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Iran’s authorities project hardened stance with more talks on horizon

statement. The IRGC on Saturday took a state television presenter to broadcast near [two vessels seized](/video/newsfeed/2026/4/23/iran-releases-video-of-irgc-seizing-ship-in-the-strait-of-hormuz) days earlier in the strait to report that Iran exercised “total control” over the waterway. ![Police officers stand

US-Iran ceasefire? Not for Indian sailors being killed in Hormuz

Trump is expected to meet his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, next week at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France. So, why are Indian sailors dying in the Strait of Hormuz? ## Which ships

Apache down, fighting up: What the latest US-Iran attacks mean

Trump wrote on social media. “Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack.” Iran rejected the accusation, but Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that foreign military forces operating near Iranian territory were

Rubio says Iran deal could take days after US forces launch new attacks

Israel war on Iran could “take a few days” to be agreed, after US forces claimed to have struck Iranian missile sites and boats laying mines in southern Iran amid talks in Qatar. “There were

U.S. military says it's striking 'multiple targets' in Iran in 2nd day of renewed fire

ceasefire. They also came a day after the U.S. struck Iran following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic. Trump has urged Iran

Iran targets American base in region after US strikes Iranian air defences

statement, the Kuwaiti foreign ministry said it reserved the right to take “all necessary measures” to defend its territory and security. ![One man with his arm around the other’s shoulders as they look

World reacts to Strait of Hormuz reopening amid US-Iran conflict

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, which took effect overnight Thursday into Friday. Some Iranian state media reports later appeared to contradict Araghchi’s announcement, with a senior military official telling state media that only nonmilitary vessels would

Trump and Tehran’s series of mismanaged posts stall progress towards peace

statements. Within minutes, Tasnim, a news agency close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, described Araghchi’s post as either wrong or incomplete. It said the post was “published without the necessary and sufficient explanations

The big questions hanging over the Trump-Xi meeting in China

Israel against Iran, starting a new war in the Middle East. Its ramifications have spread far beyond the region and caused alarm in Beijing. The presidential summit was postponed. Now the highly anticipated meeting between

Iranian forces seize two ships in strait of Hormuz amid doubts over further peace talks with US

statement. “The two offending ships … were seized by the IRGC’s naval forces and directed to the Iranian coast.” A UK-based maritime security monitor [reported](https://www.ukmto.org/-/media/ukmto/products/20260422-ukmto_warning_attack.pdf?rev=85f516057e214383a089fb298fe5987c) attacks on ships in the waterway

Uranium and control of strait of Hormuz key as talks to end US-Iran war continue

ceasefire they believe is still within reach between the US and Iran. Meanwhile, [Israel](https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel) and Iran each fear the other is about to launch a surprise attack on its territory while

Oil price slumps as Trump says he called off Iran attacks

ceasefire was on "massive life support" after rejecting Iran's demands, labelling them "totally unacceptable". According to news platform Axios, Trump is expected to hold ​a ​meeting on ⁠Tuesday ​with his ​top national security advisers

How China is gaining from Iran war by showing it is different from US

statements stood in sharp contrast to those of US President Donald Trump, who took to social media the same day to declare, “I’m winning a War, BY A LOT, things are going very well

What we know about Trump's 'Project Freedom' aimed to help stranded ships through Strait of Hormuz

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

Chaotic talks on a US-Iran deal continue on the Trump rollercoaster

statements to get ahead of the curve. An alternative explanation, suggested by [Australian-American economist Justin Wolfers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLb4ivyQA2g), is what he calls the “known liar problem”. The markets know [Trump is an unreliable

US, Iran inch closer to deal to end the war: What to know

statements from Trump, Iranian officials say major disagreements remain, especially over the status of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s nuclear programme and conflicts involving Tehran-backed groups in Lebanon. So, what has Trump said

Short-term gains for China from US-Iran war may turn to longer-term pain

Israel against Iran, starting a war in the Middle East that has caused a global energy crisis and roiled diplomatic relations across the board. The storm unleashed by the conflict has disrupted the delicate relationship

Tensions rise in two ceasefires in the Middle East. And, the Navy secretary ousted

ceasefire extension "means nothing."](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5795405/iran-middle-east-updates) Meanwhile in Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes killed at least five people, including Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil. Israeli and Lebanese diplomats are expected to meet in Washington for a second

What was the Iran nuclear deal Trump dumped in search of ‘better’ terms?

ceasefire between the US-Israel and Iran approaches the end in just a day. So, what was the JCPOA, and how did it compare to Trump’s new demands? ## What was the JCPOA? On July

Did US sneak 100 million barrels of oil out of Hormuz, as Trump claims?

Israel attacked Tehran. In early March, Iran said it would not allow passage to any ships through the strait. Then it agreed to allow limited ships from select “friendly” countries through, on the condition that