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Deadlock over Iran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz cripples peace efforts

Qeshm island, Iran, April 18, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F09%2F38%2F57d382bd49bb87cc5e3b10bee0bb%2Fap26117545379836.jpg) A boat sails past a tanker

U.S. seizes Iranian cargo ship. And, tariff refund portal launches

Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026. ](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+625/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe5%2F8c%2Fc6803d384dfc892eaf9be0019d73%2Fap26108447409970.jpg) The sun rises behind a tanker

As Iran crisis drags on, fears of global food crisis grow

Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Asghar Besharati)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP26108447222186-1776659786.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) A tanker

U.S.-Iran ceasefire expires this week with no deal in sight

Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026. ](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe5%2F8c%2Fc6803d384dfc892eaf9be0019d73%2Fap26108447409970.jpg) The sun rises behind a tanker

US military equipment worth billions of dollars destroyed in Iran war

Qeshm Island, where Iran is believed to hold several of its missiles in an underground

Tracking the shadow fleet: How Iran evaded the US naval blockade in Hormuz

Qeshm island. At about the same time, a “shadow fleet” of tankers continued to navigate

Map of dominance: Why Iran can’t afford to give up Hormuz control

Qeshm Island to the UAE’s Umm al Quwain ‌emirate, while in the east, a second