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Yara Ghana Launches Two Crop-Specific Fertilisers to Lift Smallholder Yields
Yara Ghana Launches Two Crop-Specific Fertilisers to Lift Smallholder Yields Africa · Western Key Facts —Products. Yara Winner Plus targets rice and cereals; Yara Legume targets soybeans, cowpeas and groundnuts. —Location. The launch took place in Walewale, North East Region, a key smallholder farming zone. —Infrastructure. Yara has invested over US$15 million in a blending terminal at Tema port with 50,000-tonne storage. —Geopolitics. The Grow Ghana initiative distributed 18,000 tonnes of free Yara fertiliser after the Russia-Ukraine war. —Yield data. Field trials show Yara protocols can lift maize yields by roughly 38 percent versus blanket NPK. Yara Ghana fertilisers are moving the country’s smallholder farmers away from generic NPK blends and toward crop-specific nutrition, a shift that promises higher yields but also deepens a Nordic multinational’s footprint in West African food systems. Two new blends, one clear strategy In July 2026, Yara Ghana Limited gathered farmers and retailers in Walewale, a commercial hub in the North East Region, to unveil Yara Winner Plus and Yara Legume. The event was part product demonstration, part market activation, with discounted prices offered to seed adoption. Winner Plus carries an NPK ratio of 15-9-20, fortified with magnesium, sulphur, calcium and zinc. It is optimised for rice and other cereals. Legume, formulated at 4-18-13 with added boron, targets soybeans, cowpeas and groundnuts, aiming to improve flowering, pod set and nitrogen fixation. For a foreign reader, NPK refers to the three primary nutrients plants need: nitrogen (N) for leaf growth, phosphorus (P) for root and flower development, and potassium (K) for overall plant health and stress resistance. The numbers on a fertiliser bag represent the percentage by weight of each nutrient. A blanket NPK blend uses a single, fixed ratio for all crops, while crop-specific formulas like these adjust the balance and add secondary nutrients and micronutrients that particular plants crave. Why Yara Ghana fertilisers matter for smallholder economics Ghanaian agriculture is dominated by smallholders who typically apply blanket NPK fertilisers with mixed results. Yara’s model replaces that one-size-fits-all approach with blends mapped to specific crops and local soil deficiencies. Independent field trials in the Ashanti Region found that Yara protocols produced an average maize yield of 5,875 kg per hectare, compared with 4,241 kg under the national blanket recommendation. Five of seven Yara treatments delivered value-to-cost ratios above two, meaning farmers more than doubled their money. A value-to-cost ratio is a simple but powerful tool in agricultural economics. It divides the extra income a farmer earns from using a new input by the extra cost of that input. A ratio above one means the investment paid for itself; above two signals a strong return. For a smallholder operating on thin margins, that metric can be the difference between adopting a new practice and sticking with what feels safe, even if it underperforms. The Tema terminal and the infrastructure of influence Behind the Walewale launch stands a physical asset that few competitors can match. Yara International ASA has poured more than US$15 million into a fertiliser terminal and blending facility at Tema, Ghana’s main port. The site stores over 50,000 tonnes and blends more than 100 tonnes per hour. It allows Yara to import bulk ingredients, mix Ghana-specific formulas and bag them under its own brands, controlling the supply chain from ship to smallholder. This level of vertical integration is unusual in West African input markets, where many suppliers simply repackage imported finished fertiliser. Owning the blending infrastructure gives Yara the flexibility to tweak formulas as soil science evolves or as government policy shifts, while also creating a high barrier for any rival trying to compete on both price and agronomic precision. Grow Ghana and the fertiliser-as-geopolitics lens When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted global fertiliser supply, Ghana’s food system faced a shock. Yara responded with Grow Ghana, a US$20 million emergency initiative backed by USAID, AGRA and the African Fertiliser and Agribusiness Partnership. The programme distributed 18,000 metric tonnes of YaraMila Actyva fertiliser free of charge, reaching over 111,000 smallholders. It helped produce more than 500,000 tonnes of cereals while cementing Yara’s reputation as an indispensable partner for Ghanaian food security. The Russia-Ukraine war sent fertiliser prices soaring because both nations are major exporters of natural gas, a key feedstock for nitrogen fertiliser, and of potash and phosphates. For African governments, the crisis exposed the fragility of relying on distant supply chains. Emergency programmes like Grow Ghana solved an immediate problem, but they also raised a longer-term question about who controls the inputs that national food systems depend on. The dependency question behind Yara Ghana fertilisers Yield gains come with a structural trade-off. Farmers who adopt Yara’s branded blends and agronomic protocols may find it difficult to switch back to generic inputs, especially when donor-subsidised programmes build familiarity and trust. This dynamic fits a broader pattern across Africa, where Western agribusiness and development finance shape input markets. As explored in Africa: The New Scramble, fertiliser has become a strategic asset in the contest for influence between Western, Russian and Chinese supply chains. The concern is not unique to Ghana. Across the continent, agronomists debate whether proprietary fertiliser systems lock farmers into purchasing decisions that benefit multinational shareholders more than local food sovereignty. The counterargument is that soil-specific nutrition is genuinely more efficient, reducing waste and environmental runoff while lifting incomes. Both perspectives are likely to shape policy discussions in Accra and beyond. What to watch next Yara’s Ghana portfolio now spans maize, rice, cocoa, oil palm and legumes. Each crop-specific blend reinforces the company’s position as a premium agronomy partner rather than a commodity supplier. The next test is whether Ghana’s government uses the Planting for Food and Jobs programme to diversify input sources or deepens its reliance on imported, branded fertiliser. For investors and policymakers watching West African agriculture, Walewale is a signal worth reading. Another open question is how smallholders themselves will evaluate the long-term cost. Will the yield gains from crop-specific blends hold steady across multiple seasons and varying rainfall patterns? And will local agro-dealers receive enough training to explain the differences between these products and cheaper generic alternatives, or will adoption depend heavily on continued donor subsidies and promotional discounts? The answers will determine whether Walewale marks the start of a genuine transformation or a temporary shift driven by marketing momentum. Connected Coverage Frequently Asked Questions What crops do Yara Winner Plus and Yara Legume target? Yara Winner Plus is designed for rice and other fruiting cereals, with an NPK ratio of 15-9-20 plus micronutrients. Yara Legume targets soybeans, cowpeas and groundnuts with a 4-18-13 formula that includes boron for flowering and pod development. How much did Yara invest in its Ghana fertiliser terminal? Yara International ASA invested over US$15 million in a blending and storage terminal at Tema port. The facility holds more than 50,000 tonnes and can blend over 100 tonnes of fertiliser per hour. What was the Grow Ghana fertiliser initiative? Grow Ghana was a US$20 million emergency programme launched after the Russia-Ukraine war disrupted fertiliser supply. It distributed 18,000 metric tonnes of YaraMila Actyva free of charge to over 111,000 smallholder farmers, supporting cereal production of more than 500,000 tonnes. Sources Read More from The Rio Times
One in three American back US, Iran war, most unsure of Trump's goals | The Jerusalem Post
Just one in three Americans support the war on Iran, the lowest reading in a Reuters/Ipsos poll since the five-month-old conflict's early days, with most respondents saying that President Donald Trump has failed to explain his goals. The poll, conducted Friday through Sunday, also showed the Republican president's approval rating ticking higher to 37%, up three points from last month when his rating tied the lowest of his presidency. Trump has offered shifting objectives for the conflict such as aiding Iranians to topple their leaders, taking out Iran's ballistic-missile capabilities and preventing it from obtaining a nuclear weapon. The poll found that 69% of Americans, including four in 10 Republicans, think Trump has not "clearly explained the goals of US military involvement in Iran." White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said Trump will not make decisions based on "fluid opinion polls" and reiterated the president's resolve to prevent Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon. "What matters most to the American people is having a commander in chief who takes bold action to keep them safe," Wales said. Approval of the conflict has been below 40% since the US and Israel launched strikes on February 28, a stark contrast to the opening months of other recent conflicts. While each had different context, the Iraq War from 2003 to 2011 had the support of about 70% of Americans in its early months. During the early days of the Afghanistan War, which lasted from 2001 to 2021, about 90% of the country backed the war, according to polling by Gallup. 'No idea' why US at war Public disapproval of the war is weighing on Trump and his Republican Party ahead of the November midterm elections when the president's allies will defend slim majorities in the US Congress. "It's not clear why we started a war with them. I have no idea," said Alex Womack, a retired turbine repair specialist from Stockbridge, Georgia, who became a Republican in part because he liked how Republican President George H.W. Bush handled the Gulf War in 1991. Womack, who served in the US Marine Corps during that conflict, said his support for Trump has ebbed because of the war. "I don’t think he’s doing very well, personally," he said. To date, 18 American soldiers have died in the conflict while thousands have died in Iran and in Lebanon, where Iran-allied fighters have battled Israeli forces. The war has pushed gasoline prices sharply higher, a blow to the finances of many Americans. Gasoline prices are averaging just over $4 a gallon nationwide, up from about $3 a gallon just before the war started on February 28. "This puts pressure on the party in a myriad of ways, all of them bad," said Alex Conant, a Republican political strategist and a White House spokesman during the presidency of George W. Bush. "The White House officials have been saying since January that they need to win economic arguments. It’s hard to win the economic arguments when you’re clearly focused on foreign policy.” Independent registered voters in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll said they were favoring the Democratic congressional candidate over the Republican by 36% to 20%. Independent voters also favored Democrats over Republicans on economic policy, the poll found. Trump vowed to stay out of wars In campaigning for the 2024 presidential election, Trump said he would keep the US out of enduring conflicts. He initially estimated the Iran war would last four to five weeks. He has bristled over comparisons to other wars, including the Vietnam War, which lasted two decades and claimed the lives of more than 58,000 US soldiers. Rhyan Anderson, an independent from Fairburn, Georgia, who voted for Trump in 2024, said he thinks Trump should focus on domestic problems rather than on helping Israel or other allies. "My biggest thing is just focus on the people who are actually in the country," said Anderson, who works two jobs in security and data collection and said he voted for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. "I know we have allies and things like that, but there’s a lot of people here that really need help." Since mid-March, the Reuters/Ipsos survey has asked respondents whether they support or oppose military strikes on Iran. At that time, 37% said they supported the war. That compared to 27% approval on the day the war began, when the Reuters/Ipsos survey also gave respondents the option to choose unsure, which 29% did. The latest Reuters/Ipsos survey, which was conducted online and nationwide, gathered responses from 1,246 US adults and had a margin of error of 3 percentage points in either direction.
One in three American back US, Iran war, most unsure of Trump's goals | The Jerusalem Post
One in three American back US, Iran war, most unsure of Trump's goals | The Jerusalem Post
US diplomats walk out as France addresses UN Security Council
US diplomats walk out as France addresses UN Security Council
US diplomats walk out as France addresses UN Security Council
US diplomats walk out as France addresses UN Security Council US accused France of “condescending” rhetoric over its human rights stances United States diplomats walked out of a United Nations Security Council meeting on Russia’s war against Ukraine as France’s delegation took the floor. The walkout on Monday came two days after an online exchange between US and French officials over Washington voting against renewing the four-year term of UN human rights chief Volker Turk. Recommended Storieslist of 2 items - list 1 of 2UN eyeing potential Israeli war crimes in Lebanon - list 2 of 2How Volker Turk won new UN rights chief term despite US, Israel opposition France’s UN Mission in Geneva wrote on Saturday that the US was no longer a “beacon of human rights” and stood isolated alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz replied on X that France had voted for a rights chief who “has been lecturing free, sovereign democracies like the United States, the UK, and Israel, while cozying up to the world’s worst oppressors”. After the walkout, Dan Negrea, an alternate US representative, told the council that his delegation would keep walking out until France renounced its “condescending and disrespectful rhetoric”. France’s ambassador, Jerome Bonnafont, did not mention the walkout when he spoke, saying France was working to preserve the UN’s independence and its capacity to act. Turk, who has criticised violations of international law by Israel and the US in Palestine and Iran, was reappointed by a UN General Assembly vote of 144 in favour, 10 against and 13 abstentions. The administration of US President Donald Trump has cut funding to UN agencies and withdrawn from dozens of UN entities since 2025. It had also threatened to reassess its engagement over Turk’s mandate. Washington and Paris have also clashed over NATO spending, trade policy and Trump’s threats to occupy Greenland, a territory of NATO member Denmark. France, along with other European states, has also drawn Trump’s ire for refusing direct participation in the US-Israel war on Iran.
India's youth-led 'cockroach' protests expose cracks in Modi's government
Zeba Warsi Zeba Warsi Leave your feedback What started as outrage over leaked medical entrance exams turned into one of India's largest youth-led protest movements challenging India's prime minister. They call themselves the cockroaches after a top official compared jobless youth to the pests. Producer Zeba Warsi reports on how India's Gen Z took on one of the world's most powerful leaders. Uzair Usmani and Naila Khan contributed to the field producing this piece. Watch the Full Episode Zeba Warsi is a foreign affairs producer, based in Washington DC. She's a Columbia Journalism School graduate with an M.A. in Political journalism. She was one of the leading members of the NewsHour team that won the 2024 Peabody award for News for our coverage of the war in Gaza and Israel. Support Provided By: Learn more Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.
India's youth-led 'cockroach' protests expose cracks in Modi's government
India's youth-led 'cockroach' protests expose cracks in Modi's government
Putin Admits Escalation: Enemies Unable To Defeat Russia On Battlefield, Resort To 'Open Terrorism'
Putin Admits Escalation: Enemies Unable To Defeat Russia On Battlefield, Resort To 'Open Terrorism'
Putin Admits Escalation: Enemies Unable To Defeat Russia On Battlefield, Resort To 'Open Terrorism'
Putin Admits Escalation: Enemies Unable To Defeat Russia On Battlefield, Resort To 'Open Terrorism' This month has witnessed a string of major Wildberries warehouses and logistics hubs go up in flames due to wave after wave of Ukrainian drones strikes. The Russian online retailer, which is by far the largest and widely deemed the 'Russian Amazon' - is bracing for likely more attacks to come. Ukraine's long-range drones strikes have very clearly moved beyond just oil and defense industrial sites, and have even included an attack on a holiday camp in Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia over the weekend, which killed at least twelve civilians. The Kremlin called it a terror attack, given it was a direct assault on a resort area. Fresh Monday comments from President Vladimir Putin have highlighted this shift in Ukraine's strategy. Putin says that its forces are unable to advance the battlefield, and so are increasingly moving to outright terrorism tactics. Image via Sputnik "[Enemies] are unable to defeat Russia on the battlefield so they are betting on using openly terrorist methods against our people," Putin said at a Kremlin meeting with members of the outgoing Eighth State Duma (lower house of parliament). "However, no one has ever succeeded in breaking the Russian people. It has never happened and it will never happen," he stressed. He further highlighted a broader Western effort to 'rattle' and 'break' Russia which the populace has successfully endured for years at this point. "Seeking to rattle the Russian state and provoke social division in our country, [Western countries] have attempted to strangle our economy, financial system, and banking sector, and sought to undermine the potential of science, industry, and education," Putin said. But he admitted some serious challenges as a result of the 'special military operation' in Ukraine. "In response to historic trials and aggressive external pressure, our multi-ethnic people have responded with internal solidarity. That has always been the case, and that is precisely what we see today," he said. "The past five years - the period of your tenure as deputies - have been challenging and immensely responsible for our country," Putin told the legislators. "We have long been confronted with unlawful restrictions, with attempts at containment and pressure - both after the 'Russian Spring' of 2014 and even before that. But since 2022, the West has put the Russophobic machine into full swing," he recalled. Ukrainian drones strikes on a Wildberries facility in the vicinity of St. Petersburg last week: Compilation of most Ukrainian drones strikes on a Wildberries facility in the vicinity of St. Petersburg, Russia this morning. https://t.co/8E7IJ7ZNI6 pic.twitter.com/fY7zmDyKDn — Woofers (@NotWoofers) July 24, 2026 Some analysts have observed that over the last several months the war has moved toward escalation - and a more 'total war' environment which puts civilians on either side at greater risk. Russian ballistic missile attacks directly on the Ukrainian capital have been more devastating of late, and so have Ukraine's long-range drones sent deep into Russia. With Russian missiles and drones increasingly falling on residential neighborhoods in and around Kiev, the Zelensky government is also hurling the terrorism charge right back at Moscow. Tyler Durden Mon, 07/27/2026 - 18:00
Moscow defends strike on Ukrainian supermarket after hit on Russian warehouse
The war between Russia and Ukraine has expanded far beyond the front lines, with both sides increasingly striking targets deep inside each other's territory. What constitutes a legitimate military target has become a growing point of contention. A Russian drone on Sunday slammed into an ATB supermarket in Chernihiv, about 80 miles north of Kyiv, as shoppers filled their carts. Two people were killed, including a 9-year-old child, and 25 others were wounded. RELATED STORY | Ukraine reports multiple deaths after ballistic missile, drone attacks from Russia Chernihiv police said the drone was equipped with an optical camera, allowing its operator to view the target and watch the strike unfold in real time. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack deliberate. Russia has defended the supermarket strike by pointing to Ukraine's repeated attacks on Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, which have killed nine people and injured dozens this month. Russian state media has argued that if the Wildberries warehouse is a legitimate target, then a grocery store is as well. RELATED STORY | Russia unleashes one of biggest ballistic missile attacks of the Ukraine war, Kyiv says Ukraine rejects that comparison, saying the Wildberries facility was used to move drone components and other sanctioned electronics for the Russian military. Drone products, including combat-ready quadcopters, are openly listed for sale on the company's website. Journalists with the Kyiv Independent also reported finding drone bomb-release mechanisms available through the online marketplace. Russia has not publicly presented evidence that the supermarket in Chernihiv was being used for military purposes.
Moscow defends strike on Ukrainian supermarket after hit on Russian warehouse
Moscow defends strike on Ukrainian supermarket after hit on Russian warehouse
Support for Iran war sinks as doubts over Trump grow: Poll
Support for Iran war sinks as doubts over Trump grow: Poll
Support for Iran war sinks as doubts over Trump grow: Poll
Only one in three Americans supports the U.S. war against Iran, the lowest level since the conflict began five months ago, while a majority say President Donald Trump has failed to clearly explain the objectives of the campaign, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The poll found that 69% of Americans - including four in 10 Republicans - think Trump has not "clearly explained the goals of U.S. military involvement in Iran." White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said Trump will not make decisions based on "fluid opinion polls" and reiterated the president's resolve to prevent Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon. "What matters most to the American people is having a commander in chief who takes bold action to keep them safe," Wales said. Approval of the conflict has been below 40% since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on February 28 - a stark contrast to the opening months of other recent conflicts. While each had different context, the Iraq War from 2003 to 2011 had the support of about 70% of Americans in its early months. During the early days of the Afghanistan War, which lasted from 2001 to 2021, about 90% of the country backed the war, according to polling by Gallup. Public disapproval of the war is weighing on Trump and his Republican Party ahead of the November midterm elections when the president's allies will defend slim majorities in the U.S. Congress. "It's not clear why we started a war with them. I have no idea," said Alex Womack, a retired turbine repair specialist from Stockbridge, Georgia, who became a Republican in part because he liked how Republican President George H.W. Bush handled the Gulf War in 1991. Womack, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during that conflict, said his support for Trump has ebbed because of the war. "I don’t think he’s doing very well, personally," he said. To date, 18 American soldiers have died in the conflict while thousands have died in Iran and in Lebanon, where Iran-allied fighters have battled Israeli forces. The war has pushed gasoline prices sharply higher, a blow to the finances of many Americans. Gasoline prices are averaging just over $4 a gallon nationwide, up from about $3 a gallon just before the war started on Feb. 28. "This puts pressure on the party in a myriad of ways, all of them bad," said Alex Conant, a Republican political strategist and a White House spokesman during the presidency of George W. Bush. "The White House officials have been saying since January that they need to win economic arguments. It’s hard to win the economic arguments when you’re clearly focused on foreign policy.” Independent registered voters in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll said they were favoring the Democratic congressional candidate over the Republican by 36% to 20%. Independent voters also favored Democrats over Republicans on economic policy, the poll found. In campaigning for the 2024 presidential election, Trump said he would keep the U.S. out of enduring conflicts. He initially estimated the Iran war would last four to five weeks. He has bristled over comparisons to other wars, including the Vietnam War, which lasted two decades and claimed the lives of more than 58,000 U.S. soldiers. Rhyan Anderson, an independent from Fairburn, Georgia, who voted for Trump in 2024, said he thinks Trump should focus on domestic problems rather than on helping Israel or other allies. "My biggest thing is just focus on the people who are actually in the country," said Anderson, who works two jobs in security and data collection and said he voted for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. "I know we have allies and things like that, but there’s a lot of people here that really need help." Since mid-March, the Reuters/Ipsos survey has asked respondents whether they support or oppose military strikes on Iran. At that time, 37% said they supported the war. That compared to 27% approval on the day the war began, when the Reuters/Ipsos survey also gave respondents the option to choose unsure, which 29% did. The latest Reuters/Ipsos survey, which was conducted online and nationwide, gathered responses from 1,246 U.S. adults and had a margin of error of 3 percentage points in either direction.
US believes it is time to end Ukrainian conflict — TV channel
NEW YORK, July 28. /TASS/. The US believes it is time to end the conflict in Ukraine, an official told CNN. "Now is the time to end the war," a CNN source in the White House said, commenting on Vladimir Zelensky’s upcoming visit to Washington. According to the official, US President Donald Trump plans to discuss "the ongoing peace process between Russia and Ukraine" with Zelensky. Earlier, several media outlets reported, citing sources, that the meeting between Zelensky and Trump is scheduled for July 28. During his visit to the US, the head of the Kiev regime is also expected to attend the funeral of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (who is on Russia’s list of terrorists and extremists).
US believes it is time to end Ukrainian conflict — TV channel
US believes it is time to end Ukrainian conflict — TV channel
Trump says Iran war talks taking place during lull in strikes
Trump says Iran war talks taking place during lull in strikes
Trump says Iran war talks taking place during lull in strikes
Trump says Iran war talks taking place during lull in strikes - Published US President Donald Trump has said "there are very friendly negotiations going on" about the conflict with Iran, after the warring sides did not exchange strikes for a third straight day. He expressed optimism for an end to the war on Monday, telling reporters aboard Air Force One: "I think there's a good chance that something could happen." However, he warned that Washington would "go back to doing what we were doing" before the pause in fighting if the latest negotiations failed. Tehran has denied that any direct negotiations are taking place. Trump said he had decided to pause US strikes on Iran on Friday because the countries mediating between them had asked him to give the talks another chance. Iran has also halted its attacks. The pause follows nearly two weeks of daily US strikes and tit-for-tat attacks, effectively unravelling the ceasefire struck in June. The US military said at the time that its strikes were aimed to "degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz" - a global route for transporting oil. The price of oil on Monday fell by more than 9% to $87.59 a barrel at one point on hopes the conflict could be de-escalated. Aboard the presidential plane, Trump also dismissed media reports that after five months of fighting, US ammunition stockpiles were now running low. "We have a lot of ammunition. We have a lot of the mid-level stuff too, more than we could ever use, no matter what," Trump said. "But we have a lot. I'd like to have more." He said a "lot of equipment" was being built, in particular Patriots - highly valued US-made anti-ballistic missiles. "That system is going up. We have a lot," he said. Meanwhile, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said the US military "has more than enough munitions, ammo, and stockpiles to serve all of President Trump's strategic goals and beyond, and Operation Epic Fury has exposed what happens when you mess with the United States." "Even still, the president has urged our defence contractors to constantly produce more made-in-America weapons, which are the best in the world," the spokesperson added. As the US pauses the war with Iran, is Trump really running out of weapons? - Published41 minutes ago The US and Israel launched their strikes against Iran on 28 February. Tehran retaliated by firing missiles and drones on US military bases and other assets located in Gulf states, as well as on targets inside Israel. In June, Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding to stop military operations and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as well as to reach an agreement to end the war over the following 60 days. But after Iranian forces attacked tankers in the waterway on 13 July, Washington resumed air strikes against Iran and reinstated its naval blockade of the country's ports. Tehran retaliated with attacks on US military facilities and bases across the Middle East, killing four American soldiers. The US strikes have since killed dozens of people, according to Iran's health ministry.
Hopes of return to diplomacy as US-Iran hold fire for third day
Hopes of return to diplomacy as US-Iran hold fire for third day
Hopes of return to diplomacy as US-Iran hold fire for third day
Hopes of return to diplomacy as US-Iran hold fire for third day
Hopes of return to diplomacy as US-Iran hold fire for third day
Hopes of return to diplomacy as US-Iran hold fire for third day