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3 places · 1 event not on the map
17 April 2026
5 events recorded (2 confirmed), and 2 statements counted apart.
17 April 2026 in brief
WHO recorded an attack in Kounine, Lebanon, affecting health transport, health workers and supplies, with two people injured. [1] Foreign Minister Araghchi said the Strait of Hormuz was completely open to commercial vessels for the rest of the ceasefire, but Trump said the US blockade of Iranian ports would stay until a deal was complete, and parliament speaker Ghalibaf said the strait would not remain open if it continued. [1] The cruise ship Celestyal Discovery became the first passenger vessel to cross the strait since February, and US Central Command said 21 ships had complied with orders to turn back to Iran since the blockade began. [1] France and Britain hosted a summit of 49 countries on a defensive mission for Hormuz, and Iran's foreign ministry said its enriched uranium would not be transferred anywhere, after Trump said Iran had agreed to remove it. [1]
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Trump said the Strait of Hormuz was open but that the US naval blockade would remain in full force as it pertains to Iran until a deal with Iran was 100 percent complete, and later that Iran had agreed never to close the strait again.
Government of the United States
17 Apr · to a mixed audience
Reported by NBC News
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$98.63
Brent crude, per barrel
+39% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
17 Apr · US Energy Information Administration
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Said: 2 statements, not counted as events
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Government of the United States: Trump said the Strait of Hormuz was open but that the US naval blockade would remain in full force as it pertains to Iran until a deal with Iran was 100 percent complete, and later that Iran had agreed never to close the strait again.
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Government of Iran: Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran's enriched uranium would under no circumstances be transferred anywhere, after Trump told CBS that Iran had agreed to everything, including removing the uranium.