{"id":6141,"date":"2026-04-19T09:36:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T09:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/iran-war-what-is-happening-on-day-51-of-the-us-iran-conflict\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T09:36:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T09:36:23","slug":"iran-war-what-is-happening-on-day-51-of-the-us-iran-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/iran-war-what-is-happening-on-day-51-of-the-us-iran-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran war: What is happening on day 51 of the US-Iran conflict?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Tehran will keep the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed until Washington ends the blockade of Iranian ports.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The strategic Strait of Hormuz was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/4\/18\/iran-reasserts-control-of-hormuz-strait-as-trump-warns-against-blackmail\">closed again<\/a> amid the standoff between Iran and the United States, as the influential Iranian parliamentary speaker indicated that a conclusive peace agreement was still \u201cfar\u201d away, even though talks made some headway.<\/p>\n<p>With mediators pressing on after high-level discussions in Pakistan failed to produce an accord, Tehran declared it would keep the vital maritime trade corridor closed until Washington lifts its blockade on Iranian ports.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/4\/18\/trump-claims-on-iranian-concessions-trigger-questions-rejections-in-tehran\">Trump claims on Iranian concessions trigger questions, rejections in Tehran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/4\/18\/french-soldier-serving-with-unifil-killed-in-lebanon-attack\">French soldier serving with UNIFIL killed in Lebanon attack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/upfront\/2026\/4\/18\/mazzucato-on-the-iran-wars-economic-shock-who-pays-the-price\">Mazzucato on the Iran war\u2019s economic shock: Who pays the price?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that any attempt to pass through the strait without permission \u201cwill be considered cooperation with the enemy, and the offending vessel will be targeted\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The current two-week ceasefire will expire on Wednesday unless it is extended.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what we know:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"in-iran\">In Iran<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>US \u2060President \u2060Donald Trump has no justification to \u2060deprive Iran of its nuclear \u2060rights, the Iranian Students\u2019 News Agency quoted Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian \u200cas saying on Sunday, as Washington and Tehran continue to face disagreements over nuclear \u2060issues.<\/li>\n<li>Iran\u2019s \u201cvaliant navy\u201d is \u201cready to inflict new bitter defeats on its enemies\u201d, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Saturday.<\/li>\n<li>Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh dismissed Trump\u2019s claims over the uranium and sounded a note of caution with regard to future talks between the two countries.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThere is now a certain sense of frustration and uncertainty when it comes to the road ahead. We know that Iranians are very much worried, not only about the shadow of the war, but also about the element of surprise, even during this ceasefire,\u201d Al Jazeera\u2019s Tohid Asadi reported from Tehran.<\/li>\n<li>Minister of Education Alireza Kazemi has said the government does not have plans to resume \u201cin-person education\u201d at the moment.<\/li>\n<li>The Tasnim News Agency, citing the deputy director of Iran\u2019s Civil Aviation Organisation, said the country\u2019s airspace would be reopened, with flights from east to west established gradually.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"war-diplomacy\">War diplomacy<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the Iranian parliament, said in a televised address on Saturday night that there had been \u201cprogress\u201d with Washington, \u201cbut there are many gaps and some fundamental points remain\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe are still far from the final discussion,\u201d said Ghalibaf, one of Tehran\u2019s negotiators in the talks aimed at ending the war launched by Israel and the US against Iran.<\/li>\n<li>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif returned to Pakistan on Saturday from his visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkiye in advance of an expected second round of US-Iran talks.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Egypt\u2019s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said Cairo and Islamabad hoped to secure a final agreement \u201cin the coming days\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"in-the-us\">In the US<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Trump accused Iran of getting \u201ca little cute\u201d with its recent moves and warned Tehran not to try to \u201cblackmail\u201d Washington by flip-flopping on the strait.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe have very good conversations going on,\u201d the president told reporters at the White House, adding that Washington was \u201ctaking a tough stand\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>The US military said it forced 23 ships to turn around near the Strait of Hormuz since it imposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports. In a post on X, the Central Command said US forces were still enforcing the blockade \u201cagainst ships entering or exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"in-israel\">In Israel<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Israeli military said another soldier had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the second death announced in less than 12 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Israeli forces said they have established a so-called \u201cyellow line\u201d in southern Lebanon, similar to an Israeli military measure in the besieged Gaza Strip. Israel has also been accused of violating the terms of the ceasefire with Lebanon.<\/li>\n<li>More than 1,000 homes in Tel Aviv have been left uninhabitable by the recent war with Iran, the city\u2019s mayor said on Saturday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"in-lebanon\">In Lebanon<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Saturday\u2019s attack that killed a French soldier serving with the UN mission UNIFIL in Lebanon.<\/li>\n<li>Naim Kassem, head of the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah, in a statement read on the group\u2019s Al-Manar TV, said a paper published by the US Department of State, which he described as the text of a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, \u201cmeans nothing at the practical level, but it is an insult to our country\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEveryone knows that the government of Lebanon has not met or approved this statement,\u201d he said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tehran will keep the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed until Washington ends the blockade of Iranian ports. 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