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Iran has continued restricting shipping through the vital waterway after President Donald Trump announced US forces would impose a blockade on Iranian ports. The Russian-flagged Nord managed to clear the strait despite private vessels
news agency. ## War diplomacy - **Rare US-brokered talks:** Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors held direct talks in Washington, with Beirut seeking a ceasefire and Israel pushing for Hezbollah’s disarmament. - **Iran-US talks may resume:** Trump
News Agency] In this vein, Iran’s latest proposal to the US is to postpone talking about the country’s nuclear programme, even though Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s foremost public reasoning
news agency. “We are discussing it closely and in a spirit of trust in all NATO bodies, and we are expecting decisions from the Americans about this.” The feud started when Merz, who had previously
US blockade since it began, with 19 exiting the Persian Gulf and 15 entering from the Arabian Sea. Six outbound tankers carried approximately 10.7m barrels of Iranian crude oil, generating an estimated $910m
news outlet reported that the US expects Iran to respond to several key points in the next 48 hours, and that while nothing has yet been agreed, this was the closest the parties had been
ports. Iran is grappling with high inflation, rising food prices and the US blockade is harming its economy further with Tehran now facing a looming oil storage crisis. Trump has demanded the complete reopening
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
blockade of Iranian ports, was replaced by a former Maga political candidate, **Hung Cao**, now acting secretary of the navy. - The surprise announcement brought renewed attention to Cao’s [2023 comments](https://bsky.app/profile/rightwingwatch.bsky.social/post/3mk4j7n3xe22m) that
ports](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv6xr6me3o) would continue until a deal was agreed by the two countries. The conflict began with US and Israeli strikes across Iran on 28 February and continued with waves of attacks across
blockade on Iranian ports following the April ceasefire in an effort to force Tehran to accept Washington’s terms in negotiations. The disruption to shipping through the strait, which has sent shockwaves through the global
ports, but Tehran has between 160 million and 170 million barrels of oil “afloat” on ships around the world currently. Those supplies, which transited the Strait of Hormuz before the US blockade was imposed
US response to its latest proposal Tehran is reviewing the U.S. response to its latest proposal to end the war, Iran's judiciary Mizan news agency cited Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei as saying
blockaded Iranian ports since April 13 in a bid to disrupt Tehran’s oil exports and access to foreign currency. UK-based maritime intelligence company Lloyd’s List said on Monday that at least four
news organisations have reported over the past week that Tehran is proposing to reopen the strait before nuclear issues are resolved. Iranian media said Tehran’s latest 14-point proposal included the withdrawal of US
ports. Donald Trump enforced the blockade on April 13, two days after the first round of negotiations between the US and Iran in Islamabad ended inconclusively. Since then, the prospects of further talks have been
news that the US-Iran talks are continuing this weekend underscores yet again the divide between the administration's public pronouncements and behind-the-scenes push by the White House to find
blockade of Iranian ports. Meanwhile, Israel continues to violate “ceasefires” reached in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. In March, when Iran was retaliating against the US-Israeli strikes by attacking US military assets and infrastructure
US naval blockade of Iranian ports and “understands Iran is in a very weak position”. - **This is a developing story.** Follow the liveblog [here](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/23/middle-east-crisis-live-news-us-iran-ceasefire-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-ships-latest-updates). ## **Leading California governor candidates spar in debate
news agency, Tasnim, described it as a "bad and incomplete tweet that created misleading ambiguity about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz". Araghchi stressed the waterway was only open to ships authorised