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Conflict & Security April 29, 2026 501 stories in this edition

Trump says US blockade could last for months, warns Iran to ‘get smart soon’

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Trump says US blockade could last for months, warns Iran to ‘get smart soon’

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US President Donald Trump warned Tehran on Wednesday that it should “get smart soon” and capitulate to Washington’s demands for tight controls on its nuclear programme, as a US naval blockade turned the screws on Iran’s economy. The US could extend its naval blockade of Iran for months more, oil executives were told in a meeting with Trump, an official said, after press reports that he had rejected Iran’s latest prop...

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US President Donald Trump warned Tehran on Wednesday that it should “get smart soon” and capitulate to Washington’s demands for tight controls on its nuclear programme, as a US naval blockade turned the screws on Iran’s...

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