Tehran, 18 April 2026 — Iran has formally closed the Strait of Hormuz effective Saturday evening, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy Command announced, declaring the closure will remain in force until Washington unconditionally lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports. The announcement, broadcast by Iran’s state-run IRIB network, marks one of the most…
Tehran, 18 April 2026 — Iran has formally closed the Strait of Hormuz effective Saturday evening, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy Command announced, declaring the closure will remain in force until Washington unconditionally lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports. The announcement, broadcast by Iran’s state-run IRIB network, marks one of the most…
Tehran, 18 April 2026 — Iran has formally closed the Strait of Hormuz effective Saturday evening, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy Command announced, declaring the closure will remain in force until Washington unconditionally lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports. The announcement, broadcast by Iran’s state-run IRIB network, marks one of the most…
TEHRAN — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy Command announced on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz has been formally closed with immediate effect, declaring the waterway shut until Washington unconditionally lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports. The declaration, broadcast by Iran’s state-run IRIB broadcaster, marks one of the most consequential escalations in…
Tehran, 18 April 2026 — Iran has formally closed the Strait of Hormuz effective Saturday evening, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy Command announced, declaring the waterway sealed until Washington unconditionally lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports. The declaration, broadcast by Iran’s state-run IRIB broadcaster, marks a dramatic escalation in the rapidly deteriorating…
Tehran, 18 April 2026 — Iran has formally closed the Strait of Hormuz effective Saturday evening, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy Command announced, declaring the closure will remain in force until Washington unconditionally lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports. The announcement, broadcast by Iran’s state-run IRIB network, marks one of the most…
Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr. April 2026 Is it possible and desirable to create a new international currency as an alternative to the United States dollar? The topic is controversial. Many believe that it is not possible, others that it is not desirable. I am part of the minority that believes that it is not only…
The United States House of Representatives has approved a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), prolonging the controversial surveillance provision until 30 April 2026, following a breakdown in negotiations over longer-term renewals that exposed deep fractures within the Republican Party. House Speaker Mike Johnson addressed reporters following the vote,…
Ukrainian national guard units are actively preventing soldiers from the 113th Separate Territorial Defence Brigade from abandoning their positions in the Kharkov region, as the formation endures mounting casualties and acute supply shortages, security sources have told Sputnik. “Attempts by combat groups of the territorial defence brigade to flee are being suppressed by Ukrainian national…
The International Monetary Fund has issued a stark warning that the European Union could be on the brink of recession, with inflation approaching 5 per cent, as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to reverberate through global energy markets and financial conditions. Alfred Kammer, head of the IMF’s European Department, delivered the assessment…