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response. The IRGC described the US naval blockade, as well as its seizure of ships attempting to reach Iranian ports, as “acts of piracy and maritime theft”, adding that the control over Hormuz is “under
maritime control, therefore subjecting any ship travelling to or from the port to be in Iran’s jurisdiction. The port was struck earlier this month, but Iran denied responsibility. The UAE, for its part
maritime area of control to include lengthy sections of the United Arab Emirates’s coastline. In the west, a line stretches between the westernmost tip of Iran’s Qeshm Island
Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, calling the decision a response to a continued blockade of its ports by the United States. The Iranian military on Saturday said control
Maritime Trade Operations center reported, while another ship was hit by "unknown projectiles." They were the latest in at least two dozen attacks in and around the strait since the Iran war began
control station, and two one-way attack drones that posed clear threats to ships transiting regional waters,” CENTCOM added. ## What sites has Iran targeted? In response to Washington’s attacks, the IRGC said on Monday
control despite the attacks. - **Tehran repairs war damage:** Tehran municipality officials say 97 percent of buildings that suffered minor damage during the US-Israeli attacks on Iran have now been repaired, with authorities expecting
Israel and Lebanon was completely unrelated to Iran. Amid Pakistan’s [ongoing efforts](/news/2026/4/18/pakistan-pm-army-chief-wrap-up-key-trips-in-push-for-more-us-iran-talks) to mediate another round of negotiations, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led the Iranian delegation to the Islamabad
Israel in a social media post, adding that other allies had “shown their true colours in a moment of conflict and stress”. It comes after Iranian officials reversed the reopening of the **strait of Hormuz
Israel war on Iran](/news/2026/4/19/iran-war-what-is-happening-on-day-51-of-the-us-iran-conflict), as a standoff between Washington and Tehran is complicating efforts to end the war. Iran on Saturday reversed its decision on reopening the strait, and its military opened fire
responsibility for the incursion. Tensions have flared under the truce as both the US and Iran have sought to assert their control of the Hormuz strait. On 4 May, Donald Trump launched what he called
maritime zone that falls under Greece's responsibility for search and rescue operations and that the country's coast guard had not reacted. A fragile six month-old ceasefire in Gaza has halted the most
control of the ship rather than firing missiles at it. “They are not warships; they are commercial ships,” he said. “But the US military is not firing a warning shot; they are shooting a bloody
Israel](https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel) and Iran each fear the other is about to launch a surprise attack on its territory while the US president, Donald Trump, continues to insist a fresh assault on Iran
responsible for the consequences of any violation,” foreign minister Abbas Araqchi wrote on X. Israel has issued evacuation orders to residents of seven villages in southern [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon), including Houmine al-Faouqa, Bnaafoul
maritime fees in the strait of Hormuz in two months, after the 60-day period of negotiation that has been triggered by the signing of the memorandum of understanding. Tehran, claiming a historic victory over
response to the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. An October “ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip, which was also brokered by the US, created a similar Israeli buffer zone, under which Israel is occupying
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
Israel launched air strikes on Iran - and Tehran responded by blocking the crucial waterway through which 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas is meant to pass freely. What does Trump
response to Iran’s block on most vessels coming through the narrow waterway. Since the war began, Iran has allowed only a few ships belonging to nations that have struck deals with Tehran to pass