Day: April 17, 2026

Iran declares Strait of Hormuz is open as Trump says a deal could soon be at hand

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date April 17, 2026

Pres. Trump says Iran has agreed to hand over its nuclear material in an interview with ABC News’ Jon Karl.

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RT by @joshrogin: The US dropped a Friday night notice lifting sanctions on Russian oil for another month. Comes just 2 days after Treasury Secretary Bessant said the US would not renew the waiver.

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date April 17, 2026

The US dropped a Friday night notice lifting sanctions on Russian oil for another month.

Comes just 2 days after Treasury Secretary Bessant said the US would not renew the waiver.

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) April 18, 2026

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How the dispute between Trump and Pope Leo escalated

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date April 17, 2026

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LIVE | Hormuz Open! Trump Says Ready for Business, But With US Blockade

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date April 17, 2026

Tensions are rising again in one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints as conflicting statements emerge over the status of the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that the strait is “fully open and ready for full passage,” signaling normalcy in global shipping routes.

However, the situation on the ground appears far more complex. Reports suggest that a U.S. naval blockade on Iran-linked movement continues, creating uncertainty over the actual flow of oil and commercial shipping through the region.

At the same time, Iranian sources, including IRGC-linked outlets, have warned that any continuation of what they describe as a blockade violation of ceasefire terms could lead to the strait being closed again.

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Trump came to Arizona to rally young voters. An older crowd greeted him.

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date April 17, 2026

Despite some empty seats, Trump projected confidence in his party’s ability to win the midterm elections. Some in the crowd focused on GOP divisions.

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Why Lebanon’s gov’t is walking a thin line between domestic pressure and external threats

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date April 17, 2026

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain open to commercial traffic during its ceasefire with the United States, while Lebanon is grappling with a fragile truce of its own. DW speaks with international affairs expert Thanassis Cambanis to assess the stakes in an increasingly volatile situation.

Chapter Breakdown:
00:00 Iran allows commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
00:18 Netanyahu says Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah is not over
00:40 Thanassis Cambanis, Director of Century International
02:15 Hezbollah’s current position as an actor in parliament as well as a military group
03:46 Public reactions in Lebanon to the ceasefire
05:03 Who holds power in Lebanon today?
06:34 The Lebanese state’s role in the ceasefire
08:06 Prospects for weakening Hezbollah politically

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RT by @michaeldweiss: US very quietly extended the sanctions waiver for Russian oil for another month.

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date April 17, 2026

US very quietly extended the sanctions waiver for Russian oil for another month.https://t.co/xZl2Wycxpc

— Gregory Brew (@gbrew24) April 18, 2026

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NEW: The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), which is the Iranian entity that has disrupted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz during the war, outlined specific conditions on April 17 for vessels to transit the strait that amount to Iran retaining control over maritime traffic through the strait. These conditions include: 1) only commercial vessels not “related to belligerent countries” may transit the strait, 2) vessels must transit the strait via Iran’s approved transit route through Iranian territorial waters, and 3) vessels must coordinate their passage through the Strait with Iranian forces. These conditions indicate that the IRGC seeks to retain operational control over transit th

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date April 17, 2026

NEW: The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), which is the Iranian entity that has disrupted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz during the war, outlined specific conditions on April 17 for vessels to transit the strait that amount to Iran retaining control over maritime traffic through the strait. These conditions include:

1) only commercial vessels not “related to belligerent countries” may transit the strait,

2) vessels must transit the strait via Iran’s approved transit route through Iranian territorial waters, and

3) vessels must coordinate their passage through the Strait with Iranian forces.

These conditions indicate that the IRGC seeks to retain operational control over transit through the strait, likely to continue to use the strait as a point of leverage to try to extract concessions from the United States.

The IRGC harshly criticized Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi after Araghchi announced on X that the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open.” The IRGC’s criticism of Araghchi is reflective of broader divisions within the Iranian regime, which CTP-ISW has consistently reported on in recent weeks.

Commercially available maritime data shows that no Iranian-linked vessels approached the US blockade line on April 17, and US officials have stated that US forces will engage Iranian-linked vessels beyond this line. CENTCOM announced on April 17 that 19 vessels have complied with US direction to turn around and that zero vessels have successfully breached the blockade. Commercially available maritime data shows that some non-Iranian-linked vessels have approached the US blockade line to exit the strait. These ships do not fall under the US blockade and are able to freely transit in and out of the strait.

— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) Apr 18, 2026

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2/ Read more in our latest Iran Update w/ @criticalthreats: https://isw.pub/IranUpdate041726

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date April 17, 2026

2/ Read more in our latest Iran Update w/ @criticalthreats: isw.pub/IranUpdate041726

— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) Apr 18, 2026

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US renews Russian oil waiver after pressure from countries dealing with Iran war price shocks

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date April 17, 2026

The Trump administration on Friday renewed a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil at sea for about a month, even as lawmakers accused the government ‌of going easy on Moscow as its war on Ukraine grinds on.

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