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20.04.2026 08:10 China's Ministry of National Defense said on Friday that China has lodged a strong protest with Japan after the Japanese destroyer JS Ikazuchi transited the Taiwan Strait, calling the move "a deliberate provocation."

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20.04.2026 08:10 US President Donald Trump on April 17 said negotiations with Iran were progressing and that developments could soon become clear soon, as talks were set to continue over the weekend.

20.04.2026 08:10 U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that a deal to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is mostly complete as talks over a lasting peace deal will "probably" be held this weekend in Pakistan.

20.04.2026 08:10 U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Friday that Iran has "agreed to everything" for a peace deal including working with Washington to remove its enriched uranium without the involvement of U.S. ground troops.

20.04.2026 08:10 Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that, in line with the truce in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared "completely open" for the remaining period of the ceasefire between Tehran and Washington.

20.04.2026 08:10 The UK and France will lead a multinational mission to protect commercial shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz, with more details to be announced next week, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said, after attending a meeting with many European leaders regarding the situation in the critical waterway, according to media reports.

20.04.2026 08:10 On Day 48 of the US-Israeli war on Iran and the resistance axis, diplomatic momentum intensified as Washington announced a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon, an outcome Iranian and Hezbollah officials credited to the resistance's battlefield steadfastness.

20.04.2026 08:10 A top Iranian naval commander says Iranian forces successfully prevented US and Israeli aircraft carrier strike groups and marine forces from entering the Sea of Oman.

20.04.2026 08:10 The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy says a "new order" is now in place over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, outlining strict new regulations for all maritime traffic.

20.04.2026 08:10 Three Iranian oil tankers carrying a combined five million barrels of crude oil have become the first loaded vessels to leave the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz since the US-imposed "naval blockade" came into effect earlier this week.

20.04.2026 08:10 Following the implementation of a ceasefire in Lebanon, Iran has announced the reopening of the strategic Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, signaling a successful culmination of its decisive military and diplomatic campaign against US and Israeli aggression.

20.04.2026 08:10 In new details of last week's operation in the Strait of Hormuz, Press TV has learned that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy locked more than a dozen cruise missiles onto aggressive US warships moments before they hastily retreated.

20.04.2026 08:10 Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says it stands ready alongside the Army to deliver a "regret-inducing" response to the US and Israeli regime if they renew their criminal act of aggression against the country.

20.04.2026 08:10 U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he would consider visiting Pakistan if a peace deal is reached between the United States and Iran to end the weekslong conflict.