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Hormuz. A US delegation led by Vice President JD Vance was expected to arrive in Islamabad at the start of the week for talks, but Iran then said it was not prepared to return
blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, and Trump’s huge rant against some of America’s biggest MAGA influencers. HOSTS: • Sarah Smith, North America Editor • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent • Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations
blockade is harming its economy further with Tehran now facing a looming oil storage crisis. Trump has demanded the complete reopening of the strait and has opposed the idea of Iran introducing tolls
blockade of Iranian ports which commenced on April 13. On Monday this week, the US military [fired on and then captured](/news/2026/4/20/us-captures-iranian-ship-touska-amid-mediation-efforts-all-we-know) the Iranian-flagged container ship Touska close to the Strait of Hormuz
blockading Iranian ports and has redirected 85 commercial vessels from mid-April through Monday, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post. Earlier Monday, Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the immediate concern
blockaded Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Baqr Qalibaf, its foreign minister and its central bank governor were in Doha on Monday for talks with Qatar’s prime minister on a potential deal
blockade of Iranian ports would continue until a peace deal was agreed between the two countries but that it was "a great and brilliant day for the world". Maritime groups say they are still verifying
Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran,” he wrote on Truth Social. “If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher
news …**  Refugees in Chad who have fled Sudan. Food
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
Strait of Hormuz, with no signs the two sides were close to resuming negotiations. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/g-s1-118339/iran-internet-access-turkey)
News that he had ordered Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to ditch plans to visit the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, for the possible [talks](/news/2026/4/24/us-envoys-head-to-pakistan-raising-hopes-of-peace-talks-with-irans-araghchi), despite his earlier claims that Iran was “making an offer” aimed
strait of Hormuz – as “an act of bad faith” and “a definitive violation of the ceasefire”, adding that it would not leave aggression unanswered. But it conspicuously did not pull out of the talks that
Hormuz in order not to jeopardise their security,” Maj Gen Ali Abdollahi said, [according to Mehr news agency](https://en.mehrnews.com/news/244202/Iran-warns-US-military-of-nearing-strategic-Strait-of-Hormuz). Earlier, Abdollahi had said Iran would attack “any foreign armed force” which tried
blockade on Iranian ports. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that any attempt to pass through the strait without permission “will be considered cooperation with the enemy, and the offending vessel will
blockade launched on 13 April would prevent Tehran’s tankers from reaching the strait of Hormuz, depriving the Iranian regime of at least $175m (£129m) a day in oil export revenue. Once
strait of Hormuz – bringing home the economic gravity of these talks for south Asian countries. Neighbouring Bangladesh warned this week that its mobile network would soon face a shutdown as they were running
strait of Hormuz, with nuclear and other security issues set aside temporarily. The Wall Street Journal reported Iran had softened its preconditions for talks, dropping the demand for the US to lift its blockade before
News Agency, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said that under a potential memorandum of understanding, the number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz would return to pre-war levels
news agencies reported. - **Iran accustomed to harsher sanctions:** Analysts say Tehran entered the blockade prepared, with oil stockpiled at sea, high prices cushioning the impact, and a large domestic market, noting the country is used