Shipping traffic through Hormuz remains muted with no US-Iran deal in sight, data shows - Reuters

Shipping traffic through Hormuz remains muted with no US-Iran deal in sight, data shows  Reuters

The U.S. Started the War. The Rest of the World Is Feeling the Effects.

In just eight weeks, much of the global economy has been knocked sideways. America has mostly been spared from the tumult.

By Patricia Cohen and Ben Casselman

DNA milestone may move US to disinter unidentified Pearl Harbor victims

Enough family reference samples collected to identify at least 60% of disinterred USS Arizona crew members The United States government could move to disinter the remains of unidentified USS Arizona crew members who were killed in the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 after the clinching of a key DNA-related milestone, officials recently announced. Before that announcement, officials determined enough family reference samples had been collected for comparison with DNA taken from remains...

By Ramon Antonio Vargas

Iran turns to Putin as US talks collapse, Hormuz standoff threatens global oil flow

Iran's foreign minister meets Vladimir Putin as U.S.–Iran talks collapse, escalating tensions over the critical Strait of Hormuz oil choke point.

Iran offers Hormuz deal without nuclear talks, as it seeks broader buy-in

Tehran widens diplomacy to regional and global players while indirect US talks remain uncertain.

Trump is betting the blockade will break the Iran regime. Why that could backfire

Wolfe Research warns that the blockade will lengthen the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and that it could force Iran to eventually retaliate violently.

Putin says Iranian people are "courageously fighting for sovereignty"

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said "the people of Iran are courageously and heroically fighting for their sovereignty" and that Russia will do everything possible to achieve peace in the Middle East while maintaining its "strategic relations" with Iran.

By Alona Mazurenko

Iran offers to end chokehold on Strait of Hormuz if nuclear talks are deferred, officials say

Iranian sources on Monday disclosed Tehran's latest proposal to bridge gaps with the U.S. over worldwide shipping woes resulting from the war started two months earlier, which would push wider talks about Iran's nuclear program until later.

Trump weighs Iran’s ‘red lines’ as Tehran’s top diplomat engages Russia’s Putin

Following high-level mediation efforts in Islamabad over the weekend, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held face-to-face talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg on Monday. The diplomatic surge comes as US President Donald Trump was set to convene his senior national security team to evaluate a fresh Iranian peace proposal, delivered via Pakistan, aimed at ending the months-long Middle East crisis and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. US media reported, citing anonymo...

By Khushboo Razdan

Putin pledges support for Iran in talks with FM Araghchi

Russia's Vladimir Putin told Iran's Abbas Araghchi that Iranians would navigate the "difficult period" of war and he hoped for peace soon. Araghchi is visiting Russia at a time when talks with the US remain on hold.

Iran blames US for failure of talks as FM meets with Putin

Iran's top Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi blamed Washington on Monday for the failure of Middle East peace talks as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. Putin, meanwhile, promised Araghchi Moscow's support in bringing the war to a close.

By FRANCE24

Russian-linked superyacht slips through blockaded Strait of Hormuz

Since February, Iran has severely restricted traffic through the strait

By Gleb Stolyarov and Nerijus Adomaitis

Oil Prices Climb As U.S.-Iran Talks Stall And Strait Of Hormuz Stays Blocked - Forbes

Oil Prices Climb As U.S.-Iran Talks Stall And Strait Of Hormuz Stays Blocked  Forbes

Gas prices are expected to keep rising in the absence of a US-Iran deal

'Stood up against superpower': Araghchi says Trump sought talks, as Putin reaffirms Iran support after meeting

Iran FM pointedly blames Trump for failure of peace talks during a visit to St Petersburg, where Putin promised him Moscow's support in bringing war to end

Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz, if Trump meets 3 conditions

Putin pledges support for Iran in talks with Araqchi in Russia, says he wants peace soon - The Straits Times

Putin pledges support for Iran in talks with Araqchi in Russia, says he wants peace soon  The Straits Times

Iran's leadership is humiliating the United States, Germany's Merz says

Merz also said he not see what exit strategy the US was pursuing in the Iran war - comments that underlined deep divisions between Washington and its European NATO allies.

In Putin's Meet With Iran's Araghchi, Mention Of Mojtaba Khamenei's 'Message'

In Putin's Meet With Iran's Araghchi, Mention Of Mojtaba Khamenei's 'Message'

Germany’s Merz says Iran is humiliating US as talks stall

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday Iran’s leadership was humiliating the United Statesand getting U.S. officials to travel to Pakistan and then leave without results, in an unusually abrupt rebuke over the conflict. Merz also said he not see what exit strategy the U.S. was pursuing in the Iran war- comments that underlined deep […]

Why Iran plays the Sicilian Defence

On Friday, April 11, while Pakistani officials were arranging the seating plan for ceasefire talks in Islamabad, the USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy entered the Strait of Hormuz. Murphy switched on her Automatic Identification System, a deliberate broadcast, visible to every vessel and coastal radar in the Gulf, announcing her presence in a waterway no American warship had entered since Operation Epic Fury began on 28 February. A radio exchange recorded by a civilian vessel captu...

By none@none.com (Baqar Hasan)

US being humiliated by Iran, German chancellor says as peace talks stall

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Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends: Officials

Shipping traffic through Hormuz remains near zero amid blockade; Brent crude nears $108

The US and Iran remain poles apart - The Observer

The US and Iran remain poles apart  The Observer

Iran flexes its power over Strait of Hormuz

Retaliation includes the seizure of cargo ships

By The Week US

Iran’s Foreign Minister Meets With Putin in St. Petersburg

Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Moscow’s strategic partnership with Tehran and praised the Iranians “for fighting for their independence.”

Putin meets Iran’s foreign minister in St. Petersburg, pledges to do ‘everything’ for Middle East peace

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Presidential Library in St. Petersburg on April 27, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.

Strait of Hormuz crisis haunts UN vote on carbon tax for shipping - The National

Strait of Hormuz crisis haunts UN vote on carbon tax for shipping  The National

Iran blames US “excessive demands” for failure of peace talks

This happened because of their excessive demands and wrong approaches,” he noted. The post Iran blames US “excessive demands” for failure of peace talks appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Beloved John

Germany's Merz Says US 'Humiliated' By Iranians & Trump Lacks Strategy, Exit Plan

Germany's Merz Says US 'Humiliated' By Iranians & Trump Lacks Strategy, Exit Plan German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a rare moment torched US foreign policy and the Trump administration's Iran war gambit. There's been plenty of criticism out of Europe since Operation Epic Fury kicked off on February 28, but Merz's Monday words are especially direct and scathing. He proclaimed that Iran's leadership was embarrassing the US, claiming it was prompting US officials to travel to Pak...

By Tyler Durden

Russia ready to do 'everything' to help secure Mideast peace: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iran's top diplomat that Moscow would do everything it could to help secure peace in the Middle East, during a meeting in Saint Petersbur...

Iran FM blames US for failure of talks after landing in Russia - Dhaka Tribune

Iran FM blames US for failure of talks after landing in Russia  Dhaka Tribune

Bloomberg: Merz says Iran is “humiliating” the US and questions Trump’s strategy

Friedrich Merz openly attacked Donald Trump’s approach toward Iran, arguing that Tehran is “humiliating” the United States while the conflict is weighing on the European economy The post Bloomberg: Merz says Iran is “humiliating” the US and questions Trump’s strategy appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Putin tells Iran FM Moscow will do ‘everything’ to help secure Mideast peace

Putin also hailed "how courageously and heroically the people of Iran are fighting for their independence and sovereignty", the TASS news agency reported. The post Putin tells Iran FM Moscow will do ‘everything’ to help secure Mideast peace appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Ayobami

Iran’s FM Visits Russia as Tehran Steps Up Diplomacy To End US-Israel War

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Russia on Monday for talks with President Vladimir Putin as Tehran intensified diplomatic efforts to end the US-Israel war on Iran. The post Iran’s FM Visits Russia as Tehran Steps Up Diplomacy To End US-Israel War appeared first on Morocco World News.

By Keyla Limones

Iran offers to end Strait of Hormuz chokehold if US lifts blockade; top diplomat meets Putin in Russia 

Iran has reportedly offered to end its military chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a total lift of the U.S. naval blockade, regional officials revealed Monday, even as Tehran continues to shield its controversial nuclear program from negotiations. The new proposal arrived as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi touched down in Russia for […]

By Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie

Aoun contacts US over escalation, Washington reportedly promises to follow up - Naharnet

Aoun contacts US over escalation, Washington reportedly promises to follow up  Naharnet