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Trump has repeatedly ordered Iran to open this maritime corridor, including [in an expletive-laden social media post](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg0q6wdzp1o) on 5 April in which he warned
Trump said. Although China is a major customer of oil from Iran, it has been somewhat insulated from the economic shock from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. ### **Potential deals** While other presidents scolded
warning such an attack would be a war crime. To declare victory, Trump needs a deal that is better than the 2015 nuclear deal reached under Barack Obama, Patrick Wintour tells me. (The same deal
Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president's son-in-law Jared Kushner are heading to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on Saturday morning, the White House has said. "The Iranians
Trump's last-minute ceasefire extension "means nothing." The first ship was attacked and damaged by Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Corps, the [British military](https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2046813177220895098?s=20) said, though no injuries were reported
warned the US against overstepping on the issue of Taiwan and stated that the [US-Israel war on Iran](/news/liveblog/2026/5/15/iran-war-live-trumps-visit-to-china-shadowed-by-conflict-with-tehran) should have never started. Both sides have released statements detailing what [Trump
Iran says it will soon reveal its plan to manage traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, including the charging of tolls, as United States President Donald Trump warns
Trump announced US negotiators would head to Pakistan this week to resume peace talks, though he warned the US would “knock out” every power plant in Iran
Trump said he would extend a ceasefire with Iran. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) centre said on Wednesday that the ship’s captain reported that the vessel had been approached by a vessel
Iran called the claims "entirely false" and its military said it fired warning shots at a US warship. Washington earlier denied a claim in Iranian state media that Iranian missiles had hit a US ship
Trump said Iran cannot "blackmail" the US with threats regarding the waterway, which Tehran has effectively blocked for nearly two months - causing global energy prices to soar. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy warned
Trump administration says the month-old ceasefire remains in effect. But it has been repeatedly tested with Iran restricting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway key to the global flow
warned Trump. “Beijing has no right to make any claims on behalf of Taiwan internationally,” the statement added. ## The war on Iran
Trump’s impatience and rough-house diplomatic style had become a self-standing impediment to a solution. Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, warned
warned that if the US did not "surrender and grant the necessary concessions", Iran would "deliver a harsh and regret-inducing response". Trump
Trump – just before [announcing](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/07/trump-iran-war-ceasefire) a temporary ceasefire in the conflict that continues to hold – [warned](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/israel-warns-iran-lives-at-risk-if-they-use-trains-trump-deadline) that a “whole civilization will die” if Iran
Trump has [claimed the US has “total control over the strait of Hormuz”](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/23/trump-claims-us-has-total-control-over-strait-of-hormuz-as-iran-seizes-two-container-ships), a statement that appeared dubious in light of Iran seizing two container ships and a US report warning
Trump has shifted between conciliatory and hardline rhetoric, linking the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to forcing Iran to negotiate, while warning
Iran war set to dominate talks **One of Trump’s pressing concerns as he visits Beijing is how to find a way to reopen the strait of Hormuz**, through which half of China’s crude
Trump announced that US naval ships would help guide stranded vessels through the strait in an operation he dubbed “Project Freedom”. Iran issued a new map of the strait with new boundaries further