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World Service,23 Apr 2026,49 mins

US says naval blockade of Iranian ports successful

Newsday

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Iran's top negotiatior, Mohammad Bagher Ghlaibaf, says reopening the Strait of Hormuz is "not possible" while American maintains a naval blockade. Donald Trump has said he will extend a ceasefire until peace talks are concluded but Iran has continued to attack ships in the strait. We look at what effect this is all having on the global economy with the United Nations Development Programme. We look at the economic problems the war in Iran is causing China. And we report on a new deal between France and the United Kingdom to try and stop migrants from crossing into Britain on small boats. Presenters: James Copnall and Catherine Byaruhanga. (Photo: Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. Credit: Reuters).

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