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Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/30/hormuz-effect-how-us-china-are-ramping-up-tensions-over-the-panama-canal). Spain, in particular, has been publicly vocal in its criticism of the war and closed its airspace to the US military amid the bombing campaign on Iran. On Sunday, Trump shared
strait. He said the US managed to secure passage for two US-flagged commercial ships, along with navy destroyers, on Monday. “We know Iran is embarrassed by the fact that our blockade is holding
response to those carried out by Hezbollah, which itself was retaliating against the US and Israel for its attacks on Iran. Meanwhile, Trump said talks with Iran to end the war would continue over
Hormuz opened immediately- Starving for cash!” For the first six weeks of the US-Israel war on Iran that began on February 28, Tehran imposed an access system to control which ships transited the strait
Strait of Hormuz and the future of Iran’s nuclear programme, remain unresolved. There were also indications that the US was preparing to re-start military operations, should the ceasefire with Iran fail to hold
Strait of Hormuz … But even if a truce is maintained, it will take time for energy production and shipping traffic to return to normal levels.” May said he expects Brent oil price to average about
US President Donald Trump for extending a ceasefire with Iran and indefinitely pushing back the end of the two week truce, with Tehran silent on the decision early on April 22. **ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty
strait of Hormuz, claiming maritime violations and transferring them to Iranian shores. But the firing was seemingly unrelated to the conduct of the war. People familiar with the situation told the Guardian the causes included
US in Islamabad reinforces the point. Even when diplomatic channels are open, the system appears unable or unwilling to commit. Control over the Strait of Hormuz is Iran's most immediate source of leverage
Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/22/iran-calls-us-ship-seizure-piracy-is-it). ### Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Ghalibaf, 64, has served as Iran’s parliamentary speaker since 2020. He was commander of the IRGC air force from 1997 to 2000. After that
Strait of Hormuz south of Iran and 7,000 miles away in the White House. This week was the unique opportunity for the rest of the world to make its economic case to US President
strait of Hormuz, have greater prominence than in 2015. In one respect, any Islamabad deal will be better than the JCPOA since it will contain no sunset clauses, one of Trump’s major criticisms
response to White House frustration that other members of [Nato](https://www.theguardian.com/world/nato) did not provide sufficient support for the US-led 38-day bombing campaign against Iran. It also argued that [Spain](https://www.theguardian.com
response. Leading Emirati officials talk of new pipelines from the UAE's oil fields in Abu Dhabi, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, and heading to the underused port of Fujairah. There is already one pipeline
Hormuz – a choke point for a fifth of global oil supply – in return for the US lifting its blockade of the strait. US president Donald Trump said Iran was in a “state of collapse
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
Strait of Hormuz, with Trump repeatedly threatening to renew attacks. The language of the War Powers Act does not explicitly point to the 60-day timeline changing due to a pause in fighting. Responding
Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/8/us-iran-ceasefire-deal-what-are-the-terms-and-whats-next), the narrow waterway through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas passes during peacetime, disrupting one of the most critical arteries of global trade. Pakistan [brokered
US-Israel strikes. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Ali Ansari, a professor of modern history at St Andrews, said Iran, if not experiencing a leadership vacuum, is at least a country in transition since the newly installed
strait of Hormuz. The US president also threatened consequences for countries such as Spain, including troop withdrawals, and accused allies including the UK of not “stepping up”, saying they were “abandoning” the US. He added