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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Friday that a U.S. blockade on Iran is "going global," with no ships able to sail from the Strait of Hormuz without U.S. Navy permission. He added that Iran has an opportunity to negotiate and abandon its nuclear programme, while 34 ships had been turned around as of Friday morning.
21 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Friday that a U.S. blockade on Iran is "going global," with no ships able to sail from the Strait of Hormuz without U.S. Navy permission. He added that Iran has an opportunity to negotiate and abandon its nuclear programme, while 34 ships had been turned around as of Friday morning.
21 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Only five ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in 24 hours, Friday shipping data showed, after Iran seized two container ships and the U.S. continues to blockade Iranian ports. Passage through the critical waterway has collapsed from an average of 140 daily passages before the Iran war began on February 28, disrupting a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.
25 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Israel and Lebanon extended their ceasefire for three weeks at a White House meeting brokered by President Trump, who said he was seeking "the best deal" to resolve the wider regional conflict despite ongoing fighting and tensions over the Strait of Hormuz.
24 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →