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naval blockade of Iranian ports. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - **Trump’s Hormuz order:** President Trump vowed the US would destroy any vessel laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as he ratchets
naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. The International Monetary Fund has, meanwhile, warned that any further escalation could tip the global economy into recession. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - **Red Cross sends
news agency reported the meeting between Araghchi and Wang has begun, without providing further details. It was the first time since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran that Araghchi has travelled
naval siege of Iranian ports as an “extension of military operations” that is “intolerable”, while US President Donald Trump said Washington “might need” to restart the war, adding that only a handful of people know
naval blockade of Iranian ports](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv6xr6me3o) would continue until a peace deal was agreed between the two countries. A two-week ceasefire currently in effect is due to expire on 22 April
News on Wednesday that there was "no time pressure" either on the truce or setting a new date for talks. Iran dismissed Trump's extension as "meaningless" and said it would not return to negotiations
naval presence in the strait - through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil supply passes - to block Iranian oil exports. The White House had said the Iranians "want to talk" when the trip
naval blockade on Iranian ports that began on Monday, Iranian authorities have signalled that they do not intend to give major concessions in negotiations with Washington, including on nuclear enrichment. Ebrahim Rezaei, the spokesman
naval blockade on Iranian ports and agrees to end the war. Iran has effectively closed the strait to shipping, creating global economic pressure by driving up energy prices and disrupting supply chains. In peacetime
news. The Cac index in Paris and Dax in Frankfurt both climbed by more than 2%, while London's FTSE 100 rose by around 0.5%. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively shut by Iran
ceasefire between his country and Iran, and after Iran refused to attend the latest proposed round of peace talks in Islamabad. (Photo by Getty Images)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/getty_69e96cf34e-1776905459.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Ships anchored off Bandar Abbas in Iran
ceasefire in the [US-Israel war on Iran](/news/liveblog/2026/5/5/iran-war-live-washington-tehran-trade-threats-over-strait-of-hormuz). After US President Donald Trump announced a US plan to “guide” ships stranded in the Gulf out through the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/5/iran-war-whats-happening-on-day-67-as-hormuz-crisis-deepens) in an operation
naval blockade since 13 April, stopping all ships from travelling to or from Iranian ports. Trump had hoped the blockade would put pressure on Iran by targeting its revenue from the tolls and oil sales
news”. ## IRGC at the top The IRGC and the security apparatus linked to it have entrenched their central role in Iran’s strategic decision-making, particularly [concerning the Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/6/french-container-ship-struck-in-latest-escalation-at-strait-of-hormuz), experts told
ceasefire with Iran until the country’s leaders came up with a “unified proposal” to US negotiating positions amid Tehran’s “seriously fractured” government. He had earlier threatened to renew bombing. White House press secretary
ceasefire in the war](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/01/trump-iran-war-hostilities-letter) – launched by the United States and Israel in late February – has been in effect since 8 April, with one failed round of peace talks having taken place
ceasefire with Iran this week, hours before it was set to expire, without indicating a new expiration date. Iran has dismissed that extension as "meaningless," saying the continued U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports
ceasefire and the return of displaced persons to their homes,” she said in brief comments released by the Lebanese embassy in Washington. **Pakistan finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has told the Associated Press that “our leadership
news conference. “The one who has politicised and securitised the issue of ports is the United States.” On Wednesday, Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino said in a statement that he welcomed the “solidarity of friendly
naval blockade will remain in full force and effect as it pertains to Iran, only, until such time as our transaction with Iran is 100% complete,” the US president posted on his Truth Social network