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blocking of cargo vessels through the [Strait of Hormuz](/video/featured-documentaries/2026/4/21/strait-of-hormuz-how-a-threat-became-a-playbook) has already lowered agricultural productivity and will hit crop yields later this year, the UN’s development chief said on Thursday. “Even
strait of Hormuz, the transit chokepoint for 20% of the world’s oil. “A significantly bigger risk arises if higher gasoline and oil prices leak into other necessities such as grocery and utility prices – though
Strait of Hormuz, through which approximately one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments transit. Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Saturday that they had no intention of ending their effective
Hormuz again to commercial vessels and that any ship that approaches it will be targeted. The closure came as reports emerged of vessels in or near the strait, including a tanker, were targeted by Tehran
Iran in its war with the U.S. and Israel. Araghchi also traveled to Oman and Pakistan for talks over the weekend. His visit to Pakistan prompted President Trump to say he would send his envoys
Hormuz, less than 24 hours after reopening it. The reversal, it said, was due to the continuing naval blockade of Iranian ports by the US. Ghalibaf, one of Iran’s top negotiators, called Washington
blocking trade through the Red Sea along with the Gulf and Sea of Oman. ## ‘Detractors on all sides’ Mediators in the conflict are pushing for a compromise on three main sticking points – Iran’s nuclear
blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, are jeopardising global food production. Reduced crop yields as a result of lower fertiliser use could lead to a bidding war for food, he warned. He urged European
Strait of Hormuz, a key route for jet fuel out of the Gulf, has been effectively closed by Iran for more than six weeks in response to US and Israeli attacks, sending the price rocketing
Strait of Hormuz despite the blockade, though it gave no further details. Ali Abdollahi, the commander of Iran’s joint military command, has also threatened to halt trade in the region if the US does
Hormuz will remain tightly controlled and in its previous condition,” it added. Iran’s Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with the US, said it was “impossible
Hormuz, with Iran restricting passage through the key shipping route in the wake of the US and Israel commencing strikes in February, as well as over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. The US has since increased
Strait of Hormuz following U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad over the weekend that ended without any agreement. But on Tuesday, Trump told *The New York Post* a second round of direct talks could resume
blocked for the past eight weeks by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the war. As well as pushing up fuel prices, the situation has [raised fears of potential shortages
Strait of Hormuz, and its oil revenue. The US president told Fox News that "we're not going to let Iran make money on selling oil to people that they like and not people that
strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran doubled down on imposing separate blockades of the shipping waterway. 3. ***West Bank*** | Two Palestinians, including a [14-year-old schoolboy](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/palestinian-boy-14-among-two-killed-in-settler-attack-west-bank-school), were killed
Hormuz Maritime Freedom of Navigation Initiative, a defensive mission to restore free passage through the waterway once a lasting ceasefire in the US-Israel war on Iran is in place. The strait has been closed
blocked for most ships since early March. Against the backdrop of that standoff, tensions have soared in recent days in the strait, where the US first captured an Iranian-flagged ship, only for Iran
Strait of Hormuz, key questions remain unanswered about how such a large-scale operation can be sustained — and history suggests naval blockades are difficult to enforce and their results are often unpredictable at best
Iran’s traditional mediator,” Alruhaid said. “But the Iranians are trying to say that they are open to diplomacy. They are sending messages. They are not closing any channels and not closing any doors