For the second time this week, President Trump extended an ultimatum for Iran to completely open the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping traffic, saying peace talks "are going very well." Grouped from 22 articles across 11 sources.
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For the second time this week, President Trump extended an ultimatum for Iran to completely open the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping traffic, saying peace talks "are going very well."
President claims talks with Tehran regime are ‘going very well’ and says he is pausing ‘Energy Plant destruction’ Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has extended his deadline for Iran to open the strait of Hormuz by 10 days to 6 April after saying talks are “going very well”. The president made the statement on Thursday in a social media post, saying: “As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. Continue reading...
Speaking at a Cabinet meeting earlier on Thursday, Trump denied he was desperate for a deal to end the war, insisting that Tehran was keen to come to the table.
US President Donald Trump singles out Australia while accusing a string of allies of failing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, before extending Iran’s’ deadline to open the channel. Follow live.
With his ultimatum set to expire for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping traffic, President Donald Trump has yet to say it will be prolonged.
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The US president has said talks with Iran are "going very well." Iran still maintains it is not talking with the United States. DW has more.
The US president says Tehran "better get serious" about a deal, while an Iranian official has called US proposals for a ceasefire "one-sided and unfair". Follow live.
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Trump said the U.S has "very substantial talks going on with respect to Iran," though Tehran has denied direct talks have taken place.
GCC Secretary-General Jasem al-Budaiwi has accused Iran of imposing fees for ships to pass via the Strait of Hormuz.
As gas prices rise, Trump's approval rating is heading into politically dangerous territory.
The waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes has been all but closed to tanker traffic.
Officials in Tehran have drafted legislation to create a toll system where ships pay for safe passage through the waterway, Iranian media reported.
Mr Trump is pressing Iran to agree to a deal that would clear the maritime chokepoint.
Fashion retailer Next has accounted for millions in additional costs likely to arise from the Middle East conflict
Israel's Defense Forces said Thursday that Iranian naval commander Alireza Tangsiri has been killed in a "precise strike" in the port city of Bandar Abbas.
Trump claims US, Israel wiped out navy and air force, as Iran lawmakers plan to collect tolls for transiting ships.
Iran has blocked the passage of vessels carrying 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.
Tehran says US list of 15 demands does not reflect reality.
European stocks are expected to open in negative territory on Thursday as investors weigh mixed messages on the status of Middle East peace talks.
The war has become a grinding, highly destructive military campaign for regional superiority.
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