BBC NewsHour

Ships report attacks as Strait of Hormuz recloses

Loading player...
Iran's navy says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US blockade on Iranian ports is lifted. It says the continuing US blockade is a "breach of the ceasefire" and warns that ships approaching the vital shipping channel "will be targeted". We hear from our Chief International Correspondent in Tehran.

Also on the programme: the ongoing row over the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, as UK ambassador to Washington; and tributes are being paid to one of France's most celebrated film stars, Nathalie Baye, who's died at the age of 77.

(Photo: A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province on April 12, 2026. Credit: Reuters)
18 Apr 5PM English United Kingdom News

Other recent episodes

EU approves $105bn loan for Ukraine as Hungary lifts veto

Will the re-opening of a pipeline pumping Russian oil and the unfreezing of an EU loan to Ukraine, change the dynamic of the Russian-Ukrainian war? We hear from a Ukrainian MP and from Keith Kellog, the former US general who was Donald Trump's envoy to Ukraine. Also on the programme:…
22 Apr 5PM 44 min

UAE ‘backed’ Colombian fighters in Sudan, says report

Conflict Insights Group tracked Colombian mercenaries fighting in Sudan for the RSF via their cell phones. They were recruited and trained at the behest of the United Arab Emirates, the report claims, allegations refuted by Abu Dhabi. Also in the programme: European Union ambassadors have approved a $100 billion loan…
22 Apr 11AM 44 min

Trump says he will extend Iran ceasefire until negotiations conclude

There's still no sign that either the US or Iran are sending negotiating teams to Pakistan for a new round of negotiations. President Trump has announced an extension to the ceasefire with Iran until talks come to a conclusion. In a social media post, he said the US blockade of…
21 Apr 5PM 47 min

Iran warns of 'new cards' if fighting resumes

A senior Iranian military officer says the country's armed forces are ready to deliver an immediate response to any renewed hostilities by the US and Israel. The commander, Ali Abdollahi, was speaking with a two-week ceasefire between Washington and Tehran due to expire on Wednesday. It is still unclear whether…
21 Apr 11AM 48 min

Confusion over second round of Iran-US talks

Confusion surrounds the second round of talks scheduled in Pakistan between US and Iranian officials. Also in the programme: the immunotherapy that could save cancer patients; and comparisons between the King of Horror, Stephen King and Shakespeare. Photograph: Pakistani security officers outside Islamabad's Red Zone, where most diplomatic missions are…
20 Apr 5PM 47 min
All episodes