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Iran conflict. Despite mounting pressure on jet fuel supplies in the EU, there is no evidence of “actual shortages” of jet fuel currently, and widespread flight cancellations are not expected over the summer, Transport Commissioner
US-Israeli strikes hit within 75 metres of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant. At the same time, the war on Iran has exposed the fragility of the global fossil fuel system, just as the Russian
conflict. In a marked shift, Pakistani officials claimed China had been persuaded by “friendly countries” to make a pivotal leap into Tuesday’s negotiations. “Pakistan had to involve China to convince Iran
Hormuz, calling it a "dangerous escalation". Iran on Tuesday denied launching any attacks on the UAE, with a military spokesman saying that, "If such an action had been taken, we would have announced it firmly
Strait of Hormuz on April 13, as negotiations to end the war, mediated by Pakistan, continue. Trump said on Friday he was “not satisfied” with Iran’s [latest peace proposal](/news/2026/5/2/iran-war-whats-happening-on-day-64-as-trump-rejects-tehrans-proposal
conflict: Strait of Hormuz | World leaders on ceasefire | Lebanon reactions | European leaders --- ## A flurry of announcements and reactions on Friday Iran said early Friday it was reopening the Strait of Hormuz for commercial ships, after
US-Israel war with Iran, according to the RAC. It follows weeks of rises after the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz - a key transit route for oil and gas - dramatically pushed up wholesale
conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Trump says Iran talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks Iranian ports](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5786034/iran-middle-east-updates) While focus groups are not statistically significant, they do provide insight into how voters
Iran continues, a secret government analysis has found. > > Officials have drawn up contingency plans for a “reasonable worst-case scenario” amid fears that [the closure of the Strait of Hormuz](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/work-from-home-fuel-blockade-strait-hormuz-l2lkchn68) will lead
Strait of Hormuz. Tehran’s control of the key fossil fuels shipping route has proven to be a main point of leverage in the war. ## ‘No quarter’ for enemies? Moulton also asked Hegseth about
conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5761904/lebanon-war-israel-hezbollah-displacement-ceasefire) Abbas Araghchi was in Islamabad last week but left on Saturday, prompting President Trump
Strait of Hormuz, along with attacks on regional energy infrastructure, has [reduced](/news/2026/4/28/oil-prices-rise-despite-irans-proposal-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz) global oil production by 14.5 million barrels per day – equivalent to a 57 percent decline. ## Africa’s import dependence Despite being
US president has repeatedly urged the central bank to slash interest rates, in the hope of cutting the government’s borrowing costs on its $39tn (£29tn) debt. In a post on his Truth Social platform
conflict and Iran’s effective shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, which has blocked a large portion of the region’s supply of oil and natural gas. ASEAN, whose members represent more than 700 million
Hormuz, including [seizing two of them.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxd074kr8go) The US has also enforced a naval blockade since 13 April, stopping all ships from travelling to or from Iranian ports. Trump had hoped the blockade
Iran on February 28. Tehran retaliated by closing off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, through which approximately 20 percent of the world
Hormuz, and claimed his representatives were having “very positive” discussions with Iran. Trump wrote on his social media site that what he called Project Freedom would be a humanitarian gesture “on behalf of the United
Iran for more than six weeks in response to US and Israeli attacks, sending the price rocketing and prompting fears of shortages. IEA executive director Fatih Birol told AP there could soon be flight cancellations
Hormuz soon afterwards and Trump imposed a counter-blockade of ships using Iranian ports on 13 April. A Pakistani-brokered ceasefire, announced [by Trump in early April](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/07/trump-iran-war-ceasefire), stopped hostilities but failed
US President Donald Trump. (Photo by ibrahim AMRO / AFP via Getty Images) /](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5255x3503+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F40%2Fb7%2Ff7642c6c42a888e0c8a55c384dff%2Fgettyimages-2271123710.jpg) A supporter of Hezbollah holds a machine gun while celebrating the ceasefire with Israel as it takes effect