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EPISODE · Apr 16, 2026 · 26 MIN

Iran threatens to halt trade in strategic waterway

from The World Today

The Chinese president has held talks on international and regional challenges with leaders and senior officials from two of China's neighbors. Iran threatens to halt trade in the Gulf if the United States continues to block its vessels. A Pakistani delegation is also in Tehran ahead of a second round of expected peace talks. At least eight students and a teacher have been killed in a school shooting in southern Turkiye.

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