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105 resultsfor “importance of Hormuz Strait for shipping”

Politics

Nato says US cannot suspend Spain from alliance, after reported Pentagon email

shipping through the key Strait of Hormuz route. Spain has refused to allow the use of air bases on its territory for attacks on Iran. The US has two military bases in Spain, Naval Station

BBC NewsApr 24
World

Middle East crisis live: US claims blockade has ‘completely halted economic trade’ into Iran, as Trump hints at return to talks in Pakistan

import of 273m barrels of crude oil by the end of this year,” Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff to the president, said. The amount is sufficient for more than three months of South Korea

The Guardian WorldApr 15
World

Tuesday briefing: What it might take for lasting peace between the US and Iran

strait of Hormuz? Should there be a long-term procedure whereby any ship that passes through would have to pay a toll or seek permission from Iran?” he says. But, as all recent American presidents

The Guardian WorldApr 21
Conflicts

Lyse Doucet: Under fragile ceasefire, Iranians wonder if US deal can be done

shipping lane. On Wednesday more details emerged about what transpired behind closed doors over 21 hours, when a US delegation headed by Vice-President JD Vance met face-to-face in Islamabad with a large

BBC NewsApr 15
Politics

With the US-Iran ceasefire about to expire, could Trump put boots on the ground?

Hormuz, boots on the ground could – at least initially – fall short of an incursion on to the mainland, and be limited instead to occupying one or more of several islands in the Gulf off Iran

The Guardian WorldApr 21
Politics

How Iran has changed, and how it hasn’t, in two months of war

ship out its stockpile of enriched material, or stop enrichment on Iranian soil, as the country has paid a huge price to obtain the technology, in the form of decades of sanctions and killings

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 28
Politics

Trump doubts shooter motivated by Iran war as peace talks on hold

ship Epaminondas during what state media described as the seizure of one of two vessels accused of violations in the Strait of Hormuz, April 21, 2026. **Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim News Agency via AP** Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim News

NPR Topics: NewsApr 26
Politics

Iran's flurry of diplomacy, as Trump insists U.S. has 'the cards'

Important discussions on bilateral matters and regional developments. As only Hormuz littoral states, our focus included ways to ensure safe transit that is to benefit of all dear neighbors and the world," Araghchi [said

NPR Topics: NewsApr 27
Politics

Reeves steps up criticism of Trump’s Iran war, branding it a ‘mistake’

shipping was damaging the living standards of families and businesses in the UK and the US. “We need to reopen that strait of Hormuz, to get down energy prices and to strengthen and stabilise

The Guardian WorldApr 15
Politics

Pakistan races against time to get Iran back to US talks as truce end nears

ships. “The attack on tankers during the ceasefire demonstrates the IRGC’s dominance over the diplomatic team and its disregard for their positions,” he told Al Jazeera. Yet Heiran-Nia said if a deal were

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 21
Politics

3 things to know about naval blockades as U.S. begins patrols in the Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz, according to Steve Dunn, author of *Blockade: Cruiser Warfare and the Starvation of Germany in World War One*. "Detection of vessels is much easier, with satellite, [planes and drones] and radar," using helicopters

NPR Topics: NewsApr 16
Politics

Albanese’s visits to key allies have borne early fruits of fuel and fertiliser but ‘resilience’ is on the budget agenda

imports are now assured into at least June, there are no illusions that Australia is out of the woods yet. The fragile ceasefires in the Middle East, and Trump’s blockade-of-a-blockade entirely

The Guardian WorldApr 17
Conflicts

Peace talks in doubt as U.S. seizes Iranian ship

Strait of Hormuz as part of Washington's blockade on Iranian vessels in the vital waterway, and just two days before the ceasefire is set to expire. [A video](https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20) released

NPR Topics: NewsApr 20
Conflicts

SCOTUS temporarily restores mifepristone access. And, Indiana, Ohio vote in primaries

Hormuz" to escort ships through the waterway. Cooper said the U.S. forces' defensive package has multiple layers, including ships, helicopters, aircraft, airborne units, early warning and electronic warfare. NPR's Greg Myre tells *Up First

NPR Topics: NewsMay 5
Business

US plans to hike tariffs on EU cars to 25% will hit luxury market the most

Strait of Hormuz. “This threat is a negotiating tactic, of course. However, the US leverage is somewhat less after the IEEPA tariff rulings,” said Ziemba. Trump’s tariff threats would impact German car companies hardest

Al Jazeera EnglishYesterday
Politics

Will King's US visit make a political difference?

ship's bell was a masterstroke of deft diplomacy. And before an audience that is so polarised, the King gently reminded Americans of where they came from and what united them as a nation

BBC NewsApr 29
Business

The Iran war created a global natural gas shortage — a windfall for U.S. companies

Strait of Hormuz a "guillotine issue." The U.S. [set a record for LNG exports in March](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-lng-exports-break-record-high-middle-east-war-disrupts-global-supply-2026-04-01/), but the U.S. only has so much capacity for production and exports. Making LNG requires cooling

NPR Topics: NewsApr 14
Politics

Powerful states are trying to sabotage decarbonisation of shipping

Strait of Hormuz may create the impression that the world cannot function without fossil fuels. Nothing could be further from the truth. Every single industry can and must decarbonise. For global shipping, this process would

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 20
Health

Crew members on hantavirus cruise ship to be evacuated | First Thing

Hormuz. The pause, which came just one day after its launch, would be for “a short period” to give space for US efforts to finalize a settlement with Iran to end the war, Trump said

The Guardian WorldYesterday
Business

Spirit Airlines tried to be the Dollar General of the skies. Then the big airlines beat it at its own game

important factors behind the descent of budget airlines. The short version: the big legacy airlines copied the budget airline playbook to win back customers — and outmaneuvered them by making their loyalty programs more enticing

NPR Topics: NewsApr 29
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