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12-04-2026

Trump Announces Immediate Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz

Former US President Donald Trump said Washington will immediately begin a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. According to him, all vessels attempting to enter the strategically important strait or leave it will be subject to restrictions.

HORMOZGAN, IRAN — FEBRUARY 19: (---- FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT TO THE AUTHOR - 'IRANIAN ARMY / DISTRIBUTED MATERIAL' - MARKETING AND ADVERTISING PROHIBITED - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ----) Iranian and Russian naval units simulate rescuing a seized vessel during joint naval exercises held at the port of Bandar Abbas near the Strait of Hormuz in Hormozgan province, Iran, February 19, 2026. (Photo: Iranian Army/Distributed Material/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Roman Hofman, military secretary to the Israeli prime minister, Major General Roman Hofman, and members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's entourage leave the venue after attending a memorial for Israeli embassy staff Yaron Lishinsky and Sara Milgrim, who were killed in a shooting in May, in Washington, D.C., USA, July 10, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, center, speaks after parliamentary elections in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

To the comrade martyr Muhammad Washah.

epa12649258 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, New York, USA, January 14, 2026. Stocks fall for a second day after large bank reports and amid ongoing geopolitical events. EPA/SARAH YENESEL

'Sundowns' claimed a historic victory over 'Esperance' in Rades in the first leg of the CAF Champions League semi-final

A boat of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) patrols the Persian Gulf during an IRGC naval parade in celebration of Persian Gulf National Day, near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the port city of Bushehr, Bushehr province, southern Iran, April 29, 2024. Persian Gulf National Day, observed on the 10th of Ordibehesht in the Iranian calendar, usually falls in late April or early May and commemorates the expulsion of the Portuguese from the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf in 1622 by Safavid forces led by Imam Quli Khan on the orders of Shah Abbas I. (Photo Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

For internal use only *** During this operation US helicopter carriers attempted to lift a helicopter into the air, but after a warning from the 'Zulfiqar' brigade, assigned to control the landing area in the Strait of Hormuz, and the presence of IRGC naval ships, they had to place the helicopters on the ship's deck. Source: Tasnim agency account on Telegram.

Source: Transitional Sovereignty Council — Sudan account @TSC_SUDAN link: https://x.com/TSC_SUDAN/status/2009658864212558064?s=20 Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan performs Friday prayers at the Al-Sadiq Al-Saim Mosque in the Um-Badda district. Post text: Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Sudan, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Burhan performs Friday prayer at مسجد الaيخ الصادق الصائم ديمة.

Vehicles pass a large billboard reading 'The Strait of Hormuz remains closed' as people gather in Revolution Square in Tehran after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, April 8, 2026.

FILE PHOTO: Palestinians visit the Al-Aqsa complex, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, in the Old City of Jerusalem, March 5, 2024. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/FILE PHOTO

Abdel-Ghani Balut_ Al-Qasiyat in Tinghir entice tourists to visit

Poster for the series 'Forbidden Apple' shows five main actors, three women and two men, with the series title in English in the foreground. The poster hangs on a white wall above a wooden floor.

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Alexandria Short Film Festival

US Vice President J.D. Vance watches as US President Donald Trump gestures after an address on the Middle East conflict from the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 1, 2026.

Visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to southern Lebanon @his X account

TOPSHOT - US Vice President J.D. Vance waves as he boards Air Force Two after participating in Iran talks in Islamabad April 12, 2026.

Trump receives the bodies of 6 Americans killed in the war with Iran. US President Donald Trump, Vice President J. D. Vance and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrive for the solemn transfer of the remains of six US Army personnel from the 103rd Sustainment Command: Major Jeffrey O'Brien, Captain Cody Hork, Senior Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, Sergeant First Class Nicole Amore, Sergeant First Class Noah Titjens and Sergeant Declan Coady, who were killed in Kuwait, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, USA, March 7, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Increase in suicide rates among Israeli soldiers since the start of the war in Gaza.

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY — APRIL 12: Voters arrive at a polling station to cast their votes in Hungary's parliamentary elections April 12, 2026 in Budapest. Potentially historic elections in Hungary: Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in power for 16 years, is trailing significantly behind his opponent Peter Magyar, the leading candidate of the Tisa party. (Photo Janusz Kummer/Getty Images)

Scott Bisent warned against introducing a new model into banking systems (Associated Press)

Netanyahu and Erdogan combo

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — APRIL 12: US Vice President J.D. Vance speaks while Jared Kushner (left) and Steve Witkoff, special envoy for peace missions, listen during a press conference following meetings with representatives from Pakistan and Iran April 12, 2026 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The proposed meeting marks a rare direct engagement between senior US and Iranian officials as Washington and Tehran seek to advance stalled negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, with Pakistan acting as a neutral venue amid ongoing tensions between the two countries. (Photo: Jaclyn Martin — Pool/Getty Images)

Astronomers combined datasets across the electromagnetic spectrum to create the composite image shown above. Source: NASA

Establishing shot: an empty office with a quantum computer surrounded by monitors displaying complex data, source code and AI models. Concept of innovation and technology

American oil industry, USA — the largest oil producer. Black barrels of crude oil and a US flag on a world map, 3D illustration

Journalists work inside the media center ahead of the start of peace talks between Washington and Tehran (AFP)

Members of the Global Sumud fleet steering committee — Susan Abdalla, Muhammad Nadir Al-Nouri, Sümeira Akdeniz Ordu, Maimon Heravati, Tiago Avila and Saif AbuKeshek, Eva Saldana (Greenpeace Spain); Maria Serra (GSF Catalonia) and Oscar Campos (Open Arms) speak at a press conference as a humanitarian flotilla prepares to sail to Gaza from Barcelona, Spain, April 12, 2026. REUTERS/Albert Gea

epa12884146 US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before departing the White House for Miami, Florida, Washington, D.C., USA, April 11, 2026. EPA/Bonnie Cash / POOL

In this photo provided by the Media Office of the Iraqi Parliament, newly elected President of the Republic of Iraq Nizar Amidi speaks inside parliament after his election in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Media Office of the Iraqi Parliament via AP)

According to the proposal, solar panels can be placed on the lunar equator (NASA)

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