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claims by the US president, Donald Trump, that the Pakistani-brokered ceasefire had marked significant progress towards bringing a durable peace to the Middle East, the truce looked in danger of collapsing on its first
strait of Hormuz. Two days later, the US president again [made](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/israel-warns-iran-lives-at-risk-if-they-use-trains-trump-deadline) extraordinary threats. “A whole civilization will die tonight,” he wrote on Truth Social. Leo XIV called this threat “unacceptable” and asked
claimed the navy would not necessarily escort ships through the strait. In other key developments: - **Iran said on Sunday it had received a US response to its latest offer for peace talks** a day after
Strait of Hormuz card from Iran’s hand,” he said. “Iran, on the other hand, wants not only to preserve it as a negotiating card but also to maintain it as a strategic asset.” ## Trump
strait of Hormuz as part of the unauthorized war in Iran. There’s a highly consequential [meeting with the president of China](https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/may/10/tehran-taiwan-trade-donald-trump-xi-jinping-us-china-summit) on the books for this week. The [FDA director just
Strait of Hormuz has rattled global markets, [raising the national average](https://gasprices.aaa.com/) price of gas above $4 a gallon. The other big demand coming from Washington centers on Iran's nuclear program
claim to the island. US lawmakers have approved a massive new weapons sale to Taipei, which still requires Trump’s sign-off. “I will make a determination,” Trump told reporters. “I’ll be making decisions
Iran may be one of the few areas where US and Chinese interests overlap, as both countries benefit from stable energy flows through the Gulf. “Both sides would like to see the strait opened,” said
claimed that the bloc had not complied with the deal — an assertion EU officials rejected. Trump accused the countries of violating the agreement after a slate of European countries declined to send their militaries
Hormuz was [closed again](/news/2026/4/18/iran-reasserts-control-of-hormuz-strait-as-trump-warns-against-blackmail) amid the standoff between Iran and the United States, as the influential Iranian parliamentary speaker indicated that a conclusive peace agreement was still “far” away, even though talks made some
strait of Hormuz and end the war.** Trump’s first visit to China in nearly nine years [had been delayed](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/26/trump-xi-jinping-china-trip-rescheduled-may) in the hopes that the US-Israeli war against Iran would
claimed that Iran “wants to make a deal”. He said: “We’re in a little skirmish, military [sic]. I call it a skirmish, because Iran has no chance. They never did. They know it. “What
Hormuz must remain open to support the free flow of energy”. Since early March, Iran has restricted shipping through the strait, a narrow waterway linking Gulf oil producers to the open ocean and through which
Hormuz and Washington has maintained a [naval blockade](/news/2026/4/29/irans-currency-falls-to-new-low-as-us-blockade-sanctions-impact-trade) of Iranian ports and ships in the strait. President Trump has repeatedly warned that strikes could resume. Other officials in the Trump administration have echoed Hegseth
Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of the ceasefire [Lebanon ceasefire] on the coordinated route as already announced by the Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep of Iran.” His announcement
Iran and Turkiye and deepened ties with countries such as Pakistan. These steps were not tactical gestures; they were part of a broader strategy to construct a flexible, cooperative regional architecture. All this appeared
claimed that Tehran had offered a new proposal for agreement within minutes of his decision. “They gave us a paper that should have been better and – interestingly – immediately when I cancelled it, within 10 minutes
claimed by China, in return for Xi’s help. White House officials said Trump would travel with a delegation of more than a dozen US business leaders, including Elon Musk of Tesla and Tim Cook
Hormuz, which has blocked a large portion of the region’s supply of oil and natural gas. ASEAN, whose members represent more than 700 million people, is set to issue a joint statement calling
Hormuz is impossible as long as the blockade remains in place. The critical waterway has become a central dispute in the conflict. One-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies were