Published on: 04/22/2026 - 03:37 Last updated: 04/23/2026 - 02:00
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf confirmed on Wednesday that “reopening the Strait of Hormuz is not possible in light of the blatant violation of the ceasefire” represented by the continued US blockade of Iranian sea ports. Iran detained two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, tightening its grip on the strategic waterway after US President Donald Trump suspended attacks indefinitely, with no sign of resuming peace talks. Follow our live coverage, moment by moment.
Prime Minister: Lebanon will spare no effort in pursuing these crimes before the relevant international forums
The Lebanese Prime Minister: Targeting journalists, obstructing relief teams from reaching them, and even targeting their sites again after these teams arrive constitute war crimes.
Pentagon: Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan will leave his position
The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan will leave his position.
Exclusive - Sources: American forces change the course of Iranian oil tankers
Exclusive - Shipping and security sources: The US military intercepts at least 3 Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters
Sources in the shipping and security sectors said on Wednesday that the US military intercepted at least three oil tankers flying the Iranian flag in Asian waters.
It is working to change its course away from its locations near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.
Journalist Amal Khalil was killed in an Israeli raid in southern Lebanon (Civil Defense and Al-Akhbar newspaper)
Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was killed on Wednesday as a result of an Israeli raid that targeted a house in the town of Al-Tiri, near the border in southern Lebanon, as the Lebanese Civil Defense announced.
The Civil Defense said in a statement, “The search and rescue teams of the General Directorate of Civil Defense were able to recover the body of the martyr, journalist Amal Khalil, who was martyred as a result of an enemy raid that targeted a house in the town of Al-Tiri,” after search operations that took hours.
The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, where Khalil works, mourned the journalist. She said, "Our colleague Amal Khalil, a news correspondent in southern Lebanon, was martyred after she was pursued by enemy army planes and targeted by a number of raids that hit her car first, then the house where she took refuge, in a clear targeting of the press and journalists in Lebanon."
Wall Street Journal: America seeks to reset relations with Eritrea
A senior Lebanese military official: The body of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was found under the rubble after an Israeli raid
The White House does not consider Iran's detention of two ships a violation of the ceasefire
The White House said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump does not consider Iran's detention of two container ships a violation of the ceasefire because the ships are neither American nor Israeli.
White House spokeswoman Caroline Levitt told Fox News, in response to whether Trump considered this a violation of the ceasefire, “No, because they are not American ships, nor are they Israeli. They are international ships.”
She added that the Iranians "do not control the Strait of Hormuz. What we are witnessing is piracy."
The White House: Trump is happy with the American blockade on Iran
Trump did not set a deadline for receiving a proposal from Iran regarding ending the war (White House)
The White House said Wednesday that President Donald Trump has not set a deadline by which Iran must submit a proposal on ending the war.
White House spokeswoman Carolyn Leavitt told reporters, “The president has not set a deadline for receiving an Iranian proposal, contrary to some reports I saw today. Ultimately, the commander-in-chief will set the timetable.”
The White House on extending the ceasefire in Iran: Trump wants a unified response
White House spokeswoman Carolyn Levitt said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump wants to see a “unified” response from the Iranian leadership to US proposals to end the fighting.
Levitt explained to reporters that Trump did not set a deadline to end the extension of the ceasefire that he announced yesterday, Tuesday.
She stated in an interview with Fox News that Iran is required to agree to deliver enriched uranium to the United States as part of negotiations to end the war.
The White House: Iran should deliver enriched uranium to America
White House spokeswoman Carolyn Leavitt told Fox News on Wednesday that Iran is required to agree to deliver enriched uranium to the United States as part of negotiations to end the war.
The judiciary in Iran accuses Trump of "spreading false information" about women he said were at risk of execution
The judiciary in Iran on Wednesday accused US President Donald Trump of spreading "false information" about Iranian women who he said were facing the risk of execution and that the Iranian authorities had pardoned them at his request.
The judiciary's Mizan website said on Wednesday evening, "Trump did not achieve anything on the ground, which led him to fabricate successes out of nothing based on false information."
Pezeshkian: Iran welcomed the dialogue and agreement and continues to welcome them
Pezeshkian says America's violation of its obligations and the blockade are obstacles to negotiation
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that the United States’ violation of its obligations, its blockade of Iranian ports, and its threats are the main obstacles to “real negotiations.”
He added, one day after US President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire, "The world sees your endless hypocritical rhetoric and your contradiction between words and actions."
Erdogan says the Middle East war “has begun to weaken Europe”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday during a phone call with his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, that the war in the Middle East “has begun to weaken Europe,” according to a statement issued by the Turkish presidency.
Erdogan stated, "The war in our region has also begun to weaken Europe, and if we do not intervene in this situation with an approach that serves peace, the damage caused by the conflict will be much greater."
Two Lebanese journalists were injured in an Israeli raid in southern Lebanon (Al-Akhbar newspaper)
Lebanese journalists Amal Khalil and Zainab Faraj were injured on Wednesday as a result of an Israeli raid while they were in a town near the border with Israel in southern Lebanon, according to Al-Akhbar newspaper, where Khalil works.
The Ministry of Health confirmed that Faraj was transferred to the hospital, noting that ambulance teams were trying to reach Khalil.
The Israeli army confirmed that a raid had been carried out, noting “reports of the injury of two female journalists.”
Al-Akhbar reported that “colleagues Amal Khalil and Zainab Faraj were injured as a result of the Israeli raid that targeted the town of Al-Tiri.”
France 24/ Agencies
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