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close communication with Iran throughout the crisis, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosting his Iranian counterpart for talks on the situation. Rather than simply pressuring Iran to reopen Hormuz, Beijing is positioning itself to demand
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps seized two container ships in the strait of Hormuz, claiming maritime violations and transferring them to Iranian shores. But the firing was seemingly unrelated to the conduct
Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping route. The agreement is being welcomed as a potential breakthrough, but questions remain about its implementation. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - **Iran says the memorandum
close to reaching a peace deal](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/11/trump-seize-control-iran-oil-gas-ceasefire) with Tehran. The price of Brent crude began to tumble from about $93 a barrel in overnight trade after the US president called off further military
Iran](/news/2026/5/4/us-official-says-china-is-funding-iran-urges-beijing-to-help-open-hormuz) and other issues with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. ## In the US - Surveys show that the war is unpopular with US voters, who are facing sharply higher petrol prices less than six months
close cooperation to advance dialogue and diplomacy for lasting peace and stability in the region,” Sharif posted on X. The flurry of diplomacy comes as further negotiations are expected in Pakistan in the coming days
Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf after US-Iran talks in Pakistan failed to reach a breakthrough. Hegseth struck an aggressive tone as he maintained the US military was monitoring Iran’s military movements
Strait of Hormuz. And, in Lebanon, which had already been suffering from an economic crisis, there is less work, and people are losing their jobs. “The price of running the generator is killing
Strait of Hormuz. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it had targeted the headquarters of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain and another country in its attack, without naming Kuwait. It said
strait of Hormuz**, the defence ministry said. - **Since the war started, fighting has killed at least 3,375 people in Iran and more than 2,290 in Lebanon**, the Associated Press reports. Additionally, 23 people
Hormuz, despite the ongoing blockade of the critical shipping channel. The 142m-long (465 feet) Nord luxury boat, linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov, travelled from Dubai to Muscat, Oman over the weekend
Strait of Hormuz. The strikes marked the most significant escalation since a ceasefire in April ended weeks of devastating US and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory Iranian assaults across the Gulf region. Iran condemned
Iran war will force planes to be grounded. Energy minister Michael Shanks said the government is closely monitoring UK jet fuel stocks and working with airlines, airports, fuel suppliers and other governments, as carriers face
close to a peace deal with Iran," Trump wrote on Truth Social, hours before he announced the agreement with Iran. Trump and Netanyahu speak often by phone, but they've been at odds on several
Iran to normalize the idea that it can control the Strait of Hormuz, but he did not specify what actions would take place otherwise. **Trump largely succeeded in punishing the Indiana lawmakers** who opposed
Iran. However, easyJet said it was not experiencing any disruption to fuel supplies, adding that it had its usual visibility of supplies over a rolling four-week period. It does not expect to cancel
Strait of Hormuz would be a “nightmare” for Israel. “It is important we get this right,” he wrote in a social media [post](https://x.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/2058245974733058140) on Saturday that was shared by the [American Israel
Close up shot of Donald Trump at a cabinet meeting](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/baebba91e60116f12926af3315017d6d4d44fc4a/0_0_4000_2668/master/4000.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) In May president Trump asserted that no one nation would control the strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images The US remains suspicious
close ties to Tehran, pledged in a statement to stop Israel’s maritime navigation in the Red Sea, and said they had also fired missiles at Israel in recent days. The Houthis have
Strait of Hormuz, Trump added: “We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single