Will Iran give up on ceasefire talks as strait of Hormuz blockade continues?
Chokehold on shipping route draws Houthis in Yemen back into conflict as commenters see ‘no turning back’ Middle East crisis – live updates Iran’s reversion to large-scale military exchanges with Israel broadened the conflict that began in February not only by making the Israeli attacks on Hezbollah a direct casus belli for Iran for the first time, but also by drawing the Houthis in Yemen back into the conflict with as yet incalculable consequences. Some in Tehran, buoyed up by past perceived mi
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A girl walks past an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran. Advocates of all-out war between Iran and Israel are in a minority. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPAView image in fullscreenA girl walks past an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran. Advocates of all-out war between Iran and Israel are in a minority. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPAIranAnalysisWill Iran give up on ceasefire talks as strait of Hormuz blockade continues?Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editorChokehold on shipping route draws Houthis in Yemen back into conflict as commenters see ‘no turning back’ Middle East crisis – live updates Mon 8 Jun 2026 10.04 EDTLast modified on Mon 8 Jun 2026 10.25 EDTShareIran’s reversion to large-scale military exchanges with Israel broadened the conflict that began in February not…
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