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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](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 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
blockaded Iran, stopping all Iran-linked shipping seeking to exit the Gulf, to put pressure on Tehran. Senior Iranian officials have rejected concessions in recent days. Some favour dragging out the negotiations to closer
US-Israel war against Iran. Two weeks ago, Leo responded to [Trump’s threat](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trump-warns-a-whole-civilization-will-die-tonight-if-a-deal-with-iran-isnt-reached) that a “whole civilization will die” in Iran if the country did not end its blockade
news agency reported. It accused Washington of violating the ceasefire and carrying out “armed piracy” after allegedly firing on the Iranian vessel and disabling its navigation systems. ## Trump extends ceasefire Trump earlier announced he would
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] 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
Iran, now in its eighth week. The Pentagon said Phelan would leave office immediately. “On behalf of the Secretary of War and Deputy Secretary of War, we are grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service
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
blockade. “Which is a long time. Does President Trump have until August? Probably not,” he said. “He’s probably going to have to look at kinetic escalation if he wants to bring this
blockade:** Former US ambassador to Bahrain, Adam Ereli, said Tehran is prepared for sanctions and can store or sell oil through alternative means, warning the pressure campaign could outlast both Trump’s patience and US
blockade, has to be open “one way or the other”. On the diplomacy, he said negotiating a deal with Iran could “take a few days”, quashing hopes for an imminent end to the conflict
blockade and lifting US and international sanctions, while preserving Iran’s control over its [nuclear programme](/news/2026/5/10/trump-says-us-will-not-allow-iran-to-reach-enriched-uranium) and foreign policy — the issues Washington cited when launching the war. Trump called [Iran’s response](/news/2026/5/10/why-is-iran-taking-time-to-respond-to-the-us-proposal-to-end-the-war
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
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, prepared by the trade body Airlines UK on behalf of carriers including [British Airways](https://www.theguardian.com/business/britishairways), easyJet, Ryanair, Virgin, TUI and Jet2. The briefing for government said that if the current disruption
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
news briefing on Monday that Tehran’s response to the previous US proposal had been “conveyed to the American side through mediator Pakistan”, according to Tasnim. Washington and Tehran have [exchanged multiple proposals](/news/2026/5/11/unacceptable-whats-irans-peace-proposal-that-trump-has-rejected
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