Shipping halts in Strait of Hormuz, again
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US lifts its blockade on Iranian ports
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US lifts its blockade on Iranian ports, which it calls a "breach of the ceasefire". We'll hear from inside Iran from Lyse Doucet.
Also on the programme, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing the biggest threat to his leadership; and, amid our modern technology, people rush to independent record stores to celebrate vinyl records.聽
(Photo:The Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I, an oil tanker that sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, arrives in Iraq鈥檚 territorial waters off Basra,Iraq April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Aty)
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