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importance of de-escalation, dialogue and close international coordination to ensure peace and stability”, the prime minister’s office said. From Doha, Sharif heads to Antalya with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq
important oil port at Fujairah in the UAE was hit by Iranian missiles. In Washington, Hegseth told reportersthe US had successfully secured a path through the strait and that hundreds of commercial ships were lining
ships paying tolls or fees to Iran to transit the Strait of Hormuz could face US sanctions, signalling a tougher stance on maritime activity linked to Tehran. Meanwhile, a new Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos
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 drew
shipping through the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/6/french-container-ship-struck-in-latest-escalation-at-strait-of-hormuz), and a surge in transport and insurance costs for shipments to Yemen. In the same post, the YPC sought to ease public concern, saying the increase would
importance of coercive power, deterrence, and wartime cohesion,” said Sina Toossi, a senior non-resident fellow at the Washington-based Center for International Policy. The analyst said the Supreme National Security Council formally remains
Strait of Hormuz halted. Supplies of naphtha, a byproduct of oil refining used in ink and plastics, have also been hit hard. Naphtha prices in Asia have almost doubled since the conflict started, pushing
shipped to the United States, China and Australia. "This measure is intended to help maintain a stable supply of products," it said in a statement this week. The change on 14 products in its lineup
Hormuz; and a rapid fall in imports to China, which some analysts believe may reflect Beijing drawing down stockpiles. But the International Energy Agency (IEA), whose executive director, Fatih Birol, has been sounding the alarm
Hormuz. A US delegation led by Vice President JD Vance was expected to arrive in Islamabad at the start of the week for talks, but Iran then said it was not prepared to return
shipping and spiking fuel prices around the world. Trump wrote on social media that the decision to halt the new naval effort – called “Project Freedom” – just a day after it began came after requests from
importantly, better intelligence than ever before,” he said. “You are digging out your remaining launchers and missiles with no ability to replace them. You can dig out for now. Can’t reconstitute
Strait of Hormuz's shutdown "in no way" justified lifting the sanctions on Russia](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyzj3g3pygo) while [Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said "every dollar paid for Russian oil is money
Hormuz were to reopen tomorrow, the impact of disruption caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran could still be felt into next year, he said. Iran’s effective closure of the strait
shipping, so that oil and gas exports can get through. "If that's the aim, well it was open a few weeks ago," she said. She said the UK prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer
Hormuz under the protection of the US military. Trump presented the plan as a humanitarian endeavour “meant to free people, companies, and countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong – they are victims of circumstance
ships. US forces separately seized the Iranian-flagged MV Touska and detained its crew in the Gulf of Oman on April 19, with the US Central Command accusing the vessel of violating its naval blockade
important” in Nato’s 77-year history. “The president’s views – frankly, disappointment – at some of our [Nato](https://www.theguardian.com/world/nato) allies and their response to our operations in the Middle East, they are well
important that people buy as much fuel as they need, but no more, no less,” Bowen said. ## ‘Very challenging incident’ Incident controller Mark McGuinness said a “significant leak” of highly flammable gases and liquid hydrocarbons
shipping. A White House official said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump had asked US oil companies about ways to mitigate the impact of a potentially months-long siege of Iranian ports. The president