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WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. blockade

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. blockade of Iranian ports involves more than 10,000 military personnel, more than a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft, U.S. Central Command said on Tuesday.

“During the first 24 hours, no ships made it past the U.S. blockade and 6 merchant vessels complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around to re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman,” the command said in a statement a day after the blockade announced by U.S. President Donald Trump took effect.

“The blockade is being enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. U.S. forces are supporting freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports,” it said.

(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya and Doina Chiacu; Editing by David Ljunggren)

By Roushni Nair, Sneha Kumar and Kate Abnett BENGA

By Roushni Nair, Sneha Kumar and Kate Abnett
BENGALURU/BRUSSELS/LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) – Air travel’s worst crisis in years lurched deeper on Tuesday as Qantas Airways warned of spiralling costs, Lufthansa said it may have to ground planes and Virgin Atlantic flagged a looming supply crunch, with the Iran conflict squeezing fuel supplies.

The war has upended routes between Asia and Europe that relied on the Persian Gulf hubs, while a doubling of jet fuel prices and tightening of supplies are hitting airlines hard. Since the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran began on February 28, carriers have hiked air fares, introduced fuel surcharges and cut routes.

Underscoring efforts to preserve cash, Qantas has delayed a planned share buyback, citing higher and volatile fuel prices, one of the first major carriers to stall shareholder returns.

Meanwhile, Lufthansa LHAG.DE CEO Carsten Spohr warned that jet fuel supplies will remain constrained, driving up costs.

“Kerosene will remain in short supply and therefore more expensive for the rest of the year,” Spohr told German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

Lufthansa has not yet grounded planes due to shortages but this “may be unavoidable” as kerosene availability is already critical at some airports, particularly in Asia, he said.

In South Korea, low-cost carrier T’way Air 091810.KSplans to furlough some cabin crew without pay in May and June, a local report said, among the first carriers to reduce staffing.

A two-week ceasefire has provided little relief with the Strait of Hormuz still shut, removing roughly a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies from the market and refineries will take time to repair damage inflicted on them.

April 13, 2026 - “I stand before you today, not to

April 13, 2026 - “I stand before you today, not to speak of policy abstractions or diplomatic courtesies. I stand before you to speak of a people — a great, ancient, and proud people — who at mortal cost, are fighting for freedom.” - @officialrezapahlavi

Full speech on Kayhan Life’s YouTube channel.

#PrinceRezaPahlavi #FreeIran

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that global in

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that global instability caused by conflict in the Middle East has strengthened the case for Britain to align more closely with the European Union on security and the economy, following criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump.

#Starmer #IranWar

U.S. VP JD Vance says talks with Iran stalled in P

U.S. VP JD Vance says talks with Iran stalled in Pakistan because the visiting delegation lacked authority to finalize terms. The team “had to go back to Tehran for approval,” he added, noting: “The ball is in the Iranian court now.”

By Jonathan Saul and Arathy Somasekhar LONDON/HOU

By Jonathan Saul and Arathy Somasekhar

LONDON/HOUSTON, April 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Monday detailed the boundaries of its Strait of Hormuz blockade, saying it would extend east to the Persian Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, while ship-tracking data showed two ships turned around in the strait as the blockade went into effect.

In a note to seafarers about the blockade that seeks to take control of the strait away from Iran, the U.S. Central Command said: “Any vessel entering or departing the blockaded area without authorization is subject to interception, diversion, and capture.”

“The blockade will not impede neutral transit passage through the Strait of Hormuz to or from non-Iranian destinations.”

The blockade began at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) on Monday.

Data from the MarineTraffic tracking service showed the tanker Rich Starry, which departed Sharjah anchorage off the coast of Dubai on Monday heading for China, turned back minutes after approaching the strait as did a second vessel, the Ostria. Those tankers can carry oil and chemicals.

However, two oil tankers linked to Iran exited the Persian Gulf on Monday via the strait ahead of the planned U.S. blockade, shipping data from Kpler and LSEG showed.

The tanker Aurora is laden with Iranian oil products, while the New Future tanker is carrying diesel loaded from the Hamriyah port in the United Arab Emirates, Kpler data showed.

They were among at least eight ships that transited the strait on Monday before the blockade.

According to Kpler, an oil products tanker that loaded in a United Arab Emirates port and three dry bulk ships that left from Iranian ports exited the strait while two Pakistani oil products tankers and two dry bulk ships entered the strait.

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