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shipping on environmental and safety grounds? Yvette Cooper, the UK foreign secretary, spoke to her opposite number in Oman within hours of the memorandum being signed, which shows how vital Muscat will
Hormuz as its most important point of leverage in negotiations with the US, and it will not give up control of the strait, it has said. The US has imposed a corresponding naval blockade
statement said the US is determined “to disrupt illicit networks and interdict sanctioned vessels providing material support to Iran – anywhere they operate”. INDOPACOM oversees a broad region that includes the Pacific and Indian oceans
statements". "Our plan has been to first draft a memorandum of understanding, or an agreement, in the form of a framework, consisting of 14 points," he said, according to Reuters news agency. Baqaei said they
statement. Iran submitted its latest proposal to the US this week. According to Nour News, the proposal was based on Tehran’s original 14-point proposal, which included demands for Iranian control of the Strait
ships out of the Strait of Hormuz** and protect them from Iranian attacks is over for now. Last night, the president said the operation he calls "Project Freedom" was paused due to "great progress" toward
statements, his remarks this time appeared to be backed by a series of intensive diplomatic activities in the region. The surprise visit by Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, to Tehran for talks
statements on Thursday that Iran would not be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon, an American red line. “The big thing is there will be no nuclear weapons in Iran. That means not developed
Hormuz. The deaths were the first fatalities since the US military began in April its blockade of the strait in an attempt to squeeze Iran’s economy and push its government towards a peace deal
Hormuz, according to a post on social media. A Washington Post [report](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/22/iran-hormuz-mines/) published this week, which NPR has not independently verified, cited a Pentagon assessment shared with Congress that said it could
shipping lane. On Wednesday more details emerged about what transpired behind closed doors over 21 hours, when a US delegation headed by Vice-President JD Vance met face-to-face in Islamabad with a large
Trump’s statements. ## What are Iran’s conditions? Al Jazeera’s Atas said, according to Iranian sources, officials are pursuing a “three-phase approach”. In the first phase, lasting 30 days, Tehran wants negotiations focused
ship. It also said the US carried out air attacks on civilian areas on [Qeshm Island](/features/2026/3/17/inside-qeshm-irans-underground-missile-fortress-and-geological-marvel), a strategic point at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz believed to house much of Iran
Strait of Hormuz, aiming to choke Iran's economy by cutting off its main international trade route — and hoping to force Iranian concessions at the negotiating table. But Iran has threatened to retaliate with blockades
statement. It gave no details of the attacks and only said the targets included missile launch sites and boats trying to “emplace mines”. Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB reported several loud explosions were heard
statement was the latest turn in the swiftly developing situation surrounding [efforts](/features/2026/6/12/are-iran-us-really-close-to-a-breakthrough-deal) to reach a more lasting end to the war, which the US and Israel launched against Iran on February 28. It further
Strait of Hormuz. These are areas of strength for the Nordic nations. “The war on Iran has created a major economic security and energy crisis impacting both Europe and India, and managing its impacts will
ship. ](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4c654d00f8f7d23dd5bf86a38cd915a0fe5be752/1308_0_3713_2970/master/3713.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) The Panamanian-flagged MSC Francesca was seized by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the strait of Hormuz last week. Photograph: Meysam Mirzadeh/Reuters Ali Vaez, the Iran project director
Hormuz is a key point of dispute, with Pakistan floating plans for joint control under UN auspices Tehran has also proposed that its recently created Persian Gulf Strait Authority take responsibility for the channel
statements issued by the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters of the Iranian armed forces this month, after Iran and the US [traded fire](/news/2026/5/7/explosions-heard-in-iran-as-state-media-reports-clashes-with-us-navy) over the Strait of Hormuz, despite a ceasefire announced in April