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Saturday, 18 April 2026
Iran
South Korea's Lee warns high oil prices will persist as Iran war disrupts global supply chains4dTrump threatens to close Ramstein base as US-Europe tensions mount over Iran war4dUN warns of global food catastrophe if Strait of Hormuz blockade continues4dPakistan stock exchange tumbles over 3,500 points after Trump announces Strait of Hormuz blockade[Updated]4dSouth Korean won reaches one-month high on hopes for resumed US-Iran talks4dUS-Iran tensions reach new peak as Hormuz blockade announced after failed Islamabad talks[Updated]4dEx-Nato chief warns UK defence 'complacency' has left Britain unprepared amid Iran conflict4dSouth Korea's stock market surges on hopes for renewed US-Iran peace talks4dHong Kong serves as key hub for Iran's secret financial flows under sanctions4dTrump orders Strait of Hormuz blockade after US-Iran peace talks collapse in Islamabad[Updated]4dTrump publicly criticises Pope Leo XIV over Iran war stance[Updated]4dUS military begins blockade of Iranian ports as oil surges past $100 a barrel[Updated]4dUS blockade of Strait of Hormuz takes effect as Iran ceasefire hangs by a thread[Updated]4dOil prices surge past $100 as Iran blockade fears rattle global markets[Updated]4dIran threatens Gulf port retaliation as US blockade takes effect and ceasefire talks collapse4dUS and Iran conclude first direct talks in 47 years without agreement[Updated]4dPakistan pushes to keep US-Iran diplomacy alive after Islamabad talks collapse[Updated]4dIran warns of 'deadly vortex' for military vessels in Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran talks collapse[Updated]4dBahrain summons Iraqi envoy as pro-Iranian drone attacks continue despite ceasefire4dIran unfreezes assets of women's football captain after she abandons asylum bid and returns home4d