Iran closes Strait of Hormuz a day after declaring it open
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Iran says its forces are in full control of the Strait of Hormuz and passage through the vital oil waterway would remain restricted, unless the US removed its blockade of Iranian ports. President Trump has said the US will continue to stop ships going to or coming from Iran until a peace deal is agreed. Tehran warned any vessels approaching the shipping lane would be "targeted". Also: Hezbollah has denied being responsible for an attack that killed a French UN peacekeeper in southern Lebanon. Pope Leo says he was not seeking to debate Donald Trump when the pontiff criticised "tyrants" for spending billions on wars. At least six people have been killed after a person opened fire in Kyiv on Saturday, shooting at people on the street and taking others hostage in a supermarket. We hear about the challenges faced by people with disabilities in Nigeria. One of France's most celebrated film stars, Nathalie Baye, has died aged 77 - we look back at her career. And how China fell in love with snooker.
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| 0:33.1 | I'm Nick Miles, and in the early hours of Sunday, the 19th of April, these are our main stories. |
| 0:38.4 | Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they are completely closing the Strait of Hormuz, |
| 0:43.1 | once more because of America's continuing blockade of Iranian ports. |
| 0:47.9 | Hezbollah has denied being responsible for an attack that killed a French UN peacekeeper in southern Lebanon. |
| 0:54.8 | Police in Kiev have shot dead a man, said to be from Moscow, |
| 0:58.4 | after he shot at least six people in Ukraine's capital. |
| 1:04.3 | Also in this podcast, |
| 1:06.1 | President of the United States made some comments about myself. |
| 1:09.2 | Much of what has been written since then has been more |
| 1:11.7 | commentary on commentary trying to interpret what has been said. Arriving in Angola on his tour of |
| 1:18.0 | Africa, Pope Leo downplays his row with Donald Trump. For just over 24 hours, the crucial waterway known as the Strait of Hormuz, |
| 1:31.0 | looked like it just might be getting back to normal. |
| 1:34.2 | Iran had lifted its threat to shipping. |
| 1:37.2 | Now ships are avoiding it once again. |
| 1:39.5 | The Speaker of Iran's Parliament, Mohamed Baka Kalibaf, said Iranian forces are in full control of the |
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