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          Hormuz blockade Gif

          Iran tightens control over Hormuz as Trump says 'US can't be blackmailed'

          MENAApril 18, 2026
          Anthropic has described London as one of its 'most important research and commercial hubs outside the US'. Reuters

          Anthropic expands in London as it looks beyond Pentagon dispute

          BusinessApril 18, 2026
          WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 18: U. S. President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks in the Oval Office before signing an Executive Order April 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. The executive order directs the Food and Drug Administration to issue new guidance on the use of psychedelic drugs intended for clinical trials for U. S. veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images / AFP (Photo by TASOS KATOPODIS / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

          Ships come under fire in Hormuz as Trump says 'US can't be blackmailed'

          MENAApril 18, 2026
          An Iraqi man kisses the Iraqi flag at Tahrir Square during a protest against the US and Israel in Baghdad this month. Getty

          Iraq's development agenda has been set back by the US-Israel war on Iran

          CommentApril 18, 2026
          US President Donald Trump has said the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is not tied to the Lebanon truce 'in any way'. Bloomberg

          Israel-Lebanon ceasefire will stop 'idiotic war', US envoy

          MENAApril 17, 2026
          Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday. Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP

          Starmer leadership questioned after his pick for Washington post failed security vetting

          UKApril 17, 2026
          Schools are preparing for pupils to return to in-person learning. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          How UAE schools and nurseries are preparing to reopen

          UAEApril 16, 2026
          Qasrak airbase in north-eastern Syria was one of several abandoned by US troops in recent months. Photo: Sana

          Syrian army takes control of last US base in country

          MENAApril 16, 2026
          Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks during a briefing on the Iran war, with a map in the background showing a blockade line on the Strait of Hormuz, at the Pentagon. Reuters

          Spoofing and double blockade: What is happening at Strait of Hormuz?

          BusinessApril 16, 2026
          The deal was sealed at 12pm UK time on Thursday when Axel Springer formally submitted its £575 million agreement to buy The Telegraph. PA Wire

          Daily Telegraph sold to Axel Springer in profitable RedBird IMI deal

          BusinessApril 16, 2026
          Iranian parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, right, greets Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir. EPA

          Pakistan's army chief in Tehran to shore up ceasefire

          MENAApril 16, 2026
          US President Donald Trump’s remarks about Pope Leo have strained relations with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. AFP

          The Iran war is disrupting relations all over the world. Everyone needs to cool it

          CommentApril 16, 2026
          Israeli soldiers next to artillery vehicles near the Israel-Lebanon border. Reuters

          Israeli and Lebanese leaders to hold talks, Trump says

          MENAApril 16, 2026
          The National's journalists answer questions about Israeli attacks on Lebanon, the truce talks and the people impacted by loss or displacement.
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          Lebanon attacks, truce talks and the human toll

          MENAApril 15, 2026
          A billboard in Tehran about the Strait of Hormuz bears the slogan 'Forever on Iran's hand'. EPA

          Iranian ships continue to cross Strait of Hormuz despite US blockade

          EnergyApril 15, 2026
          The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford is expected to be part of a carrier group blockading the Strait of Hormuz. Getty Images

          Three US aircraft carrier groups and 10 destroyers blockade Strait of Hormuz

          MENAApril 15, 2026
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