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Strait of Hormuz a sovereign and legal matter. “We will never give concessions to our enemy,” he said. Esmaeil Kowsari, a member of parliament’s national security commission and former senior IRGC commander, said
Hormuz by Iran and the US. Trump had imposed a blockade on Iranian ports in response to Iran’s decision to charge tolls on merchant shipping crossing the strategic waterway, and on Sunday
Hormuz](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/g-s1-118595/middle-east-war-updates#five) | [New sanctions](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/g-s1-118595/middle-east-war-updates#six) | [Journalist killed](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/g-s1-118595/middle-east-war-updates#Two)[Pope Leo](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/g-s1-118595/middle-east-war-updates#Three) --- ## **Witkoff and Kushner travel to Pakistan for Iran talks** White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaking
announcement of a ceasefire between the sides on April 7. “If they do something bad, there is a possibility it could happen,” Trump said when asked if strikes would resume. Trump added that
announced it was tightening sanctions against Iran’s oil industry. Oil transport infrastructure would be targeted with sanctions on more than two dozen people, companies and ships that operated within the network of petroleum shipping
Trump had said on Friday that the naval blockade would continue until a deal was agreed by the two countries. Stock markets were mixed on Monday. In Europe, FTSE 100 index of the biggest firms
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
Strait of Hormuz following US and Israeli attacks on Iran. But Brussels says to get a deal on electricity, the UK will have to pay into the EU cohesion fund. That
Strait of Hormuz will reopen,” AAA said in a brief report on Thursday. “Gas prices are the highest they’ve been in four years, since late July 2022.” California, home to nearly 40 million people
announcement related to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, in terms of its compliance with freedom of navigation for all merchant vessels and secure passage,” said Arsenio Dominguez, secretary-general of the United Nations
announced its intention to hold the breakaway conference last year, at the UN Cop30 climate summit in neighbouring Brazil, where the final outcome contained only an [oblique reference](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/25/fossil-fuel-giants-finally-in-the-crosshairs-cop30-avoids-total-failure-with-last-ditch-deal) to the phaseout
Trump has promised that when the war in Iran ends, that gas prices will "drop like a rock." It is unclear when the war will end, but even when it does and the Strait
Hormuz soon after the war started, except for ships belonging to countries that negotiated separate deals. On Monday the US began a naval blockade of all Iran-linked ships trying to pass through the strait
Hormuz from Monday. "For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they
announced the ceasefire extension on Truth Social, his preferred means for war updates since it began in late February. The president said he made the decision at the request of Pakistan, which has mediated talks
announced that his envoys would not be travelling to Pakistan for talks with Iranian officials after Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left the country. The US president told news outlet Fox News that he had ordered
announced on Tuesday. The raid was carried out as a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran was about to expire and a resumption of their talks was on a knife edge. “Overnight
Hormuz, the narrow waterway off Iran's coast, would lead to higher jet fuel prices and possible shortages in Europe. [. Beijing also pledged to invest heavily in innovation, high-tech industries and efforts to boost domestic spending. The ruling Communist Party is trying
announced on Tuesday that it would leave the oil cartel OPEC and OPEC+](/news/2026/4/28/what-are-opec-and-opec-and-why-has-the-uae-quit) effective May 1, a move long rumoured as it chafed against OPEC production quotas and had differences with Saudi Arabia, OPEC