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conflicting messages about the Iran war and news that the strait of Hormuz was closed
news agency on Thursday, vessels are seen anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/683x683+171+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F43%2F5f%2F13aad5104aba9b1c342fb7e15dfd%2Fgettyimages-2281567180.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/nx-s1-5863517/trump-iran-deal-blockade-strait-hormuz) ### [Middle East conflict
news agency on Thursday, vessels are seen anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/683x683+171+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F43%2F5f%2F13aad5104aba9b1c342fb7e15dfd%2Fgettyimages-2281567180.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/nx-s1-5863517/trump-iran-deal-blockade-strait-hormuz) ### [Middle East conflict
news conference in Washington, DC, that 10 civilian sailors have died due to the ongoing conflict in the Strait of Hormuz
strait [of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/strait-of-hormuz), which carried about a fifth of the world’s supply of oil and liquid gas before the conflict, while the US has imposed its own naval blockade on Iranian
Strait of Hormuz, which has interrupted the world's fuel supply and impacted living costs globally. [ since the conflict started in late February. Fox News
news related to Iran just prior to landing at Joint Base Andrews. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/683x683+171+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F95%2F9f%2Fe40ec65f42bbad8ad2570e1746e7%2Fgettyimages-2271863466.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5789780/iran-middle-east-updates) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz
conflict Iran has sought to assert its sovereignty over the strait, including by establishing the "Persian Gulf Strait Authority" which it said would manage "safe passage permits". The US and its Gulf allies have repeatedly
Strait of Hormuz, which before the war handled one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas supply. A Pakistani source and another source briefed on the mediation told the Reuters news agency that
Strait of Hormuz and securing a ceasefire creates space for Beijing to play a crucial diplomatic role in any peace deal. ## China’s balancing act Throughout the conflict, China has tried to balance criticism
conflict in Lebanon. World leaders, including Keir Starmer, have welcomed the news. For many, especially those [whose lives have been](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/05/friday-briefing-how-gaza-lebanon-and-iran-have-found-themselves-caught-in-an-escalation-without-end?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other) thrown into chaos, there will be a sense of relief – even
Hormuz strait, with Brent crude futures below $80 – their lowest level since the war’s start – but later regaining more than 1% after Trump threatened renewed violence. After the signing US crude dipped
conflicting reports. The US Central Command (Centcom) saidtwo US-flagged merchant vessels had “successfully transited” through the strait of Hormuz. Shipping industry experts questioned whether the president’s plan could be sustainable
Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said in a statement. - **Fears grow for jailed Nobel laureate:** Supporters of imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi warned that her health
Strait of Hormuz dilemma. On Araghchi’s diplomatic outreach, he said, Tehran was seeking “a buy-in for a broad-based agreement, not a ceasefire”. Pakistan’s importance, he argued, would remain intact regardless
Strait of Hormuz cripples peace efforts](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/nx-s1-5802283/iran-middle-east-updates) "The United States is studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany, with a determination to be made over the next short period