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statements to proclaim unity and continuity to the office of the supreme leader and the state, in response to Trump repeatedly pointing to fractures within the system. Iranian authorities have also continued to support members
Trump put a further squeeze on exports to China by imposing US sanctions on companies linked to Chinese refineries, a step that has led the Chinese ministry of commerce on Saturday to issue a counter
blockade of Iranian oil ports and for Iran to allow commercial shipping through the strait of Hormuz, restoring maritime traffic to levels before Israel and the US launched the war on 28 February.  Security personnel stand guard
Trump is expected to meet his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, next week at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France. So, why are Indian sailors dying in the Strait of Hormuz? ## Which ships
blockade of Iran’s ports. It is also unclear if the two sides can reach a longer-term deal on nuclear enrichment and the buried highly enriched uranium in Iran, or on the lifting
statements came shortly after Iran’s foreign ministry said the latest round of US strikes rendered the ongoing pause in fighting “practically meaningless”. Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs
blockade. Meanwhile, Israeli forces have escalated attacks against Lebanon, killing at least 14 people on Sunday despite a US-brokered ceasefire. Here is what we know on day 59 of the conflict: ## War diplomacy - Iranian
Trump said on Monday the [ceasefire was hanging by a thread](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/11/donald-trump-ceasefire-with-iran-on-life-support-reject-peace-proposals) due to Iran’s failure to make the concessions he is seeking over its nuclear programme. In the earlier fighting that
Iran, as well as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which about 20 percent of global oil and gas is shipped during peacetime, and the US naval blockade of Iranian
statements. Within minutes, Tasnim, a news agency close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, described Araghchi’s post as either wrong or incomplete. It said the post was “published without the necessary and sufficient explanations
statements over the past week about the ceasefire and the chance for further talks. On Tuesday, US President Trump suggested talks could resume within days. “You should stay there, really, because something could be happening
blockades on the strait, lift US sanctions and release frozen Iranian funds. It would also include certain curbs on Iran’s nuclear programme, which was allowed by the United Nations nuclear watchdog. While the sources
Trump on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit next week. “It is deeply unfortunate to learn of the tragic incident aboard the Palau-flagged MT Settebello,” India’s Shipping Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal, said
statement](https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0492) on Thursday, OFAC said it was also designating three leaders of the Iran-backed armed groups, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS) and Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH). Together with
blockade, as well as a [near-total internet shutdown](/news/2026/4/20/iran-expands-limited-internet-access-but-restrictions-remain-for-most) imposed by the authorities in Tehran – now in its 64th day – is pummelling the economy in the country of more than 90 million people
statements from Trump, including his [recent warning](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/israel-warns-iran-lives-at-risk-if-they-use-trains-trump-deadline) that Iran’s “whole civilization will die” if it did not capitulate to his demands, and [a social media post](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/trump-ai-image-christ-like-figure-backlash) that depicted