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US to recover uranium from Iran at a 'leisurely pace', Trump tells Reuters
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told Reuters on Friday that the U.S. will work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium and bring it back to the United States...
Apr 17, 2026
Mine threat in parts of Hormuz not fully understood, US navy advisory says
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - The threat posed by mines in parts of the Strait of Hormuz is not fully understood and avoidance of the area by ships should be considered, a U.S. navy advisory said on Fr...
Apr 17, 2026
Ships crossing Hormuz need OK from IRGC, unfreezing funds part of deal, Iran official says
By Parisa Hafezi and Jonathan Saul DUBAI/LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - All ships can sail through the Strait of Hormuz but this needs to be coordinated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IR...
Apr 17, 2026
Spain's Sanchez says Venezuela's Machado declined to meet him
BARCELONA, April 17 (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was offered a meeting with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his government during her visit to Spain but she declined ...
Apr 17, 2026
Tunisian comedian Abdelli sentenced in absentia, says ruling targets free speech
By Tarek Amara TUNIS, April 17 (Reuters) - Tunisian comedian and actor Lotfi Abdelli said on Friday a court in Tunisia had sentenced him in absentia to 18 months in prison over a play he performed yea...
Apr 17, 2026
Nordic leaders welcome Iran's statement on Strait of Hormuz
STOCKHOLM, April 17 (Reuters) - Leaders of Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark on Friday welcomed Iran's announcement on opening the Strait of Hormuz, and said they supported diplomatic efforts to fin...
Apr 17, 2026
Trump says Israel barred from bombing Lebanon: 'Enough is enough'
By Bhargav Acharya and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the United States has barred Israel from further bombing in Lebanon, striking an unusually harsh t...
Apr 17, 2026
UK's Starmer says more than a dozen countries ready to join Hormuz defensive mission
PARIS, April 17 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday that more than a dozen countries were ready to contribute assets to a defensive mission aimed at restoring the freedom of...
Apr 17, 2026
Trump says blockade on Iran 'in full force' until deal is reached
WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the naval blockade on Iran will "remain in full force" until a deal with Tehran is struck. "The Strait of Hormuz is com...
Apr 17, 2026
France's Macron sympathises with authors who quit Bollore-owned publisher
PARIS, April 17 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron on Friday defended editorial diversity after more than 100 authors quit the venerable French publishing house Grasset this week in protest at the ...
Apr 17, 2026
