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US military action against Iran, and deriding the 2015 deal to limit Iran’s nuclear enrichment in return for sanctions relief negotiated during the Obama administration. Trump withdrew from that international deal, known
Strait of Hormuz](/features/2026/4/28/when-will-strait-of-hormuz-be-safe-for-commercial-shipping-again), through which much of China’s oil and gas imports pass. In May, Munir [travelled to Tehran](/news/2026/5/22/pakistans-army-chief-in-iran-as-uss-rubio-says-slight-progress-in-talks) for a second time. Naqvi, whom Sharif on Monday credited for engaging “with
responsible for the geopolitical confrontation, yet they are the ones most exposed to rising import costs, worsening hunger and shrinking fiscal space. The global economy repeatedly externalises the costs of major-power conflict onto poorer
Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela - to defend the interests of major oil exporters by coordinating production to ensure steady revenue for its members. The number of members has fluctuated over the years
response from some corners of his party. Talks were progressing in an “orderly and constructive” manner, the president insisted, adding: “I have informed my representatives not to rush into a deal in that time
Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea”, adding that unilateral sanctions “cannot substitute dialogue, nor can pressure replace diplomacy”. He also reminded members that “it is essential for the smooth advancement of BRICS that later members
us at exactly the same place we were before." Iran's closing of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping corridor for the world's oil, has sent fuel prices skyrocketing and posed problems
Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote in a social media post on Tuesday. “There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack.” The incident
closed to Moscow in response to the Russia-Ukraine war. With Western sanctions restricting Russia’s options, the Kremlin has few viable alternatives to China’s scale of demand. Analysts say the imbalance means Beijing
Strait of Hormuz, Iran, citing its absolute sovereignty over the bed and subsoil of its territorial sea … could declare that all fibre-optic cables passing through the waterway are subject to permits,” the IRGC said
response in the agreement". The Lebanese government has also tried to disassociate the situation in the country from Iran, to reduce Tehran's influence domestically and weaken Hezbollah, as part of efforts to disarm
closely” on the upcoming negotiations and added he was “somewhat concerned that Iran’s view of the agreement seems different than what the American negotiating team is claiming”. Iranian hardliners have also [objected
Iran's ports is not in the UK's interest. The UK has allowed the US to use British bases to launch strikes on Iranian sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz and RAF planes have
Hormuz carries a fifth of the world’s oil and liquid gas supplies in normal times but has been virtually shut since the US and Israel began attacks on Iran on 28 February, triggering massive
response to a [15-point plan](/economy/2026/3/25/us-iran-mediation-what-are-each-sides-demands-and-is-a-deal-possible) drafted by the US on March 25. Washington’s plan included a one-month ceasefire while the two sides negotiated terms to end the war, via Pakistan. According
Strait of Hormuz "the greatest energy security crisis in history", insisting it is "more serious" than the previous energy shocks in 1973 (when some Arab states imposed an oil embargo on the West), 1979 (caused
response to the deaths. “These attacks must cease and end,” the foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a briefing. “We also call for dialogue and diplomacy so that we can have an early return
close, but have offered few specifics on impasses over the future of Iran’s nuclear programme, future control of the Strait of Hormuz, or the release of frozen Iranian funds. Analysts have said the Trump
response from China on Washington’s appeals for the release of jailed media tycoon [Jimmy Lai](https://www.theguardian.com/world/jimmy-lai) and others. Lai, a prominent pro-democracy activist and critic of the Chinese Communist party
US. Katz said Washington “endorsed” the principle that his country would strike Beirut’s southern suburbs if Hezbollah launched any further attacks on Israel. “If Israeli towns continue to be attacked, we will evacuate