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cost pressures make price adjustments unavoidable,” it said.  Potato crisp packages
blockade targeting Iranian shipping and ports. Currently, some 2,000 vessels are stranded at either end of the strait, while others have been rerouted, come under fire or even been seized in the strait
blockade on Iranian ports that began on Monday, Iranian authorities have signalled that they do not intend to give major concessions in negotiations with Washington, including on nuclear enrichment. Ebrahim Rezaei, the spokesman
Iran conflict. Despite mounting pressure on jet fuel supplies in the EU, there is no evidence of “actual shortages” of jet fuel currently, and widespread flight cancellations are not expected over the summer, Transport Commissioner
US-Israeli strikes hit within 75 metres of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant. At the same time, the war on Iran has exposed the fragility of the global fossil fuel system, just as the Russian
blockade of Iran’s ports and considers advancing its “[Project Freedom](/video/newsfeed/2026/5/6/what-happened-to-trumps-project)” operations, while saying the ceasefire reached last month remains in place. ## Internal focus on talks with US The different aspects of the mediated
blockade although both sides have since sought to avoid a return to full-scale war. “I do not think that kinetic engagement is imminent. What is likely to intensify is [harassment and interdiction](/news/2026/5/8/us-iran-clash-in-hormuz-as-war-escalates-what-happened-why-it-matters) along
cost the US [at least](/news/2026/4/30/25bn-or-1-trillion-how-much-has-iran-war-really-cost-the-us) $25bn, while giving little clarity on next steps amid a tentative pause in fighting and stalled talks with Iran. Here were the key moments. ## Hegseth says US stockpiles
costs and a weak demand for exports playing a significant role. Last month, Merz told students that "the Americans clearly have no strategy" and he could not see "what strategic exit" they were going
blockades of the Strait of Hormuz “a mistake on both sides”. - Russia called for the US-Iran ceasefire to be extended beyond its expiry on Wednesday. - China, the main buyer of Iranian oil, expressed “concern
blockade to throttle Iran’s economy by blocking Iranian oil shipments – a less risky option than escalating the conflict with a resumption of bombing or walking away from the conflict without a nuclear deal, according
cost of a barrel of Brent crude fell to $88 dollars a barrel, having been above $98 earlier on Friday. The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow strip of water linking the Gulf
blockade. Calbee said on Tuesday 14 of its products would switch to monochrome branding by the end of May. The company’s potato chip brands in particular are known for brightly coloured bag designs. Calbee
Iran on February 28. Tehran retaliated by closing off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, through which approximately 20 percent of the world
blockade of Iranian oil ports. The removal of the largely unmapped mines would be perilous in a benign, peaceful environment, but even more fraught if the operation was being carried out under attack by Iranian
blockade. [Before the war](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/uk-security-adviser-attended-us-iran-talks-and-judged-deal-was-within-reach), Iran was offering a moratorium on uranium enrichment of five years, and the US was demanding 20. The reported new proposal suggests a compromise
blockade](/news/2026/4/24/how-long-can-iran-survive-the-uss-hormuz-blockade) on ships entering or leaving Iranian ports, further adding to the disruption of global oil and gas supplies. The White House statement added: “President Xi also made clear China’s opposition
blockade on Iranian ports and 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
blockade, releasing frozen Iranian assets, paying reparations, removing sanctions and establishing a new mechanism governing the Strait of Hormuz. Nuclear talks are deferred. Iran received a US response via Pakistan on Sunday. Neither side
blockade” by Washington as the reason. ## ‘Haze of confusion’ In the hours it took between Trump’s flurry of announcements on Friday and official responses from Iranian authorities, supporters of the establishment voiced serious concerns