News about Iran
US President Donald Trump has said he does not intend to use nuclear weapons against Iran, as the US military, he claimed, has already destroyed the Iranian army’s military capabilities. The White House chief also ordered the opening of fire on ships that lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz and said Israel and Lebanon had extended a truce for three weeks.
The U.S. has notified Israel that Trump has extended the ceasefire with Iran until April 26.
With the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by the United States and Iran, shipping companies are looking to expand their capacity, especially in the ultra-large crude oil tanker (VLCC) segment, which can carry about 2 million barrels of oil per voyage.
US President Donald Trump has announced the extension of the truce in the war with Iran. According to him, it will remain in effect until Tehran “develops a unified proposal” and until the negotiations are completed.
The White House believes that Trump’s latest statements could have affected negotiations with Iran.
Oil and natural gas prices rose sharply at the start of the week after the U.S. Navy seized an Iranian vessel during a weekend of Tehran shelling ships and reimposing controls in the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating the terms of the ceasefire and again threatened Tehran with the destruction of the country’s critical infrastructure, including bridges and power plants. Iranian authorities, in turn, accused the United States of violating the truce after the U.S. military seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman.
Iran has not yet agreed to the next round of talks because of the naval blockade and excessive demands from the US.
Bitcoin traded near $74,700 in Asian morning hours on Friday, down 0.4% in 24 hours but up 3.5% for the week as a 10-day rally in global stock markets paused ahead of the expiration of a truce between the U.S. and Iran next week.
US President Donald Trump said it “looks very good” that the United States and Iran will reach an agreement to end the war and that US and Iranian representatives could meet this weekend.
The resilience of digital gold during the Iran war is not a contradiction to the risk avoidance regime, but a direct consequence of it. This opinion was shared by Bitwise Investment Director Matt Hougan and the company’s Head of Research Ryan Rasmussen.
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday night that a second round of talks with Tehran could take place in the next two days. The first round of consultations, which took place over the weekend in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, ended in failure.
Not a single vessel has been able to break the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the 24 hours since it began, Logos Press reported, citing RBC.
Japan plans to buy Kazakhstan’s oil to partially replace supplies from the Middle East.
According to Reuters, U.S. and Iranian delegations could return to Islamabad for peace talks as early as this week.
U.S. President Donald Trump warned that any Iranian vessels that violated a U.S. naval blockade imposed on Monday would be “immediately destroyed”, escalating tensions amid a fragile truce after Pakistan-brokered talks failed to produce a peace deal on the Iranian conflict.
The dollar has surged, oil is back above the $100 mark, and U.S. stock futures have fallen. Trump warns that oil and gasoline prices could remain high until after the midterm elections. The blockade of Iranian ports risks spreading the war to the high seas.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the blockade of maritime traffic to Iranian ports will begin at 10:00 a.m. ET (5:00 p.m. CT) on April 13.
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Pope Leo XIV, saying he doesn’t want a pontiff who opposes his policies.
Talks between the United States and Iran, which began in Pakistan on April 11, lasted more than 20 hours but broke down with no apparent results.
