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Tehran has sought to restrict traffic through the Strait of Hormuz during the US-Israel war with Iran, but some vessels continued to attempt to transit the waterway. The US also introduced its own blockade on ships entering and leaving Iranian ports.
On April 17, Iran said the strait would reopen to commercial vessels, though the US blockade of Iran’s ports would remain in place.
BBC Verify has been monitoring the situation closely but often has to rely on partial vessel data and expert insights to understand developments in the region. The strait is one of the most scrutinised waterways in the world, with around a fifth of global oil supply passing through it.
Before the April 17 announcement, Ben Chu spoke with Michelle Weise Bockmann, a maritime intelligence analyst at Windward, about how tankers are trying to break through the US blockade in the strait.
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Donald Trump has said he would love to see a united Ireland, while holding a meeting with the the Irish prime minister, the Taoiseac, in Dublin.
With Micheál Martin seated beside him, Trump said a united Ireland would be a “fantastic thing”, and added: “now the UK would have something to say about it obviously but I think it would be a great thing, I mean, how can it be bad?”
A spokesperson for Martin said Trump’s comments should “come as a surprise to no one” and the US president has been “consistent in his view that he sees unity in Ireland as the optimal outcome”.
In London, Downing Street referred to Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s words on Wednesday in the House of Commons that he will stick to the Good Friday Agreement. It says the secretary of state must hold a border poll if it appears likely that a majority of people in Northern Ireland would vote for Irish unification. The circumstances of when that could happen is the subject of constant debate in Northern Ireland and the Republic. Earlier this week, Martin said there needed to be more clarity on when a border poll can be called.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said she acknowledged Trumps comments on a united Ireland and said the onus is on the Taoiseach to begin planning.
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Gavin Robinson said Trump “knows better than most that elections matter” and said: “Northern Ireland’s constitutional future will be decided by the people of Northern Ireland, not by commentary in London, Dublin or Washington”.
Former DUP MP Ian Paisley and close friend of the Trump family said: “everyone is allowed a personal opinion even when it’s wrong”.
Trump is on a two-day visit to the Irish Republic and will be travelling to County Clare for the Amgen Irish Open golf tournament.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Chris Page.
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Russia’s main opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, tells the BBC he’s disappointed that US President-elect Donald Trump is ready to trust President Vladimir Putin.
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