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significant and stable" passage doesn't resume through the Strait of Hormuz by the end of April
strait of Hormuz had reopened, helping ease oil prices, fuel costs remain significantly elevated after
Strait of Hormuz – a crisis that’s impacting Italian growth and, if it continues, could have a significant
Strait of Hormuz. --- ## Israel says Netanyahu will speak to Lebanon's president An Israeli official said Prime Minister Netanyahu would speak with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday, though Lebanon's presidency said
strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/strait-of-hormuz-blockade-what-why-explained-navy-trump-iran). Speaking in Washington, where she is attending the spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week, the chancellor said: “This government has the right plan
Strait of Hormuz, key questions remain unanswered about how such a large-scale operation can be sustained — and history suggests naval blockades are difficult to enforce and their results are often unpredictable at best
Hormuz between the US and Iran. The strait is a vital water passageway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped during peacetime. The collapse
significant direct engagement between the US and Iran in decades. Mediated by Pakistan, the talks lasted more than 20 hours and included both indirect and direct exchanges between delegations led by US Vice President
Strait of Hormuz was open, there was no tolling, a few weeks ago," she said. Despite her outspoken criticism the chancellor said she believed the US and the UK had "a very good relationship
significant progress towards bringing a durable peace to the Middle East, the truce looked in danger of collapsing on its first day. , which would include a tax on ships passing through the waterway. An early estimate indicates that Iran has suffered about $270bn in direct and indirect damages since the start
Strait of Hormuz and its continued ability to penetrate Gulf states’ and Israeli air defences, leaving the US with no clear exit strategy. The domestic political cost is already severe. US crude oil jumped past
significant, they do provide insight into how voters are thinking about a range of issues. In this case, it's an insight into how some key voters are feeling about military action in Iran, which
significant leak” of highly flammable gases and liquid hydrocarbons had triggered the inferno. “It was quite ferocious. It went from a small fire through several explosions to a large, intense fire,” he told reporters. Images
significant.” Anthropic, which is the company behind the Claude family of AI tools, has said that its latest model, Mythos, poses an unprecedented risk because of its ability to expose flaws in IT systems
Strait of Hormuz.” While France announced last week that it will spend 10 billion euros ($12bn) a year to electrify its economy, and Australia’s neighbour, Indonesia, still [reeling from recent floods](/news/2025/12/2/at-least-1250-people-dead-what-caused-the-devastating-asia-floods), has pledged
strait of Hormuz has led to a rise in energy prices, raising inflation forecasts, borrowing rates and the [likelihood of a global recession.](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/iran-war-global-recession-imf-uk-growth-forecasts-oil-prices) Market jitters have also amplified existing concerns about whether
significantly since the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire deal last week. In an interview on Wednesday, Donald Trump claimed that the war was “very close to over”, spreading hope among traders that
significant, carried familiar caveats. “The ceasefire is an important first step. But we have been here before; the key question is whether it will hold or whether it will, just like in Gaza
strait of Hormuz. Lee has repeatedly framed fossil fuel dependency as a dangerous vulnerability, telling his cabinet that the “nation’s fate” depends on energy transition. Many of the renewable targets predate the crisis, including