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Strait of Hormuz is not an “economic siege” but a cover to reposition forces “for a possible new round of conflict”. - **Iran’s leaders reject division claims:** President Masoud Pezeshkian, speaker of Iran’s parliament
response, and where this leaves the US president and those who voted for him. Also, how will Trump’s criticism of the pontiff affect his standing with the wider American public? We also answer your
strait of Hormuz. Two days later, the US president again [made](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/israel-warns-iran-lives-at-risk-if-they-use-trains-trump-deadline) extraordinary threats. “A whole civilization will die tonight,” he wrote on Truth Social. Leo XIV called this threat “unacceptable” and asked
US efforts to escort ships through the strait of Hormuz prompted Iranian reprisals. But the UK has been hit particularly hard by higher borrowing costs since the onset of the conflict – with some investors [blaming
Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas passes during peacetime. Although the Pentagon gave no official reason for the dismissal, reports indicate the decision was linked to internal
Hormuz, stop imposing “illegal tolls”, and disclose the location of all mines to allow freedom of navigation. Speaking at the UN on Thursday, top diplomats from Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) stressed
US-Iran ceasefire grows, days after the president [called off the latest round of talks](/news/liveblog/2026/4/26/iran-war-live-tehran-rejects-talks-under-siege-trump-cancels-envoys-trip) with Tehran. Although Washington said it was reviewing Tehran’s proposal, it reportedly received a lukewarm response, with
US vessels trying to reopen a route through the strait of Hormuz. 2. ***Delivery industry*** | More than 7,000 Just Eat couriers are [taking legal action](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/04/just-eat-couriers-launch-legal-action-improve-workers-rights) against the food delivery company
Hormuz** as a “humanitarian gesture” to aid neutral countries in the **US-Israeli war against Iran**. The US president provided few details about the plan, which he said would aid ships and their crews that
response, Trump took to his platform Truth Social, saying Merz thought it was "OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon" and "doesn't know what he's talking about". This was soon followed
Hormuz, signalling a direct challenge to Iran’s closure of the strategic waterway, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies are shipped in peacetime. Iran’s threats
responsible oil extraction is nothing but nonsense. It’s greenwashing through and through, with vulnerable and important natural areas being put at risk with full awareness.” Expanding the area for exploration licences would not solve
response to changing availabilities and prices of inputs, to output prices, to technical innovations, and so on,” Wiggins told Al Jazeera. While some analysts had predicted that cereal prices would never return to normal during
Hormuz, describing them as an "exchange of fire" with the "enemy". Meanwhile, local media reported explosions were heard in Tehran. Not long after, a statement from Iran's top military command said US "aerial attacks
strait of Hormuz, where a fifth of the world’s oil and gas normally travels, in the wake of the US and Israel’s attack on Iran caused energy costs to spike around the world
Strait of Hormuz approaches the 10-week mark amid an uneasy truce between the United States and Iran, global air travel is emerging as a major casualty of elevated oil prices. Prices of jet fuel
response to them,” the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Among those in attendance were Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Qatari
Hormuz should maintain normal passage, as this serves the common interests of regional countries and the international community,” Xi said, according to a Chinese readout of the call. The readout did not specifically mention
Hormuz, a narrow choke point between Iran and Oman through which a fifth of the world’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes, because of Iranian threats and attacks against vessels
strait. He said the US managed to secure passage for two US-flagged commercial ships, along with navy destroyers, on Monday. “We know Iran is embarrassed by the fact that our blockade is holding