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happen “very soon”. Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Sunday that “meaningful progress” had been achieved, offering grounds for optimism that a positive and durable outcome is within reach. However, Iran’s Fars News
happens abroad will still affect us here at home". A government source previously told the BBC it was planning for a scenario which would involve breakdowns in the supply of carbon dioxide (CO2), which
happens,” Trump said, as a [ceasefire](/news/2026/5/1/has-the-us-iran-ceasefire-reset-the-clock-on-war-powers-act-deadline) in the conflict continued for a third week. The president added that he would prefer to reach an agreement that prevents a return to war, but threatened that
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
happen tomorrow.” Trump did not say who would be involved or give more detail. The Financial Times said a ceasefire could be announced soon, citing Lebanese officials. Reports earlier said Israeli prime minister **Benjamin Netanyahu
happening,” the US secretary of state was quoted as saying. > double quotation markThat’s always been understood. It’s being understood during the ceasefire.” Israel and Hezbollah have continued trading strikes during the US-brokered
Hormuz, barely a day after it had been announced, he gave the impression that an opportunity for a peace deal had materialised that could not be missed. To the surprise of nobody who has been
blockade and US naval pressure have driven up oil prices, prompting economic strain and domestic political pressure in the US. The announcement comes amid stalled diplomacy. Iran has proposed a [14-point plan
happening over the next two days, and we’re more inclined to go there [Islamabad],” he told a New York Post reporter in Islamabad. However, Pakistan’s PM Sharif began a four-day trip
happen next week – that for the first time, certainly in my memory, they have agreed to negotiate aspects of their nuclear program that just a month ago” they said they would not, Rubio told senators
happens next? ## How has Iran responded to Trump’s latest comments? In response to Trump’s “I have all the cards” social media post, Iran’s Consulate General in Hyderabad, India, posted its own image
happened only four times since 1980," it said, most recently during the Covid pandemic. Energy prices have soared since the war began more than six weeks ago after the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route
happens in the other diplomatic process, between the US and Iran. Reducing what America and Israel see as Iran's malign behaviour across the Middle East will be on Washington's agenda, if and when
Hormuz to fight Trump’s pressure. “The strait is the key … If there is a fair deal, we will get sanctions relief and reparations and in exchange Iran will bring in the IAEA
happen, here is how Forty years ago, a reactor exploded in the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in what was then the Soviet Republic of Ukraine. At least 30 people were killed in the immediate aftermath
blockade on Iranian ports, in place since 13 April. The claims contrasted dramatically with statements from Washington, where officials said the agreement stipulated that Iran’s nuclear material will be destroyed, and its nuclear programme
blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. The US wants rewards to follow tangible progress, but the administration has a fundamental problem with releasing Iranian assets. Trump and other top Republicans have spent years lambasting Barack
US and other non-Gulf-centred petroleum companies could not be more stark. On Tuesday, BP said its profits for the first quarter of the year [had more than doubled](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/28/bp-profits-oil-gas-prices-iran-war-first-quarter), after
blockade on all Iran-linked ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has fired at ships trying to transit through the vital shipping route. And early on Monday, the US shot
blockade of its ports, preventing oil exports – [Tehran’s economic lifeline](/news/2026/4/14/how-much-will-us-hormuz-blockade-hurt-iran-and-does-tehran-have-an-escape). Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei defended the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. “This is because