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Why are fuel price protests sweeping the Republic of Ireland?

Hormuz. Twenty percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments transit the waterway during peacetime. The blockage of the strait has triggered a major shortage of oil around the world

Trump says US will not lift Hormuz blockade until deal made with Iran

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

US war on Iran was a 'mistake', says Reeves

shipping, so that oil and gas exports can get through. "If that's the aim, well it was open a few weeks ago," she said. She said the UK prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer

These are difficult times for the world, so what will Pakistan do?

ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz for the remainder of the temporary truce period—before matters became somewhat complicated. All of this came after negotiations held between the US and Iran in Islamabad

Hearing for suspect in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting scheduled for today – US politics live

ships trapped by the Iran war out of the Gulf through the strait of Hormuz on Monday morning, and claimed his representatives were having “very positive” discussions with Iran.** Trump wrote on his social media

NATO chief says Europeans have ‘gotten the message’ from Trump on defence

plans to [withdraw 5,000 soldiers from Germany](/news/2026/5/1/us-said-to-be-withdrawing-5000-troops-from-germany-over-iran-war-spat). Trump has grown increasingly [frustrated with NATO allies](/news/2026/4/9/trump-slams-nato-over-iran-after-meeting-rutte-renews-greenland-threat), accusing them of not doing enough to support the US-Israel war on Iran. Speaking on Monday

Australia scrambles to secure energy as war on Iran fuels uncertainty

shipping traffic has fallen by 95 percent. Australia’s heavy reliance on oil refined in South East Asian countries which, in turn, import crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz has seen the government turn

Tokyo workers asked to swap suits for shorts to combat energy costs and heat

US-Israel war on Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran). Inspired by the country’s [Cool Biz energy-saving initiative](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jun/17/japan.justinmccurry), Tokyo officials hope the measure will cut dependence on air conditioning. Cool Biz, launched

Germany says it foresaw Trump’s withdrawal of US troops as row over Iran comments grows – live

plans to withdraw 5,000 US troops from Germany, Pistorius said: **“It was foreseeable that the US would withdraw troops from [Europe](https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news), including Germany.”** He added that Europeans must take greater responsibility

Trump vows to maintain Iran blockade, Tehran threaten ‘practical’ action

Strait of Hormuz so that US-Iran talks could proceed. “The blockade is somewhat more effective than the bombing. They are choking like a stuffed pig,” Trump said of Iran. “And it is going

Iran war: What’s happening on day 65 as Trump reviews new plan to end war?

plan includes guarantees of nonaggression, the withdrawal of US forces from the vicinity of Iran, the lifting of the US naval blockade, the release of Iran’s frozen assets, the lifting of sanctions

Iran's flurry of diplomacy, as Trump insists U.S. has 'the cards'

plans to "discuss war-related developments and coordinate positions," he said, according to the state-affiliated [Tasnim news agency.](https://www.tasnimnews.ir/en/news/2026/04/27/3576125/araqchi-in-russia-to-discuss-war-developments) ![In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on April

Iran war: What’s happening on day 54 as Trump extends ceasefire?

planned in Washington, DC:** The US is set to host ambassador-level negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, as Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam pushes for a full Israeli withdrawal from the country’s territory

Have US-Iran talks failed? Why no deal yet doesn’t mean diplomacy is dead

ships days after the ceasefire began on April 8. This has disrupted global oil supplies and contributed to rising prices. Countries around the world have been forced to seek alternative supplies and implement austerity measures

Peace talks in doubt as U.S. seizes Iranian ship

Strait of Hormuz as part of Washington's blockade on Iranian vessels in the vital waterway, and just two days before the ceasefire is set to expire. [A video](https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20) released

Britain to create joint naval force with nine European countries as ‘complement’ to Nato

Hormuz. The US has said it wants help forcing the strait and [criticised British and French discussions](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/24/iran-foreign-minister-to-embark-on-three-nation-tour-as-us-peace-talks-remain-stalled) over creating defensive patrols after the war ends, [calling them “silly”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/24/iran-war-live-updates-trump-hormuz-strait-israel-lebanon-truce?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69eb61778f089bd0e8b1f9bb#block-69eb61778f089bd0e8b1f9bb).

With the US-Iran ceasefire about to expire, could Trump put boots on the ground?

plan was devised after the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. “The idea is to try and break Iran into a mosaic, with each mosaic defending itself,” said Golkar, an expert on the IRGC

China's economy grows faster than expected despite Iran war

Plan](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxddwl93qjo). Beijing also pledged to invest heavily in innovation, high-tech industries and efforts to boost domestic spending. The ruling Communist Party is trying to reshape the country's economy, which

Australia fuel watch tracker: check current petrol and diesel prices, service station outages and shipments – in charts

plan](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/30/fuel-crisis-australia-government-measures-excise-explained-petrol-prices-cheaper) as Australia battles a fuel crisis. While we know there have been outages and price increases, it can be difficult to get a full picture of what is happening – this

Trump’s Iran war victory boast has echoes of Bush’s ill-fated ‘mission accomplished’ claim

plan. Ahead of resumed peace talks in Islamabad and in a frenetic flurry of posts on his Truth Social network, the president all-but proclaimed unambiguous victory, insisting all the major sticking points had been