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U.S. launches a second day of strikes on Iran and Iran fires back at Gulf States

agreement could be reached in days. But Iran has proved resilient despite weeks of heavy bombing. It is betting that its ability to effectively close the Strait of Hormuz — a crucial passageway

World reacts as Iran and US reach deal

Strait of Hormuz – a development welcomed worldwide as a potential path to a lasting end to the conflict. “The deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,” US President Donald Trump announced

Powerful states are trying to sabotage decarbonisation of shipping

Strait of Hormuz may create the impression that the world cannot function without fossil fuels. Nothing could be further from the truth. Every single industry can and must decarbonise. For global shipping, this process would

US, Iran trade new attacks amid talks: Here’s what we know

Strait of Hormuz and a naval blockade of Iranian ports by the Trump administration has heightened tensions. As diplomacy aimed at a more durable peace agreement between the two countries drags on, here’s what

Putin meets Xi: Why Russia and China need each other

agreement that formalised ties between Russia and China following decades of ideological rivalry and mutual suspicion. The visit comes just days after United States President Donald Trump left Beijing following his own two-day visit

Albanese signals fuel excise cut may be extended to help motorists paying more amid Middle East crisis

strait of the Hormuz – a shipping lane vital to global oil trade – is contingent on the official signing of the peace deal, which mediator Pakistan said would take place in Geneva on Friday. Australia

What is the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline that Russia, China are planning?

shipped through strategic chokepoints, such as the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/20/chinese-supertankers-exit-hormuz-as-trump-vance-talk-up-iran-deal) and the Strait of Malacca. The new pipeline may sound like a win-win, but analysts said significant hurdles remain before the project

If US-Iran peace deal is signed, nuclear talks can finally resume

strait of Hormuz when the shipping companies and insurance companies judge it to be safe – and that may be some days or weeks off. ![Two men ride motorcycles past destroyed buildings in Nabatieh, Lebanon

Pakistan seeks to raise its global standing in push for Middle East peace

shipped from the Gulf. Often portrayed as an international problem child, under threat from religious extremism and with an economy perennially on the brink, Pakistan seized the opportunity of its relative neutrality in the conflict

Iran’s Araghchi holds talks with China’s Wang Yi in Beijing

ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz out of the waterway. The effort – which began on Monday – ratcheted up tensions with the US military claiming it sunk several Iranian boats that attempted to interfere

Iran war day 85: Tehran says major gaps remain in US talks

agreement. He said Iran would not publicly discuss details of nuclear negotiations after past talks “led us into war”, while reiterating Tehran’s right to pursue peaceful nuclear energy. - **Sanctions not a priority:** An Iranian

French warship moves towards Hormuz for possible defensive mission

ships through the strait and in return commits to negotiating with the Americans on issues of nuclear materials, missiles, and the region, and we propose that the Americans, for their part, lift their blockade

No date set for US-Iran talks, as Pakistan pushes to keep diplomacy alive

agreement had been finalised. “This pact is necessary so that countries can be assured of one another,” he told the state-run Anadolu Agency on Monday. Turkiye also reaffirmed support for the US-Iran peace

Iran war: What’s happening on day 55 after Trump extended ceasefire?

agreement”, but that “breach of commitments, blockade and threats” are hindering negotiations, while the White House said US President Donald Trump has set no deadline for the ceasefire extension, with White House Press Secretary Karoline

US talks between Lebanon and Israel end – as it happened

shipping through the [Strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/strait-of-hormuz) after the conflict, including sending mine - clearing and other military vessels, the Wall Street Journal reported. French president Emmanuel Macron said the plan

Trump needs a better Iran deal than Obama’s – but faces major hurdles

shipping passing through the strait of Hormuz. These are the yardsticks, or tests, around which his negotiating team will be keeping an anxious eye. Of course, comparisons between the 159-page 2015 joint comprehensive plan

Why did Israel and Iran trade fire, and how does it affect wider peace efforts?

strait of Hormuz disrupted energy markets and made many basic products, including food, more expensive. Despite killing the top layer of Iranian leadership on day one, including the late supreme leader Ali Khamenei

Seafarers’ advocates welcome US-Iran deal after months-long limbo in Gulf

Hormuz, expressing hope that some 20,000 stranded crew members will soon be able to return home. United States President Donald Trump said the strait will reopen on Friday when Iran will lift its “toll

Have US-Iran talks failed? Why no deal yet doesn’t mean diplomacy is dead

agreement. It’s very simple: They cannot have a nuclear weapon. Otherwise, there’s no reason to meet.” Iran had already signalled its hesitation about participating in talks with the US. Officials in Tehran have

Why has Italy’s Giorgia Meloni suspended a defence pact with Israel?

agreement with Israel “must be seen within a broader effort to progressively stabilise the region, including by reducing tensions in Lebanon”, said Michele Valensise, president of the Institute for International Affairs and former secretary-general