Trump allowed the resumption of dialogue with Iran after the blockade of Hormuz. What the media is writing

US President Donald Trump said that negotiations with Iran could resume in the near future. He said this after the first day of the naval blockade organized by the US military in the Strait of Hormuz. Despite their presence, some vessels were able to leave the Persian Gulf. What the media say about the chances of a new dialogue is in the Izvestia digest.

The Guardian: Trump allowed the resumption of peace talks between the United States and Iran

Trump said that US-Iranian peace talks could resume in Islamabad within the next two days, and praised the work of the Chief of Staff of the Pakistani army as a mediator. On April 14, the US president spoke with a New York Post correspondent who traveled to Islamabad over the weekend for the first round of cease-fire talks. After the interview, Trump called her back "with updated information."

Trump's comments came after a wave of speculation about a new round of negotiations. The previous round ended with U.S. Vice President Jay D. Vance leaving the room, saying that Iran had not made a "clear promise not to seek nuclear weapons." After the talks, Trump announced a US naval blockade of ships using Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf, in an attempt to increase pressure on the country's economy and as a response to Iran's near-complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Bloomberg: The United States and Iran are seeking to continue negotiations on a cease-fire

The United States and Iran are seeking to organize a second round of peace talks in the coming days. The aim is to hold additional discussions before the expiration of the ceasefire agreement next week, sources familiar with the situation said. One of the proposals is to return to Pakistan, where the initial talks took place over the weekend, although other locations are being considered.

The United States has organized a 24-hour blockade with the help of an armada consisting of more than 12 ships. It includes destroyers and the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, accompanied by F-35 fighter jets and Marine Corps ships for boarding operations, as well as the coastal warship USS Canberra, which can help in mine clearance of maritime territories. The vessels are concentrated in the Gulf of Oman, not along the Iranian coast or in the Strait of Hormuz. This gives the United States more room to maneuver and resupply, while reducing vulnerability to Iranian anti-ship missiles and allowing for landing operations if necessary.

The Washington Post: as a result of the US blockade, six merchant ships returned to the Strait of Hormuz

On April 14, military officials reported that U.S. warships had collided with six merchant vessels spotted leaving an Iranian port and forced all of them to turn back in the early hours of the blockade. According to the sources, none of the six incidents required escalation by American forces to force the ships to turn around.

The blockade affects only those ships that were either still in the Iranian port or were moored there after April 13, one of the officials said. Earlier, the Iranian Press TV channel reported that two ships that were in Iranian ports passed the blockade, but in both cases, according to tracking data, they left the port before the deadline set by the United States.

Reuters: Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was virtually unaffected on the first day of the blockade

The first full day of the American blockade of ships entering Iranian ports had virtually no effect on their movement in the Strait of Hormuz. According to shipping, at least eight vessels, including three tankers linked to Iran, crossed this waterway. The blockade has created even greater uncertainty for shippers, oil companies, and war risk insurers. According to industry sources, the volume of traffic remains only at the level of a small fraction of the number of pre-war crossings.

The instructions of the US military state that humanitarian supplies will be released from the blockade. Although the cost of war risk insurance has not increased since the beginning of the blockade, it still amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional weekly costs, with insurance coverage typically reviewed every 48 hours, according to industry sources.

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The New York Times: Trump's blockade risks undermining warming relations with China

When China declared that the US blockade of Iranian oil exported from the Strait of Hormuz was "dangerous and irresponsible," it was a brief reflection of Trump's latest task: how not to undermine the brewing warming of relations with China due to the conflict with Iran. Trump is expected to arrive in Beijing in four weeks in an attempt to rebuild relations between the world's two largest economies.

At first, China remained relatively silent about the military action, knowing that the cargo already at sea and the impressive reserves of emergency oil reserves would probably help it survive this period. He ignored Trump's demand to send warships to maintain passage through the strait. But as soon as the blockade began, and in the face of the prospect that Chinese cargo ships, some of which are manned by Chinese crews, could be deployed by the U.S. Navy, the tone changed.