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Hormuz must end. Tehran must not acquire a nuclear weapon. There must be no further threats or attacks against our partners,” he wrote in a statement on X. ### Canada The office of Prime Minister Mark
close to the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, and Iran retaliated by hitting US military bases in the Gulf. The US military said it targeted communications and radar facilities. Iranian officials, however, said civilian infrastructure
close to an agreement to extend the truce. They have reportedly been reviewing a potential memorandum of understanding (MoU) that would [extend the ceasefire](/news/liveblog/2026/5/28/iran-war-live-israel-orders-mass-forced-displacement-for-all-south-lebanon) for a further 60 days and begin negotiations
close to the Gulf, claiming it was attempting to cross the Arabian Sea through the Strait of Hormuz and was heading towards the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. ## Is all this the ‘new normal
Hormuz, according to Steve Dunn, author of *Blockade: Cruiser Warfare and the Starvation of Germany in World War One*. "Detection of vessels is much easier, with satellite, [planes and drones] and radar," using helicopters
close to the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Arabian Sea, and, a day later, detained another oil tanker sanctioned for transporting Iranian crude oil as it sailed in the Bay of Bengal, which links
Hormuz. The UAE has been able to sell some of its oil via the Fujairah terminal, which sits on the Gulf of Oman, allowing it to circumvent the waterway. Last year, it exported 1.7 million
closed due to a pandemic that then president Trump had labelled a "Chinese virus". Relations with the West had deteriorated sharply amid the rise of so-called "wolf warrior" diplomacy, where Chinese diplomats and state
strait of Hormuz. 2. ***Delivery industry*** | More than 7,000 Just Eat couriers are [taking legal action](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/04/just-eat-couriers-launch-legal-action-improve-workers-rights) against the food delivery company in an attempt to gain better employment rights, including
closed to most traffic. - [Why the Strait of Hormuz matters so much in the Iran war](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno) Although the UK gets very little of its gas from the region, the squeeze on supply
close to meeting the “actual malice” standard that public figures must clear in defamation. Trump has said he will refile the lawsuit. Meanwhile Trump suffered a setback on the global stage with the election result
closed down after being hit by air strikes. It also includes other manufacturers, retailers, import and export business, and the digital sector. "You can see it from the emptiness of the metro," posted one user
close to the Supreme Court of India. On Thursday at 1pm (07:30 GMT), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join a joint conference call with the visiting leaders from Seva Teerth, a new administrative
consequences of any escalation in tensions.” Israel launched strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday in what Tehran viewed as a violation of the US-Iran ceasefire. Israel claimed it was targeting [Hezbollah
consequences of the Iran war could yet prove more long lasting. The fall of Saigon in April 1975 did not have the widely forecast global fallout. The predicted “domino effect” of communism sweeping south-east
consequences. Some in Tehran, buoyed up by past perceived military success and emboldened by the chokehold of the strait of Hormuz, would like to turn this moment into the point of no return
closed the busy Strait of Hormuz through which about 20% of the world's oil and gas supplies are usually transported. Centcom says it had disabled nine vessels and redirected 135 more since since
strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil traditionally flows, posing a severe threat to China’s economyand its delicate relationships in the Gulf. Trump’s [erratic statements](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/another-day-another-pivot-as-trump-flails-in-an-iran-trap-of-his-own-making),
closely mirror the Israeli government’s regional worldview. “Israel is America’s most valuable, reliable, and vulnerable ally in the Middle East,” the programme states on the [FDD’s website](https://www.fdd.org/projects/israel-program/). It argues
consequences for the U.S., the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas or LNG. **Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America** Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America HOUSTON – Troubles in the Strait of Hormuz continue, with