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Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran can call ‘if they want to talk’ amid impasse on negotiations

Iran gave the US a new proposal** **on reopening the strait and ending the war, with nuclear negotiations postponed for a later stage**, according to the news site Axios. The US state department and White

UK steps up plans for potential shortages caused by Iran war

proposed a 10p cut on fuel duty as well as reducing public transport costs. Iran's top negotiator said earlier this week that reopening the Strait of Hormuz

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

strait of Hormuz. About 20,000 seafarers and 2,000 ships have been stranded, according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Over the weekend, Iran said it had received new proposals

Deadlock over Iran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz cripples peace efforts

Iran to end the war were deadlocked, amid growing international backlash over the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, which has interrupted the world's fuel supply and impacted living costs globally. [![People inspect

US has three aircraft carriers in the Middle East for first time since 2003

proposed deal from Iran. He said: “Don’t rush me.” Iran has described the blockade – which has seen US forces seize at least two Iranian oil ships – as an “act of war”. Iranian forces [have

EU foreign ministers reject proposal to suspend association agreement with Israel

Iran by adopting new sanctions on Iranians involved in limiting free navigation through the strait of Hormuz. The EU would aim to adopt the sanctions in May, she said. At Tuesday’s meeting, Ireland, Spain

‘No clear strategy’: how Trump went from shock and awe to wait and see in Iran

strait of Hormuz. The reason, senior officials have said, is because of the joint US-Israeli strikes were so successful that they have fractured Iran’s leadership and prevented a new consolidation of power

Iran war: What’s happening on day 55 after Trump extended ceasefire?

Strait of Hormuz and opened fire on a third ship for violating their restrictions on ships passing through the waterway. ## War diplomacy - **No deadline for Iran peace plan:** Trump has not set a deadline

Push to bring US and Iran together for peace talks as ceasefire deadline looms

Hormuz, the key waterway which was closed to shipping by Iran in the early days of the conflict, cutting the supply of around a fifth of the world’s oil and gas. The standoff

Middle East crisis live: Trump extends ceasefire but US and Iran at loggerheads over port blockade

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

Middle East crisis live: US and Iran in blockade stalemate as Washington’s navy secretary leaves office ‘immediately’

Iran has seized two ships in the strait of Hormuz a day after **Donald Trump** announced he was indefinitely calling off US attacks, while there is no sign of peace talks restarting. The status

The Iran war now has a price tag ($25 billion), but still no end date

proposals through Pakistan, which has served as a mediator. The U.S. and Iran are waging dueling blockades of the Gulf, effectively bringing a halt to oil and other commercial traffic. This has dramatically pushed

Have US-Iran talks failed? Why no deal yet doesn’t mean diplomacy is dead

Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Fars News Agency said. At the same time, Araghchi has been engaged in an intense round of regional diplomacy, visiting Pakistan, Oman and Russia over the past three days

UK prepared to deploy RAF Typhoons to keep strait of Hormuz open after Iran war

Hormuz as part of a multinational mission to keep open the strategic waterway once the [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) war comes to an end. The UK military also offered to deploy mine-hunting drones

Iran foreign minister: strait of Hormuz now ‘completely open’ to commercial vessels

Iran on Wednesday Photograph: EPA French president Emmanuel Macron said Aragchi’s statement was welcome, and urged the “full, unconditional reopening by all the parties”. Keir Starmer, the UK’s prime minister, said any proposal

‘No more Mr Nice Guy’: Trump warns Iran to ‘get smart’ over stalled talks

proposal is “deferring all of the difficult issues until later” by prioritising the end of the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. “[But the tactic] simply doesn’t work for the Americans because they

Intemperate Trump brings chaos and confusion to Iran talks

strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-again-until-us-lifts-blockade) will signal to Tehran that the strategic waterway remains a bargaining asset beyond parallel. It will also confirm in Iran’s eyes that the US president’s chaotic approach

Top US Senate Democrats again try for war powers resolution – as it happened

Hormuz blockade.** The Nato nations proposed getting involved only after the fighting ends. **British prime minister** **Keir Starmer** **spoke out about** **their decision not to** **get involved in the blockade.** “We’re not supporting

Strait of Hormuz is hosting gunboat diplomacy as US and Iran vie for most effective blockade

strait of Hormuz and said any disruption to these would lead to a catastrophe for the region’s digital economies. But escalating the war in this way could cause strain inside Iran, itself exhausted

First Thing: ‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran says

strait of Hormuz would be “impossible” while the US and Israel committed “flagrant” breaches of the ceasefire, including the US naval blockade, “the hostage-taking of the world’s economy” and “Zionist warmongering”. - **What