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US-Israel-Iran War Ceasefire News Live Updates: The standoff between the US and Iran has effectively choked off nearly all exports through the strait -- where 20 per cent of the world's traded oil passes in peacetime -- with no end in sight.

More than 30 million people will be pushed back into poverty by the impacts of the Iran war , including disruptions to fuel and fertiliser supplies just as farmers are planting crops, the UN Development chief said.

US Iran war LIVE updates: The war began with US and Israel bombing Iran in February and killing their Supreme leader and other top officials. Tehran has since retaliated, striking US bases on the Gulf. A ceasefire announced in April by Trump, with mediation by Pakistan, has failed to revive talks. | World News

United States President Donald Trump said that he has ordered his navy to shoot any boat which is found putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. | World News

Iran has vowed not to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as long as the United States blockades its ports, with the blocked waterway sharply driving up oil and gas prices and disrupting the global economy.

President Donald Trump has taken a firm stance, instructing the US Navy to respond with lethal force against any vessels engaged in mining the crucial Strait of Hormuz. This order emerges as the Gulf experiences heightened tensions, particularly after the recent capture of two ships by Iranian forces.

Donald Trump says he ordered the US Navy to shoot and kill any boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. military seizes another Iranian oil tanker, escalating tensions after Iran's recent attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Fertiliser shortages - worsened by the Strait of Hormuz closure - have already lowered agricultural productivity, UNDP chief Alexander De Croo said.

MEA says Indian crew on vessels seized by Iran in Strait of Hormuz are safe; IRGC confirmed it seized at least two ships on Wednesday.