- — Iranian VP Says Control of Hormuz Will be Secured One Way or Another
- TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran will seek full control over the Strait of Hormuz either through negotiations or on the battlefield, Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said on Saturday.
- — Hezbollah Official Vows Response to Israeli Ceasefire Violations
- BEIRUT (Sputnik) - The Hezbollah movement will not leave unanswered the Israeli strikes on Lebanon in violation of the ceasefire agreement, Mahmoud Komati, deputy head of Hezbollah's political council, said on Saturday.
- — Israel Launches Strikes on Lebanon After Ceasefire Takes Effect
- MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israel has carried out several strikes on southern Lebanon since the ceasefire agreement came into effect, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday.
- — Russia's Rosatom Ready to Transfer Enriched Uranium From Iran – CEO
- MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom is ready to assist in transferring enriched uranium from Iran, while the issue of the Iranian enriched uranium remains key and painful issue during talks between the United States and Iran, the company's CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Saturday.
- — Iran to Consider US Blockade of Strait of Hormuz as Violating Ceasefire - Security Council
- TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran will view any US maritime blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a violation of the ceasefire, the Supreme National Security Council of Iran said on Saturday.
- — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Says There Will Be No Blockade of Strait of Hormuz
- ANTALYA, Turkey (Sputnik) - The Strait of Hormuz is open for merchant shipping, with possible technical restrictions due to mines, but there is no blockade and there will not be one, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh has said.
- — US Had Plans to Take Control Over Iranian Oil While Preparing Attack - Lavrov
- ANTALYA (Sputnik) - One of the goals of the US operation in Iran was to control the oil that passes through the Strait of Hormuz, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday.
- — Iran Partially Reopens Airspace After Security Review
- Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization has announced the partial reopening of the country’s airspace from 7:00 a.m. on April 18, following security and safety assessments.
- — Iranian Armed Forces Restore Military Control Over Strait of Hormuz - Command
- TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The Iranian armed forces have restored military control over the Strait of Hormuz due to the US blockade, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesman for the Khatam Al-Anbiya central headquarters of the Iranian military command, said on Saturday.
- — Will Israel Observe Ceasefire With Lebanon?
- A 10-day ceasefire follows six weeks of fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah that has killed more than 2,000 people and displaced more than a million more from their homes in Lebanon.
- — Easing Sanctions on Russian Oil Will Affect Over 100 Million Barrels in Transit - Dmitriev
- MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The easing of sanctions on Russian oil will affect over 100 million barrels of oil in transit, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) head and Russian special presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries Kirill Dmitriev said.
- — US Would Extract Iran’s Enriched Uranium 'With Excavators' — Trump
- President Donald Trump said the US could work “with Iran” to retrieve enriched uranium, suggesting it would be removed using “the biggest excavators you can imagine” and taken to the United States.
- — Iran Rejects US Claims on Hormuz, Calls Them 'All False'
- Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the US president made “seven claims in one hour, all of which are false.”
- — US Authorizes Sale of Russian Oil Loaded on Vessels as of April 17
- WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a general license for the delivery and sale of Russian oil, extending the easing of US sanctions to crude loaded onto ships as of April 17.
- — Iran Announces New Rules for Strait of Hormuz Transit
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy says a new order is now in effect in the Strait of Hormuz following the Lebanon ceasefire and the current battlefield pause
- — US, Iran May Conclude Deal in Next Day or Two - Trump
- WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States and Iran may conclude a deal within the next day or two, US President Donald Trump said on Friday.
- — Mediation as a Lifeline: Can Pakistan Use the Strait of Hormuz Crisis to Save Its Economy?
- For Pakistan, it's critically important not only to serve as a peacemaker, but also to succeed as a peacemaker, economic policy analyst Syed Ali Ehsan told Sputnik.
- — Beirut Residents Return to Southern Suburbs After Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire Takes Effect
- BEIRUT (Sputnik) - Residents of Beirut's heavily populated southern suburb were returning to their homes on Friday following the entry into force of a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, a Sputnik correspondent said.
- — Putin Says Russia Has Special Relations With CIS Countries
- MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia has had special relations with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries for decades.
- — US Mulls Unlocking $20Bln in Iranian Funds in Exchange for Enriched Uranium - Reports
- WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Trump administration is considering unfreezing $20 billion worth of Iranian financial assets in exchange for the Islamic Republic abandoning its stockpile of enriched uranium, Axios reported on Friday, citing four sources.
- — Trump Prohibits Israel From Bombing Lebanon
- WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Israel will end its bombardment campaign against Lebanon after being prohibited from doing so by the United States, President Donald Trump said on Friday.
- — Iran Opens Strait of Hormuz for Duration of Lebanon Ceasefire
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that, in connection with the Lebanon ceasefire, passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is fully open for the duration of the truce.
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