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significant concessions to allow an on-off negotiation process mediated by Pakistan to make progress. There are contesting claims from Iran and the US over events in the strait on Monday, when several merchant ships
negotiations to end the war, which has killed more than [4,000 people](/news/2026/3/1/us-israel-attacks-on-iran-death-toll-and-injuries-live-tracker) across the Middle East, overwhelmingly in Iran and Lebanon. The first round of talks was held on Saturday in Islamabad under
negotiations, which were already taking place before the conflict. The US has recently focused its rhetoric on reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, so that oil and gas exports can get through. "If that
Strait of Hormuz.” While France announced last week that it will spend 10 billion euros ($12bn) a year to electrify its economy, and Australia’s neighbour, Indonesia, still [reeling from recent floods](/news/2025/12/2/at-least-1250-people-dead-what-caused-the-devastating-asia-floods), has pledged
Hormuz, would reopen the critical waterway within 30 days of signing. Iran has been under US sanctions for decades, and the lifting of some sanctions under the 2015 nuclear agreement was reversed after Trump walked
Hormuz and the Persian Gulf would not be managed by Trump’s delusional posts,” he wrote on X. Meanwhile, the US naval forces have begun anti-mine operations in the strait, though clearing the area
negotiations with the Iranians,” said Valensise. “If the Lebanese front can be part of a deal with Iran, then everyone has an interest in de-escalation there.” European governments, including Italy, have been watching nervously
negotiate. "There is no clear formula" for ending wars, James Jeffrey, a former US ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, told the BBC. Trump isn't the first US president to "threaten significant military escalation," Jeffrey
significant dissent within the party [on the issue](/news/2026/4/28/whats-in-irans-latest-proposal-and-how-has-the-us-responded). A separate Associated Press-NORC poll last week reported similar findings – Trump’s overall approval rating at 33 percent, support for the war at 32 percent
negotiation plan, demanded an end to Israel's attacks against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah as part of any permanent agreement. Other demands from the Iranian delegation included the release of $6 billion
Strait of Hormuz. “This is because of the war and the defence of our right – that is, according to international law, it is legitimate, legal, and accepted,” he said on Thursday night, Iran’s official
negotiate that passage with the IRGC. Vessels from Malaysia, China, Egypt, South Korea, India and Pakistan passed through the strait through most of March and early April. In March, the IRGC imposed a [“toll booth
negotiating, letting the Americans travel to Islamabad and then leave again without any result,” he said. “An entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, especially by these so-called Revolutionary Guards
Hormuz during its agreed two-week ceasefire period, and Trump said Iran had agreed to never close the key shipping channel again. However, over the weekend there were reports that the Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
significant by Iran, and was due to lead to a reciprocal partial lifting of the Iranian chokehold on the strait of Hormuz – a step announced somewhat clumsily by the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi
significant role. Last month, Merz told students that "the Americans clearly have no strategy" and he could not see "what strategic exit" they were going to choose. "The Iranians are obviously very skilled at negotiating
significant portion of the Royal Navy's ships. And even then, some nimble French vessels — blockade runners — were still able to slip through the British screen. ### [World](https://www.npr.org/sections/world/) ### [A U.S. military blockade
negotiations with Washington, and pledged to fight the naval blockade of Iran’s southern waters, which the US Central Command insisted on Tuesday had “cut off economic trade going into and coming
Hormuz under the protection of the US military. Trump presented the plan as a humanitarian endeavour “meant to free people, companies, and countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong – they are victims of circumstance
significant step toward promoting regional trade and enhancing Pakistan’s role as a key trade corridor”. Iran has not publicly commented on the move, and Al Jazeera’s query to the Iranian embassy in Islamabad