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U.S. seizes Iranian cargo ship. And, tariff refund portal launches

April 18, 2026. ](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+625/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe5%2F8c%2Fc6803d384dfc892eaf9be0019d73%2Fap26108447409970.jpg) The sun rises behind a tanker anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, on Saturday. **Asghar Besharati/AP** Asghar Besharati/AP - 🎧 **Even before the U.S

Why are anti-war protests in the West muted on Iran?

U.S., April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Adam Gray TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/reuters_69d80536-1775764790.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Protesting in New York City against the US-Israeli war on Iran and other conflicts[Adam Gray/Reuters

Iran’s authorities project hardened stance with more talks on horizon

U.S. and Iran for the second round of peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Asim Hafeez](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-25T025754Z_1279945378_RC22WKA62Q80_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-TALKS-PAKISTAN-1777085940.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Police officers stand guard behind a barricade near Serena Hotel, as Pakistan prepares

UAE reports drone and missile attack as Iran war ceasefire is challenged

2026. **Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP** Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Iran war's shaky ceasefire was further strained on Friday as the United Arab Emirates responded to a missile and drone

Israel and Lebanon extend ceasefire. And, Trump eases medical marijuana rules

ceasefire** for three weeks following high-level negotiations at the White House. This extension aims to [maintain the fragile truce to pause fighting](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/23/nx-s1-5796719/iran-middle-east-updates) between the Israeli military and the Iran-backed militant

Trump doubts shooter motivated by Iran war as peace talks on hold

April 21, 2026. **Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim News Agency via AP** Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim News Agency via AP After a shooting incident at the White House Correspondent's Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night, President Trump

U.S. attempt to open Strait of Hormuz tests fragile Iran war ceasefire

2026. **Vahid Salemi/AP** Vahid Salemi/AP ### Iran accuses US of ceasefire violation Iran has said the new U.S. effort is a violation of the fragile ceasefire that has held for more than three weeks

Trump says peace talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks Iranian ports

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

Middle East crisis live: US claims blockade has ‘completely halted economic trade’ into Iran, as Trump hints at return to talks in Pakistan

negotiations prompted Washington to impose a blockade on Iranian ports. The fragile two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran still has a week to run. **Donald Trump has made further hints that talks with

Israel starts a tense ceasefire in Lebanon. And, Trump nominates a new CDC director.

ceasefire between the U.S., Israel and Iran looms, U.S. defense officials say the naval blockade on Iranian ports is firmly in place.** The U.S. is blocking ships from exiting or entering Iranian ports — strangling Iran