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U.S. Attacks Iranian Cargo Ship as Both Countries Claim Cease-Fire Violations
ByAnushka Patil April 19, 2026April 19, 2026

President Trump said the United States attacked an Iranian ship that tried to get past the U.S. blockade, hours after Iran said the blockade was a war crime that violated the cease-fire.

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In Qatar, Trapped Between the U.S. and Iran, War Forced a Reckoning
ByVivian Nereim April 19, 2026

The gas-rich Gulf nation is in a state of “strategic shock” after the war dealt a serious blow to its economy, sending ripples around the world.

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IDF map shows its advance into southern Lebanon – as it happened
ByVivian Ho (now) and Wendy Frew (earlier) April 19, 2026April 20, 2026

This blog is now closed.UN secretary-general António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of a French peacekeeper and the wounding of three others in an attack in southern Lebanon, spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement to the Associate…

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For Iran, Flexing Control Over Waterway Is New Deterrent
ByMark Mazzetti, Adam Entous and Julian E. Barnes April 18, 2026

Iran’s government could emerge from the conflict with a blueprint to keep adversaries at bay, regardless of any restrictions on its nuclear program.

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Ships Attacked in Strait of Hormuz as Iran Declares Strict Control of Vital Shipping Route
ByLynsey Chutel April 18, 2026April 18, 2026

The day after Iran declared the vital waterway open, it reversed course, injecting new peril into navigation there.

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Iran closes strait of Hormuz again ‘until US lifts blockade’
ByJessie Williams April 18, 2026April 19, 2026

IRGC reportedly fires on tanker as it tries to pass through strait during brief window when shipping lane had reopenedAnalysis: Trump and Tehran’s series of mismanaged posts stall progress towards peace Iranian officials say they have reversed the reop…

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Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much
ByRebecca F. Elliott April 18, 2026April 18, 2026

Analysts said energy and shipping companies would be reluctant to fully restore operations until they were confident that hostilities were over.

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More than 3,400 Iranians killed in war – as it happened
ByAdam Fulton April 18, 2026April 19, 2026

This blog is now closed. Our latest main story on the Middle East crisis is here.Separate to the Pakistani army chief’s trip to Iran (see post at 07:53), the Pakistani prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and foreign minister Ishaq Dar also concluded a trip…

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A Potent Threat in Strait of Hormuz: Iran’s ‘Mosquito Fleet’
ByNeil MacFarquhar April 18, 2026April 18, 2026

Although much of the regular Iranian navy is destroyed, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps can still deploy small, speedy boats to disrupt shipping.

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Trump Frames Iran War as All but Over in Optimistic Social Media Flurry
ByAshley Ahn April 17, 2026April 18, 2026

Iranian officials did not confirm most of Mr. Trump’s claims and disputed several of them.

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