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Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that Iran would “leave no attack or threat unanswered”, raising fears of further escalation between the two countries. Here is what has happened: ## In Iran
Strait of Hormuz. Iran has fired at ships trying to transit through the vital shipping route. And early on Monday, the US shot at and then seized an Iranian vessel trying to pass through
Iran or reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ahead of his China visit. “We’ll win it one way or the other, peacefully or otherwise,” Trump said, while analysts in Tehran said the summit
Trump blamed Iran for the incident. Starting at 5 p.m., the U.S. strikes targeted "Iranian air defense, ground control stations, and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz," the U.S. Central Command said. CENTCOM
threat did Trump issue to the Iranians?** Over the weekend, Iran said it had reinstated its blockade in the strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz that Trump announced the day before. It had appeared to signal a direct challenge to Iran’s closure of the strategic waterway, through which 20 percent of the world
Iran in late February, with Tehran’s retaliatory blockade of the Strait of Hormuz paralysing one of the world’s most important trade routes. Maritime traffic in the strait has ground to a halt amid
threat in history”.  A satellite image shows a fleet of small boats north of the strait of Hormuz
threats as fragile ceasefire set to expire Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said Iran is “prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield” after United States President Donald Trump threatened Tehran with “problems like
Trump [threatened](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/05/trump-warns-iran-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-by-tuesday-or-face-hell) to bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran unless the regime opened the strait of Hormuz. Two days later, the US president again [made](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/israel-warns-iran-lives-at-risk-if-they-use-trains-trump-deadline) extraordinary threats
Trump's decision to leave NATO in the dark before launching strikes on Iran — as well as his subsequent call for the alliance to assist in reopening the Strait of Hormuz — has inflamed tensions that
Iran, launched with Israel on 28 February without any evidence of an imminent threat. Trump has claimed victory several times but the Iranian regime remains entrenched and radicalised, its nuclear ambitions still intact, [emboldened
strait of Hormuz, which has caused a spiralling global economic crisis. Facing calls to reopen the waterway, Trump put pressure on Iran to end its blockade, but failed and later decided to impose
threat to the agreement signed by the US and Iran last week. Over the weekend Iran said it had reinstated its blockade in the strait of Hormuz in protest at the [continued Israeli strikes
threat against northern Israel. Trump felt his behaviour threatened his own attempt to reach a deal with Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and secure assurances on Iran
threat posed by Iran. "What is the cost of Iran having a nuclear weapon that they wield?" he said. The U.S. and Iran appear locked in a stalemate. Trump told Axios on Wednesday that
Iran has shifted the summit’s dynamics, absorbing a massive amount of Trump’s attention. The conflict has resulted in the closure of the strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world
Trump's threat that "a whole civilisation will die" if Iran did not agree to US demands to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz
threat, detente and deadlock ultimately repeats itself. Fox News on Wednesday reported that Trump was once again “inching” toward the radical strikes on Iran, which would potentially devastate Iran’s economy and both military
Trump declared in his trademark block-capital letters. Above all else, the strait of Hormuz, the economically vital choke point that [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) had blocked in retaliation for being attacked, would reopen, thereby