The call, according to Benjamin Netanyahu, was made by JD Vance from his plane en route back from the Pakistani capital.
NATO allies including Britain and France said they would not be drawn into the conflict by taking part in the blockade, saying instead that it was vital to open the waterway through which one-fifth of the world's oil usually passes.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun last week decried Hezbollah for showing "no regard for the interests of Lebanon or the lives of its people."
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Iran's Ambassador to India Mohammad Fathali warned of consequences that would extend well beyond the US and Iran as the American blockade starts taking shape in the Persian Gulf
The collapse of USIran peace talks in Pakistan exposed deep contradictions in Washington's approach to Tehran's nuclear programme, particularly in the context of Donald Trump scrapping the 2015 JCPOA.
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These additional measures come as options to break the current impasse in efforts to reach a lasting agreement with Tehran, following the collapse of direct negotiations in Pakistan over the weekend.
A wounded Iran, which is emboldened by its experience of attacking its neighbours and hijacking the global energy supply chain, coupled with Trump's failure to prioritise the region, makes a strong case for Islamic countries in Central Asia to partne
The US blockade is likely intended to add pressure on Iran, which has exported millions of barrels of oil since the war began, much of it likely carried by so-called "dark" transits that evade Western government sanctions and oversight.
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According to experts, even if the Strait of Hormuz opens today, it would still likely take until July for oil flows to get back to normal.
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Donald Trump's announcement of the Hormuz blockade plans came hours after the US and Iran failed to reach a deal in direct talks in Pakistan.
Iran's weakness in some domains, strength in others, complicates any straightforward application of pressure.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, top security official Ali Larijani, Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, and security advisor Ali Shamkhani were all assassinated in the last 45 days.
Analysts warn Washington's blockade could harm the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran.
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Israel is destroying the Status Quo to establish full control over Muslim and Christian religious life at holy sites.
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The US restrictions on maritime navigation and transit in international waters are illegal, Iranian military says.
Israeli forces fired tear gas towards a group of children trying to walk to school in the occupied West Bank.
Other US allies criticise Trump's move, including France, Spain and Turkiye, and China also condemns the plan.
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While US military says it will blockade Iranian ports only, move would have ripples worldwide, according to analysts.
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Iran’s military has called US blockade plans in the Strait of Hormuz an “act of piracy”.
The US blockade is killing not just a failing state, but six decades of a small island extending global solidarity.
Despite the relentless bombing, Sana refuses to flee Tehran, clinging to resilience and fleeting moments of normalcy.
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Growing gap between physical and on-paper oil prices points to more serious energy shock than appreciated, analysts say.
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The pope will also visit Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea during his 11-day trip to the continent.
The move to blockade the Strait of Hormuz is the latest escalation in the war after failure to sign peace deal.