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Strait of Hormuz along a busy street in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday. **Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images** Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images - 🎧 **NPR's Kat Lonsdorf, who is in south Lebanon, tells *Up First* that
plan includes guarantees of nonaggression, the withdrawal of US forces from the vicinity of Iran, the lifting of the US naval blockade, the release of Iran’s frozen assets, the lifting of sanctions
Hormuz](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/g-s1-118595/middle-east-war-updates#five) | [New sanctions](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/g-s1-118595/middle-east-war-updates#six) | [Journalist killed](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/g-s1-118595/middle-east-war-updates#Two)[Pope Leo](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/g-s1-118595/middle-east-war-updates#Three) --- ## **Witkoff and Kushner travel to Pakistan for Iran talks** White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaking
Hormuz, [a key shipping route](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno), for nearly two months - causing global energy prices to soar. It was [briefly re-opened on Saturday but quickly closed again](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2631x6nelo), following reports
strait of Hormuz on Monday morning, and claimed his representatives were having “very positive” discussions with Iran.** Trump wrote on his social media site that the operation, called “Project Freedom”, would be a humanitarian gesture
Strait of Hormuz](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/nx-s1-5811770/iran-war-updates) — through which some 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas typically travels— will fully reopen. "Even if an agreement was reached today … we're talking weeks
Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran). Inspired by the country’s [Cool Biz energy-saving initiative](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jun/17/japan.justinmccurry), Tokyo officials hope the measure will cut dependence on air conditioning. Cool Biz, launched by the environment ministry
Hormuz - a key route for oil and liquefied natural gas - reopens soon, there could be physical shortages in some areas in the coming months. The strait's effective closure has pushed up the price
Hormuz, the narrow waterway off Iran's coast, would lead to higher jet fuel prices and possible shortages in Europe. [. Trump has grown increasingly [frustrated with NATO allies](/news/2026/4/9/trump-slams-nato-over-iran-after-meeting-rutte-renews-greenland-threat), accusing them of not doing enough to support the US-Israel war on Iran. Speaking on Monday
Hormuz. Iran says it wants a new set of protocols to govern maritime traffic through the narrow waterway, replacing its current chokehold with a legal framework that would recognise what it regards as its sovereign
Hormuz would face "severe consequences" if they did not co-operate with Tehran first, Irna news agency reported. Akraminia said Americans "will never be able to turn this vast expanse in the northern Indian Ocean
planned deployment of a long-range artillery battalion to the country would be cancelled, with other troops potentially being involved. According to the [US Defense Manpower Data Center](https://dwp.dmdc.osd.mil/dwp/app/main), there were
Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. says about 90% of Iran's economy relies on international trade by sea, and now that pathway is completely cut off. Estrin says a question remains as to whether this
Hormuz**, NPR's Greg Myre tells *Up First*. Shipping traffic through the waterway remains at a standstill, and both sides say they are inflicting economic pain. Both sides also believe the other will give
Hormuz were to reopen tomorrow, the impact of disruption caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran could still be felt into next year, he said. Iran’s effective closure of the strait
planning for the Israeli air force. The presence of multiple former senior Israeli security officials inside an organisation that presents itself in US media as an independent US think tank has fuelled scrutiny over
Iran war on bookings and oil prices will hit its profits, having driven up fuel costs by £25m in the last month alone. It said it expected to report an increased pre-tax loss
Iran. Asia [imported](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/why-is-asia-so-reliant-middle-eastern-oil-2026-03-04/) more than 14m barrels a day of crude Middle Eastern oil in 2025. Traffic in the strait of Hormuz, a major waterway for oil vessels, has plunged. Since
Iran conflict’s immediate risks and build long-term resilience. They should move across five fronts. First, they need to strengthen market intelligence. Real‑time tracking of trade flows, shipping routes, and price trends helps