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Strait of Hormuz reopening amid US-Iran conflict Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and United
US-Iran conflict? The strategic Strait of Hormuz was [closed again](/news/2026/4/18/iran-reasserts-control-of-hormuz-strait-as-trump-warns-against-blackmail) amid the standoff
US and Iran could bring an end to the conflict. Tehran’s chokehold on the strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz has become a key flashpoint of the conflict after Iran retaliated against US
strait of Hormuz,** Downing Street said. A spokesperson said: “The summit will advance work towards a coordinated, independent, multinational plan to safeguard international shipping once the conflict ends.” - **Foreign ministers from 17 countries, including
Strait of Hormuz, designed to put additional pressure on Iran. Asked whether the UK and US's growing differences over the conflict
Iran conflict? Iranian officials have [pushed back](/news/liveblog/2026/4/18/iran-war-live-tehran-says-president-trump-made-false-claims-amid-talks) against claims by US President Donald Trump on the state of negotiations, highlighting deep contradictions in messaging as tensions persist around the Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s nuclear programme, control of the Strait of Hormuz – which Tehran has effectively closed, causing a surge in global oil prices – and [compensation](/news/2026/4/15/what-are-irans-100bn-in-frozen-assets-and-where-are-they-held) for wartime damages. The conflict, launched by the US
US to make compromises in its conflict with his country, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi has been briefing European capitals on the nature of the offer Iran had been willing to make about
conflict,” he told Al Jazeera. - Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned of consequences over US “provocative actions” in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz
strait of Hormuz to ships using other Gulf ports. The blockade has created further uncertainty for shippers, oil companies and war risk insurers. On Wednesday morning, US central command (Centcom) said US forces had “achieved
US–Israel war on Iran, the conflict has killed thousands of people and disrupted major energy flows. At the centre of the crisis is the Strait of Hormuz
conflict. A third of the world's key fertiliser chemicals pass through the Strait, and prices have risen steeply since the outbreak of war. Iran's decision to re-open the Strait of Hormuz followed
Strait of Hormuz in peacetime. Since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran at the end of February, shipping through the passage has fallen by 95 percent as Iran has threatened to target tankers
strait of Hormuz, and has vowed to retaliate against the threat of US tariffs. Meanwhile, the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, accused China on Tuesday of being an “unreliable global partner” for stockpiling oil. China
Hormuz has become a focal point of the US-Israel war with Iran after Tehran effectively choked off one of the world's most important shipping lanes. President Donald Trump has said the US blockade
US began attacking Iran and petroleum prices spiked after the closure of the strait of Hormuz in response. A trio of Catholic cardinals criticized the conflict
Hormuz has been highlighted as of particular concern, as it held no control over the strait before the conflict began. The Democratic senator Chris Murphy leapt on the comments from Iran, telling CNN “who knows
Strait of Hormuz has become a focal point of the US-Israel war with Iran after Tehran effectively choked off one of the world's most important shipping lanes. The disruption to shipping since
Iran holds substantial leverage over the global economy through the Strait of Hormuz and its continued ability to penetrate Gulf states’ and Israeli air defences, leaving the US with no clear exit strategy. The domestic