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shipping Iran’s buried high-enriched uranium abroad. “From now on, entering any negotiations with the US is pure damage and has no interest for the Iranian nation,” he said earlier this week, adding that
blockade to cut off any ships carrying Iranian oil and eventually force the country to shut off production once it runs out of storage space and seek a resolution. With the two locked into
impact of the naval blockade enforced by the United States. The Iranian rial shot above 1.81 million to the US dollar on the open market by early afternoon on Wednesday before partially recovering. The embattled
blockade of the key Strait of Hormuz, designed to put additional pressure on Iran. Asked whether the UK and US's growing differences over the conflict had affected the "special relationship" between the two countries
ship out its stockpile of enriched material, or stop enrichment on Iranian soil, as the country has paid a huge price to obtain the technology, in the form of decades of sanctions and killings
impacting ordinary American households. US energy and inflation costs have increased significantly since the conflict began on February 28, resulting in the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, where around a fifth
Iranians](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/could-irans-escalating-economic-crisis-weaken-negotiating-position-with-us) have lost their jobs since the war began, and many more are not being paid, while food inflation is running at over 100%. The regime, however, believes that there are enough
impact reported,” the agency added. No casualties were reported, and all crew members were said to be safe. British maritime security firm Vanguard Tech said the ship was sailing under a Liberian flag
blockade on shipments from Iranian ports. - **UK prime minister Keir Starmer and French president Emmanuel Macron will co-host a summit in Paris on Friday focused on efforts to reopen the strait of Hormuz,** Downing
us want to see a nuclear-armed Iran." --- ### **High jet fuel prices squeeze airlines** Meanwhile, the war and strait blockade are continuing to rattle global markets and push up costs, with the airline industry particularly
impact, "what happens abroad will still affect us here at home". A government source previously told the BBC it was planning for a scenario which would involve breakdowns in the supply of carbon dioxide
blockade of all Iran-linked ships trying to pass through the strait, further compounding the traffic jam around the waterway through which a fifth of global oil and gas passes during peacetime. ## Low impact
shipping route effectively closed and peace talks between the US and Iran failed. The IMF said: "Once again, the global economy is threatened with being thrown off course - this time by the outbreak
Iranian ports, throttling Tehran’s maritime access. A second round of talks has since stalled. US President Donald Trump cancelled a planned visit to Islamabad by special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner last weekend
Iranian-flagged oil tanker attempting to breach the US blockade. ![People in Tehran drive past a billboard depicting Donald Trump with a strait of Hormuz-shaped patch of blue sewn
shipping and energy flows, despite weeks of intense US and Israeli bombardment”. Saeed Leylaz, a pro-establishment political and economic analyst based in Tehran, said he believes that while opinions may vary among some figures
impact. This is a multiparty war, which leaves a lot of room for spoilers to obfuscate things,” Jaffery said. ## Talks at an impasse The immediate trigger for the latest tensions was Washington’s rejection
impacted companies to grasp the situation,” he said, adding that a fact-finding hearing would take place on Tuesday. However, major ink and chemical producers have raised prices due to the volatility
ships passing through the waterway. An early estimate indicates that Iran has suffered about $270bn in direct and indirect damages since the start of the US-Israel war on February 28, Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh
impact on economically poorer countries. Iraq is not shipping or producing oil, which is normally responsible for 85% of revenues. Bangladesh, with significant household needs for gas for cooking, is cut off from Middle East