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Hormuz, [a key shipping route](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno), for nearly two months - causing global energy prices to soar. It was [briefly re-opened on Saturday but quickly closed again](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2631x6nelo), following reports
security measures in anticipation of the arrival of delegations for talks, expected to begin on Saturday. As the future of the ceasefire [looked in peril](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/middle-east-ceasefire-doubt-israel-lebanon-iran-oil-tankers), Trump issued his latest ultimatum on social
Ships have been attempting transit since the announcement, but it looks like many of them are heading back because the situation is unclear,” Rodrigue told Al Jazeera. “There is contradictory information being issued
secures is better than the one signed by [Barack Obama](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/barack-obama) in 2015 and from which he withdraw in 2018, and secondly proving the deal is more favourable than the one on offer
security at the consultancy firm Control Risks, said he was "no more optimistic than he was yesterday" about the strait reopening, despite Araghchi's announcement. He told BBC's 5 Live Drive that the statement
ships came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday morning**, hours after President Trump announced that he is extending the ceasefire with Iran. The attacks put the possibility of [peace talks in jeopardy
Hormuz and Washington has maintained a [naval blockade](/news/2026/4/29/irans-currency-falls-to-new-low-as-us-blockade-sanctions-impact-trade) of Iranian ports and ships in the strait. President Trump has repeatedly warned that strikes could resume. Other officials in the Trump administration have echoed Hegseth
ships as of Wednesday. Kamran Yousuf, an Islamabad-based journalist and expert on diplomatic affairs, said he expected the ceasefire to be extended. “I would be really surprised if the current ceasefire is not extended
security, while establishing political distance, said Pawel Zerka, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. “I would expect this government not to be pro-Russia in the sense of going
security lockdown and suspending public transport in the capital. Islamabad’s electricity board also promised that power cuts would be suspended in the city while negotiations continue. Power cuts lasting six to seven hours
security aides. Iran had offered to end its closure of the strait of Hormuz if the US lifted its blockade and ended the war in a proposal that would postpone discussions on Iran’s nuclear
Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, through which approximately 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas exports pass from the Middle East, mainly to Asia
ships through the Strait of Hormuz was always going to produce a reaction from Iran. This week's urgent question is whether it ends there or whether more action and reaction power a slide back
securing a permanent deal, but they ended after 21 hours with no breakthrough. After repeated threats of restarting the war if Iran did not heed Washington’s demands, Trump extended the ceasefire on Tuesday without
secure lines,” Trump told the US TV news channel Fox News. “They know what has to be in the agreement. It’s very simple: They cannot have a nuclear weapon. Otherwise, there’s no reason
secure a safe passage of commercial vessels through the blocked [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/5/map-of-dominance-why-iran-cant-afford-to-give-up-hormuz-control), a spokesperson for the United States military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) told Al Jazeera on Tuesday. The Strait of Hormuz
ships paying tolls or fees to Iran to transit the Strait of Hormuz could face US sanctions, signalling a tougher stance on maritime activity linked to Tehran. Meanwhile, a new Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos
ships stranded in Hormuz out of the strait, warning Iran against interfering with the operation, dubbed “Project Freedom”. Bessent said the US is saying that the Iranians “do not have control” of Hormuz. “We have
security council resolution making any deal binding. In the version released in Farsi, Iran also included the phrase “acceptance of enrichment” for its nuclear program. But for reasons that remain unclear, that phrase was missing
Hormuz opened immediately- Starving for cash!” For the first six weeks of the US-Israel war on Iran that began on February 28, Tehran imposed an access system to control which ships transited the strait