that the control over Hormuz is “under the strict management and control of the armed forces”. “Until the US restores full freedom of navigation for vessels
blockade imposed by the US on Iran’s ports on April 13 despite a tenuous ceasefire agreed five days earlier. During the war, US and Israeli fighter jets also extensively bombed Iran’s economic infrastructure
blockade of Iranian ports, was replaced by a former Maga political candidate, **Hung Cao**, now acting secretary of the navy. - The surprise announcement brought renewed attention to Cao’s [2023 comments](https://bsky.app/profile/rightwingwatch.bsky.social/post/3mk4j7n3xe22m) that
news of the renewed fighting. In a sign that the US president, [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump), recognises the conflict has reached a decisive point, he is convening a rare cabinet meeting at Camp David