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26-04-2026

Iran under blockade: prices rise, authorities seek workarounds

Despite a 12-day maritime blockade of Iran, staple goods are still on store shelves, but rising prices and fears of future shortages have forced the government to urgently develop alternative supply routes to prevent a humanitarian crisis.

Trial of Atef Nagib

epa12914486 (left to right) First Lady Melania Trump, US President Donald Trump and CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang attend the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, DC, USA, 25 April 2026. EPA/Yuri Gripas / POOL

Arrest of the former head of the political security branch in Daraa, Atef Najib

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — 3 April 2026: French President Emmanuel Macron attends a Franco-Korean business forum at the Federation of Korean Industries in Seoul, South Korea. Macron is on a strategic visit to East Asia. (Photo Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump speaks in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after a shooting incident near the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner in Washington on Saturday, 25 April 2026, while Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel listen. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Special design - Who are the six praised by David Ben-Gurion? Adolphe Crémieux - Charles Netter - Edmond de Rothschild - Yehoshua Stampfer - David Mayer Guttman - Joel Moshe Solomon Source: Al Jazeera - generated by artificial intelligence

Those octopuses were bigger than scientists imagined (Shutterstock)

BERLIN, GERMANY — 11 April 2026: Alex Hernandez, Juliano Valdi, Jaafar Jackson, Graham King, Antoine Fuqua, Nia Long, Kaylin Darrell Jones and Stephen Gateyen speak onstage during the 'MICHAEL' adaptation panel at the global fan festival 'Michael' at Uber Eats Music Hall on 11 April 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for Universal Pictures)

Pistachio prices in Iran fell after the war due to increased supply and decreased demand (Al Jazeera)

FBI agents and police seen outside the house of an alleged shooter from the White House Correspondents' dinner in Torrance, California, 25 April 2026.

Will smart glasses displace mobile phones from their leading position? (Unsplash)

Amjad Yusuf Source: Syrian Interior Ministry

FILE — Federal agents wearing masks wait at immigration court, 8 July 2025, New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova, file)

President Donald Trump gestures while speaking in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after a shooting incident outside the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner in Washington, Saturday, 25 April 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

US President Donald Trump leaves a briefing in the Brady Room at the White House in Washington, DC, shortly after a shooting at the White House Correspondents' dinner on 25 April 2026.

Law enforcement officers detain Cole Thomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, in Washington, DC, USA, 25 April 2026. DONALD J TRUMP via Truth Social/provided via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE IS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. RESALE PROHIBITED. ARCHIVES PROHIBITED. CREDIT REQUIRED. REPUBLICATION - SUSPECT NAME ADDED. VERIFICATION: Reuters was able to confirm the location by the flooring and windows matching verified footage. Date confirmed by a government statement on the incident. Prior to 25 April, no old results were posted online. The FBI confirmed that the National Capital Response Squad responded to the shooting at the Washington Hilton and added that the suspect is in custody. TPX — IMAGES OF THE DAY

'Zone of chaos' is based on creating intentional disorder to push the brain to complete the ordering process (pixels)

Passengers arriving from Berlin are welcomed with European Union and Bulgarian flags after Bulgaria's official partial entry (by air and sea) into the Schengen area with open European borders at Sofia airport on 31 March 2024. — Bulgaria and Romania joined the wider Schengen area of free movement in Europe on 31 March, opening air and sea routes without border checks after a 13-year wait, while Vienna vetoed, meaning the new status will not apply to land routes, after Vienna expressed concern about a possible influx of asylum seekers. (Photo: Nikolay DOICHINOV / AFP)

Israel strikes Lebanon and invades areas in its south (Reuters)

epa12384991 In a distributed photo provided by the UK Ministry of Defence, (left to right) US First Lady Melania Trump, US President Donald J. Trump, King Charles III and Queen Camilla review the guard of honour during a state visit at Windsor Castle, Windsor, UK, 17 September 2025. The US president will receive a full ceremonial welcome at the start of a second state visit to the UK. EPA/SGT ROB KANE/RAF/ BRITISH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE/ HANDOUT. CREDIT REQUIRED: CROWN COPYRIGHT. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY/SALE PROHIBITED

Secret Service agents respond during the White House Correspondents' dinner, Saturday, 25 April 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Traditional markets in Iran offer everything a family needs at reasonable prices. Al Jazeera

Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi meets Field Marshal Asim Munir, Commander of the Pakistan Army, in Islamabad — Tasnim Agency

A Malian soldier stands at a position with a weapon during an attack on Mali's main military base in Kati outside the capital Bamako, Mali, 25 April 2026. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

epa12893774 Main view of the session of the German parliament, the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, 16 April 2026. The German Bundestag discusses for the first time a planned reduction in fuel prices. A bill proposed by the CDU/CSU and SPD envisages a tax cut on diesel and petrol of 17 cents per litre. EPA/FILIP SINGER

epa12894730 US President Donald Trump leaves the Oval Office at the White House before departure on Marine One, Washington, DC, USA, 16 April 2026. The president is headed to Las Vegas, Nevada, for an event on Republican tax policy after Tax Day, 15 April. EPA/GRAEME SLOAN / POOL

Palestinian election commission staff begin counting votes in municipal elections after polling stations closed in the Israeli-occupied city of Al-Bireh in the West Bank, 25 April 2026.

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This photo distributed on 25 April 2026 by the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration shows Ukrainian rescuers carrying a casualty from a damaged residential building after a Russian strike in Dnipro, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA — 25 APRIL 2026: Al-Ahli players pose with the trophy after winning the AFC Champions League elite final between Al-Ahli and Machida Zelvia at King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo: Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)

The transitional justice case began several months ago.

NORTHERN ISRAEL, ISRAEL — 9 APRIL: rockets launched from Israel intercept rockets launched from Lebanon on 9 April 2026 over northern Lebanon, Israel. President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran on his platform Truth Social, provided that shipping is allowed to resume through the Strait of Hormuz. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it would honor the ceasefire with Iran but would continue strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon. (Photo: Amir Levy / Getty Images)

This illustration shows a mock-up of classified US military documents and a keyboard.

_Mahmoud al-Rahbi ... (Al Jazeera)[1]

Mourners attend the funerals of Palestinians said by medics to have been killed in an Israeli strike, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, 15 April 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Battle of factions in the Trump administration.. Who sets the course for war and settlement with Iran (Reuters)

The Rafah crossroads destabilises the balance in Netanyahu's government, which is trying to take a moderate position amid threats from Ben-Gvir and Smotrich. (All photos taken by the Israeli government press office, released for free media use)

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