The deadline passed on Monday for the start of a US military blockade of ships leaving Iran's ports, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against ports of its Gulf neighbours after weekend talks on ending the war broke down. Oil prices surged, with no sign of a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to ease the biggest ever disruption in supplies. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.
Deadline passes for US blockade of Hormuz, Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf neighbours
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Mon 07:00 - AP News
Gulf allies privately make the case to Trump to keep fighting until Iran is decisively defeated - AP News
Fri 07:00 - PBS
Company backed by Trump sons looks to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran - PBS
Fri 07:00 - Bloomberg.com
Iran Strikes Gulf Energy Sites as Trump Warns of Further Attacks - Bloomberg.com
Mon 07:42 - Al Jazeera
Iran war updates: Ceasefire response ‘not good enough’, says Trump - Al Jazeera
Mon 10:19 - NPR
Iran rejects a U.S. ceasefire plan as Trump again threatens to bomb its infrastructure - NPR
Fri 06:39 - The New York Times
Cease-Fire Tested by Confusion Over Strait and Strikes on Lebanon - The New York Times
Sun 08:45 - ANSA Mondo
Trump reposts article on hypothesis of 'naval blockade' of the Gulf to damage Iran
Sun 08:45 - ANSA Top News
Trump reposts article on hypothesis of 'naval blockade' of the Gulf to damage Iran
Sun 08:45 - ANSA Mondo
Trump reposts article on hypothesis of 'naval blockade' of the Gulf to damage Iran
Sun 08:45 - ANSA Mondo
Trump reposts article on hypothesis of 'naval blockade' of the Gulf to damage Iran
Sun 15:12 - El Mundo (ES)
Trump "orders" the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz so that no ship can pass through it