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US starts naval blockade of Iranian ports after deadline passes
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent April 13, 2026April 14, 2026

Iran warns Americans they face higher pump prices due to prohibition imposed on Monday eveningMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US blockade of ships using Iranian ports in the Gulf has come into effect, turning the six-week-old conflict between the …

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Trump’s war has emboldened Iran. Diplomacy is the only solution | Kenneth Roth
ByKenneth Roth April 13, 2026

The military approach has backfired, with Iran’s position only strengthened. But the door is still open to a dealDonald Trump was quick to declare victory over Iran, but this weekend’s negotiations suggest that Tehran has the upper hand. His war of cho…

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Trump badly needs a way out of this war. Right now, that’s everyone’s problem | Gaby Hinsliff
ByGaby Hinsliff April 13, 2026

The looming shortage of medicines and fertiliser is only going to get worse with the latest US blockade. Europe and the UK need to step up diplomaticallyNot our war, not our problem.For weeks now, that has been Europe’s increasingly confident position …

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Ideology and principles clash in Trump’s Iran war | Letters
ByGuardian staff April 13, 2026

Lt Col (retd) Rob Symonds and David Flint respond to an article by Nesrine Malik on the motivations driving the conflict between the US and IranNesrine Malik is correct in highlighting the differences between the US and Iran in their understanding of c…

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The world is gripped by 3am dread thanks to an unhinged US president. Can someone turn the history machine off? | Brigid Delaney
ByBrigid Delaney April 13, 2026

Amid the daily horror show in the Middle East is the realisation the so-called adults in the room are insane or powerless or just as bewildered as you areThat funny feeling is back – the one many of us felt at the start of the Covid pandemic, where we …

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What Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli right really mean when they invoke ‘Greater Israel’ | Daniel Levy
ByDaniel Levy April 13, 2026

The concept is about much more than acquiring territory, it is also about Netanyahu’s desire for Israel to become a regional superpower• Daniel Levy served as an Israeli peace negotiator at the Oslo II talks and is president of the US/Middle East proje…

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Why is the US threatening to block Iranian ports and how would it work?
ByJonathan Yerushalmy April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

Announcement has left markets in yet more uncertainty, with questions over how blockade will be enforcedMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US military has announced it will enforce a blockade on all Iranian ports in the strait of Hormuz from Monday a…

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Top US Senate Democrats again try for war powers resolution – as it happened
ByAdam Fulton April 13, 2026April 14, 2026

This blog is now closed – our live coverage continues hereCircling back to Donald Trump’s coming naval blockade, the US military said it would block all Iranian Gulf ports on Monday at 10am ET on Monday (5.30pm in Iran and 1400 GMT), effectively seizin…

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Israeli strike kills paramedic, says Lebanese Red Cross – as it happened
By April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

This blog is now closed. Our live coverage continues hereA post about an hour ago on the Israel Defense Forces Telegram channel claimed that overnight, the IDF “identified a rocket launcher positioned and ready to launch toward the State of Israel in t…

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The Iran war has heightened the nuclear and climate threat. Australia must help the world step back from the brink | Chris Barrie
ByChris Barrie April 13, 2026

As a regional power and signatory to the non-proliferation treaty, Australia has responsibilities. I am calling on the government to take four stepsThe war on Iran, which may still be a long way from over, has triggered an energy challenge that highlig…

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