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blockades in the Gulf – Iran shutting down the Strait of Hormuz and the US laying a naval siege on Iranian ports – have caused global energy supply issues to persist despite the truce
Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday [blamed the US](/video/newsfeed/2026/4/27/irans-foreign-minister-in-russia-for-talks) for the failure of the talks. “US approaches caused the previous round of negotiations, despite progress, to fail to reach
status of cargo ships in the strait of Hormuz, in Hamburg, Germany, 15 April. Photograph: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Since the conflict began in February, oil prices have fluctuated, peaking at [almost $120](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/12/iran-war-oil-energy-prices-inflation-washington-world-bank-imf)
Hormuz Strait if such a blockade were to remain in effect. Iran’s Fars News Agency, which is closely aligned with the IRGC, reported that Tehran considers the continuation of the US blockade a violation
status quo. “Anything to end this current state of no war, no peace, no trace of a clear future would be welcome at this point. If this continues, it will be devastating,” he told
blockade and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. However, Atas noted, Iran believes “the strategic environment has changed” and is insisting it will maintain influence over the waterway rather than return to the pre-war status
currently no “stable political exit” from mounting tensions, and that peace is far from being achieved while Lebanon remains outside the scope of any final settlement. “The most dangerous thing is that each side believes
blockade, Iranian media said on Monday evening**. Trump said earlier that ships were again moving through the strait. ![Iranians walk past a billboard depicting present and past supreme leaders in Tehran on Monday](https://i.guim.co.uk
status of its ongoing mediation efforts. The first round of talks, held just over a week ago in Islamabad, ended without an agreement. Vance later accused Iran of refusing to accept Washington's terms
blockade on Iranian ports in an attempt to put Tehran under pressure. On Thursday morning, Trump was still insisting that the US controls the strait, even as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards maintain a firm grip
blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” until Tehran reaches a deal with the US, including on its nuclear programme. Later, Trump told the news agency AFP that a deal
currently a director at the Atlantic Council’s Project for Middle East Integration. Tehran wants an end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon; it wants the first stage of negotiations to focus
status in their doctrine for the strategic strait, perhaps rivalling the contentious nuclear programme for which the country has been sanctioned and isolated for decades. The theocratic and military establishment in Iran has “neglected
blockade will remain in full force and effect as it pertains to Iran, only, until such time as our transaction with Iran is 100% complete,” the US president posted on his Truth Social network, adding
current two-week ceasefire with Iran expires. But a new U.S. economic blockade on Iran is escalating tensions. With Gaza, Trump's Board of Peace has been meeting Hamas officials this week to convince them
status quo – has been on offer from Iran for more than a month. So has the specific architecture: an immediate unwinding of the consequences of the US-Israeli war through the reopening of the strait
blockade of its own. Its Navy has been blocking Iranian ports to pressure Tehran to reopen the vital waterway, adding another obstacle to the talks. According to Rob Geist Pinfold, a lecturer in international security
current conflict does not match the Vietnam war, which went on for years, led to the deaths of 58,220 US soldiers, and is often perceived as the totemic and unmatchable example of US hubris