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Hormuz.” Kraska said strong international opposition to the unilateral closure of major sea lanes will be a key factor driving a resolution, “regardless of the tension or conflict between the United States and Iran”. This
Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/8/us-iran-ceasefire-deal-what-are-the-terms-and-whats-next), the narrow waterway through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas passes during peacetime, disrupting one of the most critical arteries of global trade. Pakistan [brokered
impact intended targets”, with several drones shot down. The US military also shot down three attack drones that had been launched by Iran “towards civilian mariners that were rightfully transiting regional waters”, CENTCOM said
Strait of Hormuz - May 5, 2026-1777975253](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/INTERACTIVE-IRGC-releases-map-of-control-over-Strait-of-Hormuz-May-5-2026-1777975253.png?quality=80) ### Taiwan: An existential problem Taiwan is expected to be one of the most sensitive issues, with Beijing repeatedly warning that it remains the biggest source
Strait of Hormuz with all strength” in response to US President Donald Trump’s [announcement](/news/2026/5/3/trump-says-us-will-help-free-up-ships-stuck-in-hormuz-strait) on Sunday that the US would “guide” vessels stranded by the US-Israeli war on Iran through
tensions ease, leaving households exposed to elevated costs as demand for heating rises in colder months. Craig Lowrey, the principal consultant at Cornwall, said that unless the price cap drops in the autumn, the government
strait of Hormuz? Well it was open at the beginning of this conflict,” Reeves added. The chancellor said there was confusion about Trump’s aims for the conflict, which had destabilised the world economy. Entering
Strait of Hormuz along a designated route, which will be unveiled soon”. “In this process, only commercial vessels and parties cooperating with Iran will benefit from it,” he said, adding that vessels would have
impact, reared its Medusa-like head. Again. "No worries," Spain's determined-to-appear calm prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, said to waiting journalists as he arrived at the leaders' summit. "We are fulfilling our obligations
tensions between Iran and the UAE have only risen, with Tehran’s war messaging [increasingly targeting the UAE](/news/2026/5/12/why-is-iran-increasingly-targeting-the-uae-in-its-war-messaging). Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza is also another point of stress within the bloc
tensions in the Middle East. While a fragile ceasefire between the warring sides in the US-Israel war on Iran holds following six weeks of strikes, a naval battle is playing out in the Gulf
tensions, including the Iran war, disruptions to shipping through the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/6/french-container-ship-struck-in-latest-escalation-at-strait-of-hormuz), and a surge in transport and insurance costs for shipments to Yemen. In the same post, the YPC sought to ease
impact of the US-Israel war with Iran. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 5% in the period, compared to a year earlier, according to official data. Economists had expected the figure to come
strait of Hormuz has stalled it – leaving little indication of what success might look like. Even at the start of the war, Emma wrote about how senior Israeli defence figures believed it was wishful thinking
impact on our economic output”. On Tuesday, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that Merz “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. He doesn’t know what he’s talking
Hormuz - a narrow shipping lane that has become a flashpoint since Israel and the US attacked Iran in February - have virtually ground to a halt. Iran has used the closure of the strait
tensions have soared in recent days in the strait, where the US first captured an Iranian-flagged ship, only for Iran to also capture two ships and fire at a third. By the middle
impact may be limited. More consequential, analysts say, could be a separate decision to cancel plans to station long-range weapons systems in Germany. On Monday, the German defence ministry said there had been
tensions flared in the strait when U.S. forces fired on and disabled Iranian oil tankers that it said were trying to breach its blockade of Iran's ports. ### Seizures and attacks in Hormuz ongoing
tensions between Israel and the US to accelerate a deal from a US president desperate to extricate himself from a war that is turning into an alarming show of American diplomatic and military impotence. Donald