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Israel Launches Strikes on Lebanon After Ceasefire Takes Effect
18 April 2026 @ 2:31 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israel has carried out several strikes on southern Lebanon since the ceasefire agreement came into effect, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday.
Russia's Rosatom Ready to Transfer Enriched Uranium From Iran – CEO
18 April 2026 @ 2:28 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom is ready to assist in transferring enriched uranium from Iran, while the issue of the Iranian enriched uranium remains key and painful issue during talks between the United States and Iran, the company's CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Saturday.
Iran to Consider US Blockade of Strait of Hormuz as Violating Ceasefire - Security Council
18 April 2026 @ 2:26 pm
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran will view any US maritime blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a violation of the ceasefire, the Supreme National Security Council of Iran said on Saturday.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Says There Will Be No Blockade of Strait of Hormuz
18 April 2026 @ 10:13 am
ANTALYA, Turkey (Sputnik) - The Strait of Hormuz is open for merchant shipping, with possible technical restrictions due to mines, but there is no blockade and there will not be one, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh has said.
US Had Plans to Take Control Over Iranian Oil While Preparing Attack - Lavrov
18 April 2026 @ 10:08 am
ANTALYA (Sputnik) - One of the goals of the US operation in Iran was to control the oil that passes through the Strait of Hormuz, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday.
Iran Partially Reopens Airspace After Security Review
18 April 2026 @ 8:37 am
Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization has announced the partial reopening of the country’s airspace from 7:00 a.m. on April 18, following security and safety assessments.
Iranian Armed Forces Restore Military Control Over Strait of Hormuz - Command
18 April 2026 @ 8:33 am
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The Iranian armed forces have restored military control over the Strait of Hormuz due to the US blockade, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesman for the Khatam Al-Anbiya central headquarters of the Iranian military command, said on Saturday.
Will Israel Observe Ceasefire With Lebanon?
18 April 2026 @ 7:13 am
A 10-day ceasefire follows six weeks of fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah that has killed more than 2,000 people and displaced more than a million more from their homes in Lebanon.
Easing Sanctions on Russian Oil Will Affect Over 100 Million Barrels in Transit - Dmitriev
18 April 2026 @ 6:02 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The easing of sanctions on Russian oil will affect over 100 million barrels of oil in transit, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) head and Russian special presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries Kirill Dmitriev said.
US Would Extract Iran’s Enriched Uranium 'With Excavators' — Trump
18 April 2026 @ 5:15 am
President Donald Trump said the US could work “with Iran” to retrieve enriched uranium, suggesting it would be removed using “the biggest excavators you can imagine” and taken to the United States.