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Summary

  • US said it will blockade maritime traffic at Iranian ports from 6pm on Monday
  • Tehran warned military vessels approaching the Strait will be considered a 'ceasefire breach and dealt with harshly and decisively'
  • Russia said it is ready to take in Iran's enriched uranium as part of a future peace deal with the United States; Kremlin
  • UAE denied reports of extended distance learning until May 1
  • Israel military said it will have full control of south Lebanon town within days
  • One killed in strike on Red Cross Centre in southern Lebanon
  • US maritime access restrictions include locations along the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea east of the Strait of Hormuz
  • Trump threatened to 'eliminate' Iranian ships if they come close to the blockade
  • 11:32 PM, Apr 13, 2026

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  • 11:15 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Germany's Merz urges Netanyahu to end fighting in Lebanon

  • 11:04 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    UN chief calls for US-Iran talks to resume 

  • 10:28 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Middle East war to boost Ukraine inflation

  • 10:10 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    LVMH sales feel impact from war

  • 9:49 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Hezbollah leader rejects Lebanon's direct negotiations with Israel

  • 9:43 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    US-Iran talks continue

  • 9:34 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Iran has 'more serious winning cards'

  • 9:24 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    US-Iran war to boost Ukraine inflation: Central bank chief

  • 9:09 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Trump refuses to apologise to 'very weak' Pope Leo

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  • 9:05 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Over 80 oil, gas facilities damaged in war

  • 8:52 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Trump says Iran did not agree to 'not having' nuclear weapon

    quote    We'll get nuclear material back.

    Trump

  • 8:46 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Trump says 'blockade has started'

  • 8:44 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Trump says 'other side' wants 'deal badly'

  • 8:37 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Trump says 34 ships went through Strait of Hormuz on Sunday

  • 8:25 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Israel summons Italy envoy over comments on Lebanon attacks

  • 8:17 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Italian PM condemns Trump's criticism of pope

  • 8:13 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    US proposed 20-year moratorium on uranium enrichment to Iran: Axios

  • 8:10 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Protracted Hormuz crisis could trigger agrifood catastrophe

  • 7:53 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Mideast ceasefire a 'priority', China's FM tells Pakistan

  • 7:48 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Iran warns against intervention by foreign powers in Hormuz

  • 7:29 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Protests erupt in Delhi over wage hike

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  • 7:09 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Iran releases assets of football captain in Australia asylum row

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  • 6:55 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Israel army ups Hezbollah death toll to over 250

  • 6:52 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    NATO allies refuse to join Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade

  • 6:46 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    World Bank chief sounds alarm about looming jobs crisis

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  • 6:31 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Trump threatens to 'eliminate' Iranian ships 

    quote    If any of Iranian ships come anywhere close to our blockade, they will be eliminated immediately

    US President Trump

  • 6:04 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Deadline passes for US naval blockade of Iranian ports

  • 5:55 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    UN maritime chief says 'no countries' have right to close Hormuz

  • 5:52 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Pakistan PM says 'full effort' still on to resolve US-Iran war

  • 5:51 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    UKMTO informed of maritime access restrictions on Iranian ports

  • 5:50 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Qatar says maritime routes should not be used as 'bargaining' tools

  • 5:32 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Pope Leo criticizes 'neocolonial' powers hours after Trump attack

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  • 5:28 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    ASEAN urges Iran peace talks

  • 5:21 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Israel presses assault on Lebanon border town

  • 5:15 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Indonesia can outlast MidEast war fallout to year end: minister

  • 5:04 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    India gets first Iranian oil in 7 years

  • 5:01 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Russia withdraws staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant

  • 5:00 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Bahrain Central Bank announces loan deferral

  • 4:49 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Pakistan's Sharif thanks Japan's Takaichi over US-Iran talks

  • 4:45 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    IDF says it eliminated Hezbollah members

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  • 4:27 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    UAE President, Bahrain King discuss regional attacks

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  • 4:20 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Military escalation could push over 30 million people into poverty: UNDP

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  • 4:20 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    What can countries do about food in case of military escalation?

  • 4:13 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Turkey says Israel seeks to declare it 'new enemy'

  • 4:06 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Red Cross committee 'deeply concerned' over Lebanon attacks

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  • 3:58 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    What will happen to neutral vessels, humanitarian shipment?

  • 3:53 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Vessels without authorisation subject to capture: US military

  • 3:52 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Exact location of blockade revealed

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  • 3:48 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Iran builds railways damaged in strikes

  • 3:45 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Oil jumps ahead of US blockade on Iran

  • 3:24 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Iran ambassador says 'want to help India'

  • 3:23 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Iran, Qatar FMs discuss latest regional developments, US-Iran talks in phone call: Iran foreign ministry

  • 3:18 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Netanyahu says Israel supports Trump's Iran naval blockade

  • 3:18 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Netanyahu says Vance briefed him after failed Iran talks

  • 3:18 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Bahrain interception statistics so far

  • 2:54 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Germany unveils 1.6-billion euro fuel price relief

  • 2:53 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Restoring traffic in Strait of Hormuz is of 'paramount' importance: Von der Leyen

  • 2:48 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    EU fossil fuels bill increased by 22 billion Euros: Von Der Leyen

    quote    We are paying a very high price for our over-reliance on fossil fuels

    Ursula von der Leyen

  • 2:39 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    45th day of Internet blackout in Iran

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  • 2:25 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Philippines suspends taxes on fuel products

  • 2:11 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Russia ready to take in Iran's enriched uranium as part of peace deal: Kremlin

  • 2:05 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Kremlin criticises Trump announcement on Iran ports blockade

  • 1:29 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Israel military will have full control of south Lebanon town within days, says official  

  • 1:29 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    UAE denies reports of extended distance learning

  • 1:11 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Macron stresses importance of finding a way for 'peace to be restored' in Lebanon

  • 1:03 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Israelis oppose Iran ceasefire, divided over whether to respect it, poll shows

  • 12:58 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    France, UK to host talks on 'peaceful multinational mission' for Hormuz: Macron

  • 12:56 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Pope Leo tells Reuters he will keep speaking out against war despite criticism from Trump

  • 12:51 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    Ongoing attacks on Lebanon 

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  • 12:35 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    One killed in strike on Red Cross Centre in southern Lebanon

  • 12:32 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    We may face problems if nuclear enrichment issue goes to 'all or nothing': Turkish FM

  • 12:17 PM, Apr 13, 2026

    278 students, 67 teachers killed in Iran

  • 11:58 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    China calls reports it supplied weapons to Iran 'baseless smears'

  • 11:58 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    Spain says blockade of Strait of Hormuz 'makes no sense'

  • 11:58 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    'Not getting dragged in'

  • 11:52 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    What does the US blockade mean for oil flows?

  • 11:25 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    Germany to cut tax on fuel for two months amid Iran war energy shock: Merz

  • 11:19 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    Iran military warns no Gulf ports will be safe if its own threatened

  • 11:17 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    China calls for 'unimpeded' navigation in Hormuz Strait

  • 11:07 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    'Illegal, amounts to piracy'

  • 11:07 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    Iran will implement 'permanent mechanism to control strait of Hormuz' after US threats

  • 10:50 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    IDF attacks on Lebanon 

  • 10:38 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    ASEAN FMs urge US, Iran to continue talks to ensure full ceasefire implementation

  • 10:28 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    Violence in Lebanon continues 

  • 10:23 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    Blockade threat 'ridiculous'

  • 9:47 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    Possibility of US strikes 

  • 9:36 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    Trump says Pope is 'terrible for foreign policy'

  • 9:27 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    Trump confirms US military to block maritime traffic at Iranian ports from 6pm

  • 9:25 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    'Iran is unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions'

    quote    'In many ways, the points that were agreed to are better than us continuing our Military Operations to conclusion, but all of those points don't matter compared to allowing Nuclear Power to be in the hands of such volatile, difficult, unpredictable people.'

    US President Donald Trump

  • 9:17 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    'Very extraordinary men'

  • 9:08 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    What remains unclear about the blockade?

  • 9:02 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    What is Trump hoping to achieve with the blockade?

  • 9:02 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    'Great dishonor, permanent harm to Iran's reputation '

    quote    As they promised, they better begin the process of getting this INTERNATIONAL WATERWAY OPEN AND FAST!

    US President Trump

  • 8:39 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    Major sticking points revealed 

  • 8:39 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    'Not winning Tehran's trust'

  • 8:27 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    Ships steering away 

  • 8:27 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    Are more negotiations possible? 

  • 8:00 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    What Trump said overnight 

    quote    We will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the Straits.

    US President Donald Trump

    quote    Iran knows, better than anyone, how to END this situation which has already devastated their Country. Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft and Radar are useless, Khamenei, and most of their "Leaders," are dead, all because of their Nuclear ambition.

    US President Donald Trump

    quote    Iran will not be allowed to profit off this Illegal Act of EXTORTION. They want money and, more importantly, they want Nuclear

    US President Donald Trump

    quote    Additionally and, at an appropriate moment, we are fully "LOCKED AND LOADED," and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran!

  • 8:00 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    Iran accuses US of maximalism in talks

  • 7:56 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    How is Iran reacting to Trump's threat?

  • 7:50 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    'Blown to hell'

    quote    Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL!

    US President Donald Trump

  • 7:48 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    Blockade of Hormuz 

  • 7:32 AM, Apr 13, 2026

    Day 6 of ceasefire