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April 14, 2026
China's foreign ministry warned on Tuesday that the U.S. blockade against?Iranian ports?is 'dangerous and reckless,' adding that it will only escalate tensions. Guo Jiakun, spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, said that the United States, despite a temporary truce agreed upon by the partiesā¦
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April 13, 2026
Donald Trump, the U.S. president, warned on Monday that any Iranian "fast attack" ships that come near to a U.S. Maritime?Blockade against Iran would be 'eliminated. Trump's threat came shortly after the U.S. ban on vessels entering or departing Iran was due to take effect on Monday at 1400 GMT.
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April 13, 2026
The United States' NATO Allies said Monday that they would not be 'involved' in President Donald Trumpās plan to blockade Strait of Hormuz. This will further escalate tensions within the fragile alliance. Trump claimed that the U.S. After weekend talks failed, the U.S.
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April 13, 2026
The Kremlin criticised a?announcement made by the?U.S. on Monday. President Donald Trump said that the U.S. will blockade Iran's ports by blocking the Strait of Hormuz. The?U.S. The?U.S. Such actions will continue to have a negative impact on international markets.
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April 13, 2026
China called for calm and restraint on Monday after the U.S. Donald Trump has threatened to blockade 'the Strait of Hormuz' after the failure of the weekend talks in Islamabad that were meant to end the Iran War. Prior to the war, China was the world's largest crude importer.
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April 13, 2026
U.S. Military said that it will block shipping traffic in and out Iran's port starting at 10 am. The U.S. military announced that it would block shipping?traffic in and out of Iran's ports starting at 10 a.m. ET (1400 GMT). This move will?preventā¦
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April 12, 2026
Experts say that a U.S. Naval Blockade of Iran would be a major and open-ended military effort, which could lead to fresh retaliation by Tehran, putting tremendous pressure on an already fragile truce. In a post on social media, President Donald Trump said that the U.S.
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April 12, 2026
The President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the U.S. Navy will begin blockingading Strait of Hormuz. This is a major step after marathon talks with Iran failed to produce a peace agreement, putting a fragile ceasefire of two weeks in danger. U.S. Central Command announced that U.S.
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April 12, 2026
The U.S. Central Command announced that it would 'begin to implement a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports at 10 am on Wednesday, April 13. After President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy was going to 'blockade the Strait of Hormuz,' the U.S.
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April 10, 2026
Donald Trump, the president of the United States, told reporters that he expected a 'fairly soon' opening of?the Strait Of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz will be "opened 'fairly soon'" but did not elaborate. He also acknowledged that this will not an easy task.
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April 10, 2026
The U.S., Iran, and Pakistan are scheduled to meet for peace talks, with Pakistan mediating. However, the two sides remain deeply divided over key issues despite President Donald Trump's claim that Tehran's proposals were "a basis" for negotiations.
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April 10, 2026
According to ship tracking data, the majority of ships that sailed through the Strait of Hormuz?in?the?past?day were connected to Iran. Other vessels are putting off making voyages despite a?two week ceasefire reached this week by?Tehran? and Washington?, data and shipping sources say.
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April 9, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with the?U.S. Donald Trump, the President of the United States, spoke with?Keir Starmer on Thursday about?the necessity of a plan that would restore shipping through Strait of Hormuz as quickly as possible. Downing Street announced a ceasefire with Iran.
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April 9, 2026
Although President Donald Trump said that the proposals from Tehran would be a basis for negotiations, they remain deeply divided over key issues. Both sides are sticking to their competing demands to end the war. The fate of shipping through the Strait of Hormuzā¦
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April 9, 2026
French Foreign Minister Jean Noel Barrot stated on Thursday that the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States should also cover military actions in Lebanon. He added that France had condemned Israel's "massive strikes" of Wednesday.
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April 8, 2026
Hapag-Lloyd expressed cautious optimism on Wednesday about the prospects of resuming shipping in the Strait of Hormuz after a?two-week 'ceasefire' agreed by?the U.S.?and Iran. However, it said that normal traffic across its entire network would not resume for at least six to eight weeks.
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April 8, 2026
On Wednesday, U.S. president Donald 'Trump' said that the United States will assist in boosting shipping traffic through the Strait o f?Hormuz. Trump agreed on Tuesday to a ceasefire of two weeks with Iran, less than two hours prior to his deadline to Tehran for reopening the strait.
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April 7, 2026
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the President of Ukraine, said that Ukraine is taking part in consultations on the Strait o f 'Hormuz. He also added that Ukraine has maritime expertise which could be useful in Asia. Kyiv sent a group of specialists toā¦
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April 2, 2026
The Russian foreign ministry reported that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed safety of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz with Iran's Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi by telephone on Thursday. The statement posted on the websiteā¦
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April 1, 2026
Shipping analysts and traders reported that the number of oil tankers available along the U.S. Gulf Coast had dropped sharply over the past few weeks as Asian and European refiners, cut off from Middle Eastern supplies, have purchased vessels to import fuel and oil from the United States.
