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rising petrol costs for US consumers are [fuelling inflation](/news/2026/4/10/inflation-rises-in-us-amid-iran-war-hormuz-blockade), creating a political liability for Trump’s Republican Party in the run-up to the midterm elections in November. The average price of a gallon
rising employment.  A tanker anchored in the strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran. Photograph: Asghar Besharati/AP
rising tensions come as the US said navy destroyers and US-flagged merchant ships sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Iran called the claims "entirely false" and its military said it fired warning
Monday when Merz appeared to [criticise](/news/2026/4/27/iran-very-skilful-as-us-humiliated-says-german-chancellor) Trump’s actions in Iran, where the US and Israel started a war without consulting Washington’s NATO allies. Iran was “humiliating” the US, Merz said, warning that
Monday, the head of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said that ships should not be asked to cross the strait “without a full guarantee of safety”. “Freedom of navigation must be restored in full
rise after airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on 7 March. Trump and Israel started a war against Iran in February. Photograph: Sasan/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images The aura was punctured by the Covid pandemic
rises above $106 per barrel as US, Iran deadlocked in Strait of Hormuz Oil prices have jumped on heightened tensions between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz following Washington and Tehran
prices. On April 13, it renewed the waiver to May 16. The waiver does not seem to have helped Russia much, and April may have been even worse than March, according to some reports. Russian
Monday [blamed the US](/video/newsfeed/2026/4/27/irans-foreign-minister-in-russia-for-talks) for the failure of the talks. “US approaches caused the previous round of negotiations, despite progress, to fail to reach its goals because of the excessive demands,” he said during
oil prices, especially in developing countries. There has been no comparable rush to ban food exports during the war, though Iran and Kuwait – neither of which are major food suppliers globally – have imposed restrictions
Monday apologized for the** **“legally deficient****” treatment** of the man [accused of attempting to assassinate Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/judge-cole-allen-treatment-suspect-trump-assassination-attempt) at the White House correspondents’ dinner. - **The rapper** **Kid Cudi** **has fired** **MIA** **from his tour
prices and energy shortages triggered by the recent war have created what the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, has called "[the mother of all energy crises](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmHIrtBZIAg)." With
rise, with United States President Donald Trump warning Iran would be “blown off the face of the earth” if US Navy ships are targeted in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran had claimed a US naval
Monday, after a string of misconduct allegations, including of drinking on the job and having an affair with a subordinate. Chavez-DeRemer and her close aides are being investigated by the department’s inspector general
rise again in the Strait of Hormuz – this time between Iran and the US – we break down what happened in the 1980s and examine the parallels and differences between the situations then
Monday following face-to-face negotiations between U.S. and Iranian officials in Islamabad to end the war. According to Trump, the meeting failed to achieve a breakthrough over Iran's insistence to continue its nuclear
price increases, fertiliser shortages and stock market volatility – the effects have been felt faster than in most previous conflicts. Why? There are few clear answers — but analysts say several factors might help explain why this