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China, which have signalled they may veto the measure. The dispute over control of the strategic waterway has become a key obstacle in efforts to end the US-Israeli war on Iran amid rising
accuses Iran of having laid in the strait. The US president added that "at some point" an agreement on free passage will be reached. In an update on Tuesday, Centcom claimed that six merchant vessels
accused states of helping “sow division” alongside Israel, calling such actions “unforgivable”. - **Iran gives World Cup send-off to national team:** Crowds gathered in Tehran’s Enghelab Square to celebrate Iran’s national football team
Hormuz and end the war.** Trump’s first visit to China in nearly nine years [had been delayed](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/26/trump-xi-jinping-china-trip-rescheduled-may) in the hopes that the US-Israeli war against Iran would be over
Hormuz](/news/2026/4/19/what-to-know-about-us-iran-standoff-over-the-strait-of-hormuz) to commercial shipping, global energy prices have surged and diplomatic efforts, including [Pakistan-mediated talks](/news/2026/4/12/us-and-iran-fail-to-reach-peace-deal-after-marathon-talks-in-pakistan) in Islamabad last month, have stalled. The US also imposed a [naval blockade](/news/2026/4/14/how-much-will-us-hormuz-blockade-hurt-iran-and-does-tehran-have-an-escape) on Iranian ports
Hormuz must reopen immediately “without restrictions and without tolling”, European Council President Antonio Costa said after talks with leaders from Lebanon and Syria. - **‘Diplomacy is not closed’ between Iran and US:** Al Jazeera’s Almigdad
accused the United Arab Emirates, a US ally, on Thursday of direct involvement in military operations against Iran, in a rare moment when Iranian and Emirati officials have been in the same room since
Hormuz as a weapon, insisting vessels can still move safely through routes coordinated by the IRGC Navy even as Tehran tightens control over the strategic waterway. - **Australia joins Gulf mission:** Defence Minister Richard Marles said
US Navy's USS Cincinnati littoral combat ship (LCS) arrives for a port call at the Ream Naval base, located in Cambodia's southern coast in Preah Sihanouk province, on Jan. 24, 2026. Several vessels
accused the US of “bullying”](/news/2024/12/23/why-is-trump-threatening-to-take-over-the-panama-canal) and trying to smear its reputation in Latin America, while it described the Panamanian Supreme Court ruling as “absurd” and “shameful”. US Federal Maritime Commission head Laura DiBella said
Hormuz, which he suspended after 48 hours. Analysts say the conflict is now a stalemate, with both sides facing significant pressure to bring the war to an end but without sufficient incentives to make painful
Hormuz. Calling the weaponisation of the waterway the “most dangerous outcome” of the war, he warned that Iran is now treating the vital international chokepoint as its own sovereign territory. This, he argued, poses
accused the US of breaking the ceasefire, saying on X on Friday: “Every time a diplomatic solution is on the table, the U.S. opts for a reckless military adventure.” ![Donald Trump pointing as he speaks
accused of helping Tehran obtain materials to build drones and missiles. Earlier this month, Beijing issued a “prohibition order” directing firms to disregard the US sanctions on its oil refineries. “Beijing wants predictability and certainty
accused Washington of “excessive demands” that are pushing peace talks towards collapse amid reports that United States President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing for strikes on Iran if negotiations to secure a deal fail
Hormuz oil shipping lane. Balochistan is also home to one of Pakistan’s major deep-sea ports at Gwadar, a crucial trade corridor for China’s $65bn investment in the [China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC
Hormuz – a step announced somewhat clumsily by the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in a tweet on Friday morning. In return it was expected that Trump would lift the US blockade of Iranian ports
accused the Iranian military of laying mines near the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil and gas passes in normal times. Speaking to reporters on his plane in India’s western
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 the resolution
accused Iran of firing missiles and drones including a strike on an oil port in the emirate of Fujairah which is located outside the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a "dangerous escalation". Iran on Tuesday