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Von der Leyen urges US and Iran to resolve Hormuz crisis, warning distance offers no protection to Australia

Speaking after signing trade agreement in Canberra, the European Commission president warns ‘situation is critical’ for global energy supply Middle East crisis – live updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The US and Iran must come to the negotiating table to immediately end the de facto closure of the strait of Hormuz and stop hostilities in the Middle East, the head of the European Commission says. Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, said Iran’s efforts to block the strategic waterway via attacks on unarmed commercial vessels and critical infrastructure “must be condemned”. Continue reading...

Iran exploiting Trump administration's sensitivity to pressure from the markets, expert says

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Nicholas Mulder, Assistant Professor at Cornell University and author of “The Economic Weapon: The Rise Of Sanctions As A Tool Of Modern War”, explains that "the Trump administration is particularly sensitive to pressure from the markets" and that "Iran has begun to use the closure of the Strait of Hormuz as a form of economic pressure".

'Growing mistrust and disagreement' over Trump declaring war with Iran

In a surprise U-turn, US President Donald Trump has extended a deadline he had given to Iran over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, adding five days to the initial 48-hour window. He had threatened to strike Iranian power plants were the Strait not to be reopened. For FRANCE 24's Philip Turle, it could be partly explained by the 'growing mistrust and disagreement' over his decision to start a war with Iran.

Trump U-turn on Hormuz could be due to 'pressure' from Gulf nations

President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping. He had previously given a 48-deadline to Tehran, which would lead to strikes on Iranian power plants were the Strait not to reopen. The backtracking could have been encouraged by Gulf States, who have been targeted by vigorous strikes by Iran; FRANCE 24's Philip Turle tells us more.

Trump backtracks on Iran's deadline to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Donald Trump says the US and Iran had 'very good and productive talks' over the weekend. He also said the US would hold off on strikes on Iranian powerplants for five days, just as his initial 48-hour deadline was coming to an end. But the Iranian news agency says there has been no communication between Washington and Tehran.

Trump extends his deadline for Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump has extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. will hold off on striking power plant strikes for five days, close near the end of the original forty-eight hour deadline. He also said the US and Iran were having 'very good' conversations - something that Tehran has denied. FRANCE 24's Philip Turle breaks down these new developments.

Trump’s erratic strategy on Iran raises questions about US war preparation

At war with Iran, US President Donald Trump has been cycling through an increasingly desperate list of options as he searches for a solution to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. He has jumped from calls to secure the waterway through diplomatic means to lifting sanctions and now escalating to a direct threat against civilian infrastructure in the Islamic Republic. Trump and his allies insist they were always prepared for Iran to block the strait, yet the Republican president’s erratic strategy...

Donald Trump’s changing course on Strait of Hormuz strategy raises questions about U.S. war preparation

The U.S. President has jumped from calls to secure the waterway through diplomatic means to lifting sanctions and now escalating to a direct threat against civilian infrastructure in the Islamic Republic

Trump's changing course on Strait of Hormuz strategy raises questions about US war preparation

Trump's political opponents say that he has "lost control of the war" and that he "has no plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz".