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military control, processes 90 percent of Iran’s crude exports. In a subsequent interview with Fox News, Trump said taking Kharg Island has always been his “preference”. “I don’t know that America
military and Hezbollah warned residents not to return to their villages for their own safety.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x4000+1000+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F71%2F92%2F11ce087f448182cdfe31a4cc75cd%2Fgettyimages-2271154577.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/17/g-s1-117788/middle-east-conflict-israel-lebanon-us-updates) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [The Strait of Hormuz opens for commercial ships
Strait of Hormuz is impossible with such a flagrant breach of the ceasefire,” he added, saying that the US and Israel “did not achieve their goals through military aggression, nor will they through bullying”. Iranian
Strait of Hormuz over the last 48 hours. CENTCOM said that nine vessels had complied with US military commands to turn around. In a separate statement, the US Navy said it was warning ships that
military sites, nuclear facilities and infrastructure. Since then, Iran closed the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/19/what-to-know-about-us-iran-standoff-over-the-strait-of-hormuz) to commercial shipping, global energy prices have surged and diplomatic efforts, including [Pakistan-mediated talks](/news/2026/4/12/us-and-iran-fail-to-reach-peace-deal-after-marathon-talks-in-pakistan) in Islamabad last month
action that would put any additional sanctions on Iran because of its closure of the strait,” Yu said. “Reportedly, the Iranian foreign minister is looking for clarity from Beijing as to what it will
Hormuz, a key waterway. The Trump administration has reportedly found itself hard-pressed to end Iran’s chokehold on the strait, and it is angling to reach a nuclear deal that appears stronger than
Strait of Hormuz, which has been in effect closed for weeks since the launch of US-Israeli attacks on Iran, and which has been the site of multiple attacks and seizures of ships during that
Strait of Hormuz, but that Washington can’t “normalise a country being able to determine who is allowed to use an international waterway”. “I am certainly not going to preview or predict the actions
Strait of Hormuz and moving them to its coast. Then, the US military intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters, the Reuters news agency reported on Wednesday, and was said
Strait of Hormuz and easing energy prices, which have surged since Iran blocked the waterway following joint US-Israel attacks on its territory on February 28. After the two sides exchanged fire on Monday, Brent
military bases in southern Spain for use during the U.S.-Israel war in Iran. Trump has also publicly criticized Britain after its prime minister, Keir Starmer, publicly distanced the U.K. from America's Iran policy
military action against Iran if it does not comply with US demands. ## High oil prices Oil prices briefly relaxed amid the positive comments from the White House, but experts warn prices are likely to remain
military. If all Shia villages are destroyed and their populations driven towards Beirut, the Israeli army would finally be able to carry out the original Gaza plan – whoever stays behind and does not choose
action". It came after Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi earlier warned his country would "leave no attack or threat unanswered", saying that the US had suffered "defeats on the battlefield". The US said
action against Iran. On Thursday, a sixth bid in the Senate to curb Trump’s authority to conduct military operations using the War Powers Resolution was defeated by 50-47, with members voting overwhelmingly along
Hormuz it is willing within a month to ensure the passage of shipping returns to prewar levels. But it has also set up a body, the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, now sanctioned
military strikes of the war and subsequently dragged its feet on a settlement after realising it could leverage a new strategic advantage: the Strait of Hormuz. Calling the weaponisation of the waterway the “most dangerous
Iran mocks Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ as adversaries wrestle over talks to end war When Donald Trump [abruptly pulled the plug on “Project Freedom”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/trump-project-freedom-strait-of-hormuz-ships-iran-ceasefire), the scheme to open the strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz and secure assurances on Iran's nuclear programme. In an interview with the New York Post last week, Trump said he was perturbed by Netanyahu's "constantly fighting with Lebanon