This live blog follows updates for Day 50 of the US-Israel war on Iran. For a recap of Day 49, go here.
- Iran says its enriched uranium 'not going to be transferred'
- Lebanon president says working on 'permanent agreements' after Israel ceasefire
- Trump says Iran agrees to 'never' close Hormuz Strait again
- Trump rejects NATO offer to help with Hormuz, says 'stay away'
- Iran says Hormuz open for shipping during ceasefire period
Iran will shut Hormuz Strait if US blockade continues: speaker
Published: April 18, 2026 | 00:16 GMT | By AFP
Iran will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz again if the United States continues its blockade of Iranian ports, parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Saturday.
"With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open," Qalibaf wrote on X, adding that passage through the waterway would depend on authorisation from Iran.
Trump says US will bring uranium back from Iran
Published: April 18, 2026 | 00:06 GMT | By AFP
President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States and Iran would jointly remove uranium from Tehran's nuclear sites with excavators under any peace deal, before the material is transferred to US territory.
Trump's comment came despite Iran's foreign ministry saying earlier that the Islamic Republic's stockpile of enriched uranium would not be transferred "anywhere."
