[2026-04-14 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Iran winning information war – Lego cartoonist to RT

Snippet: The US is losing the information war against Iran, as social media platforms allow the “raw, unfiltered truth” about the conflict to instantly reach millions, undermining Washington’s narrative, an Iranian-American Lego cartoonist has told RT.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638332-iran-lego-cartoon-artist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-14 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Federal Court Strikes Down 158-Year-Old Home Distilling Ban

Snippet: Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/federal-court-strikes-down-158-year-old-home-distilling-ban

[2026-04-14 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: US fluoride shortage: Iran war is affecting supply

Snippet: A student drinks from a water fountain inside Cuyama Elementary School, Sept. 20, 2023, in New Cuyama, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, file)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/fluoride-teeth-decay-dentist-iran-israel-cavities-cc1127d5278674498fe580be9f88a243

[2026-04-14 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: The US blockade of Iran is a gamble. Will it work?

Snippet: There's no doubt the US military has the capability to mount a blockade of vessels moving in and out of the Gulf. The question is: to what end?

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgw8w7mzxgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-14 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Opec's output falls by nearly 8 million bpd in March in the worst supply shock in decades | The National

Snippet: The Iran war wiped out 7.88 million barrels per day of Opec’s production in March, resulting in the biggest supply collapse for the producers’ group in recent decades, the Vienna-based organisation said in its latest monthly report.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/04/13/opecs-output-falls-by-nearly-8-million-bpd-in-march-in-the-worst-supply-shock-in-decades/

[2026-04-14 01:18 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Luca Guadagnino defends Timothée Chalamet over opera and ballet remarks: ‘How can one comment become a planetary polemic?’

Snippet: The director, who cast Chalamet in 2017’s Call Me By Your Name, spoke out in the actor’s defence ahead of the premiere of his staging of opera The Death of Klinghoffer

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/13/luca-guadagnino-defends-timothee-chalamet-over-opera-and-ballet-remarks

[2026-04-14 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump is returning to a war with Iran that offers no easy victory for anyone

Snippet: It is entirely in keeping with the way he has managed this war that US President Donald Trump’s first reaction to the collapse of talks in Islamabad was to announce a measure that helps Iran more than it hurts it.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/iran-war-trumps-antics-offer-no-easy-victory-anyone

[2026-04-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The world is gripped by 3am dread thanks to an unhinged US president. Can someone turn the history machine off? | Brigid Delaney

Snippet: Amid the daily horror show in the Middle East is the realisation the so-called adults in the room are insane or powerless or just as bewildered as you are

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/13/the-world-is-gripped-by-dread-trump-unhinged

[2026-04-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Monarchy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Less pomp, more cosplay: Prince Harry and Meghan’s ‘faux royal’ Australian tour

Snippet: Promotional events with hefty price tags are on the agenda, alongside visits to a children’s hospital, women’s homeless service and the war memorial

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/14/prince-harry-and-meghans-faux-royal-australian-tour

[2026-04-14 00:52 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]

Source: 9News

Title: LIVE: US blockade of Strait of Hormuz begins

Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Tuesday, April 14.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-april-14-donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-blockade/19d23a36-5dc2-4e5b-97d1-d0b6d3620170

[2026-04-14 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: US military is poised to blockade Iranian ports, while Tehran threatens ports in the Mideast

Snippet: CAIRO — The US military vowed to blockade all Iranian ports starting Monday, part of efforts to force Tehran into agreeing to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz and accepting a peace deal. Iran responded with threats on all ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, taking aim at US-allied countries.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/13/world/us-military-is-poised-to-blockade-iranian-ports-while-tehran-threatens-ports-in-the-mideast/2319282

[2026-04-14 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iran’s rulers gamble on a fragile ceasefire to sustain power through chaos - opinion

Snippet: Tehran wants to ensure that no damage is inflicted on its terrorist proxy groups across the Middle East and that it always retains instruments of pressure and leverage against Israel. In the strategic logic of Islamist movements, terrorist organizations do not abandon each other in moments of danger. During this war, the regional configuration changed significantly.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-892728

[2026-04-14 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Women of the Wall call on Katz to include women in national Remembrance Day ceremony

Snippet: The Women of the Wall requested that a woman have a prominent role in next week's Remembrance Day ceremony, in a letter sent to Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-892863

[2026-04-14 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Senior IDF intel. officer: In minutes, we devastated Hezbollah, killing hundreds of terrorists

Snippet: In minutes during the major IDF attacks on Hezbollah on April 8, the military devastated Hezbollah, killing hundreds of its fighters and destroying dozens of its key command centers, a senior IDF intelligence official said on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-892869

[2026-04-14 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Trump wars Iranian military ships from approaching ‘our blockade’ in Gulf

Snippet: UK will not back US blockade of Hormuz, PM Keir Starmer says

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/trump-says-iranian-ships-will-be-eliminated-as-us-naval-blockade-begins

[2026-04-14 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Key Events This Week: PPI, Industrial Production, Q1 Earnings, Iran War

Snippet: When it comes to the week ahead, clearly the Iran conflict will be the main focus, but there are a few other things to look out on the calendar.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/key-events-week-ppi-industrial-production-q1-earnings-iran-war

[2026-04-14 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US moves to block Iranian ports as Iran threatens retaliatory strikes on Gulf shipping hubs

Snippet: Pakistan presses diplomatic efforts as fragile ceasefire holds; questions remain over enforcement and impact on global energy flows through Hormuz

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3349946/us-moves-block-iranian-ports-iran-threatens-retaliatory-strikes-gulf-shipping-hubs?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-14 00:17 UTC+10:00] [Iranian coastline] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US moves to block Iranian ports as Iran threatens retaliatory strikes on Gulf shipping hubs

Snippet: Pakistan presses diplomatic efforts as fragile ceasefire holds; questions remain over enforcement and impact on global energy flows through Hormuz

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3349946/us-moves-block-iranian-ports-iran-threatens-retaliatory-strikes-gulf-shipping-hubs

[2026-04-14 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Trump’s threat to blockade Hormuz: Why it’s war’s latest major escalation

Snippet: United States President Donald Trump’s threat to begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz soon after talks in Islamabad between Washington and Tehran ended without a deal is a substantial escalation in the war on Iran, analysts say.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/trumps-threat-to-blockade-hormuz-why-its-wars-latest-major-escalation

[2026-04-14 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: US Navy begins blockade of Iranian ports after failed peace talks

Snippet: A US naval blockade of all ships entering and leaving Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz has begun.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-14/iran-war-live-updates-blockade-strait-of-hormuz-begins-trump/106559224

[2026-04-14 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Australia's LNG exporters will face a tougher future, new report says

Snippet: Soaring prices for liquefied natural gas in the wake of the war in the Middle East could hasten the shift towards renewable energy. (Reuters)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-14/australia-lng-export-window-closing-climate-resource-report/106557570

[2026-04-14 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: The UAE's continuity is based not on avoiding risk but managing it | The National

Snippet: The ceasefire involving Iran has prompted a familiar wave of quick conclusions. As tensions eased, some observers framed the episode in binary terms – either as a test the region passed or as a warning sign of deeper fragility. Yet such interpretations miss the more important question: not whether disruption occurred, but how states functioned under pressure.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/04/13/uae-iran-war-risk-economy/

[2026-04-13 23:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Pakistan eyes narrow window to resuscitate US-Iran talks after breakdown

Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – More than 12 hours of face-to-face negotiations between the United States and Iran ended without agreement in Islamabad on Sunday, leaving a fragile two-week ceasefire as the only barrier between diplomacy and a return to war.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/pakistan-eyes-narrow-window-to-resuscitate-us-iran-talks-after-breakdown

[2026-04-13 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South Korea

Title: U.S. to start blockading all ship traffic in Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea on Monday

Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. military will start blockading all ship traffic in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea east of the crucial Strait of Hormuz on Monday morning (Washington time), the U.S. Central Command said in a note to seafarers, according to a report.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260413011300315

[2026-04-13 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Middle East War: Iran threatens Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman

Snippet: Iran's military has warned that no ports in the Persian Gulf or Gulf of Oman will be safe if its own ports are threatened. According to Iranian state media, the army said, ‘security in the Persian Gulf and the sea of Oman is either for everyone or for no one’.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/04/13/middle-east-war-iran-threatens-persian-gulf-gulf-of-oman/

[2026-04-13 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Smiling jilted girlfriend pretended ex was planning to bomb plane in twisted break-up revenge: cops

Snippet: A jilted woman has been arrested after she lied that her ex-boyfriend was taking a bomb on a plane in New Mexico — trying to get him in trouble just hours after they broke up, cops said.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/us-news/jilted-woman-claims-ex-boyfriend-was-planning-to-bomb-plane-in-break-up-revenge/

[2026-04-13 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Ukraine downed Iranian drones in Middle East during Iran war, Zelensky claims

Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine had assisted in downing drones in the Middle East during the Iran War in an X/Twitter post on Friday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-892758

[2026-04-13 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Lebanon: Red Cross teams inspect wreckage after Israeli airstrikes damage ambulances

Snippet: The attacks come as Israel presses its offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, raising concerns over humanitarian access and civilian safety. Emergency workers reported repeated disruptions to rescue operations due to ongoing shelling in the area. The escalation follows Israel’s announcement that its forces have surrounded and are moving to capture Bint Jbeil, a town about 5 kilometres from the border, after killing more than 100 Hezbollah fighters there over the past week.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/04/13/lebanon-red-cross-teams-inspect-wreckage-after-israeli-airstrikes-damage-ambulances/

[2026-04-13 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Goldman Stock Slides After FICC Unexpectedly Misses Despite Highest Overall Profit In 5 Years

Snippet: Goldman Sachs reported its highest quarterly profit in five years, as the bank's equities traders beat their own previous all-time quarterly high revenue by more than $1 billion thanks to a surge in market volatility due to the war in Iran; however this stellar performance in equities was offset by an unexpected drop in FICC revenues.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/goldman-stock-slides-after-ficc-unexpectedly-misses-despite-highest-overall-profit-5-years

[2026-04-13 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: U.S. begins blockade of Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: The U.S. on Monday has begun blocking ships from entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz, attempting to ratchet up pressure on Iran to reopen the key oil route after peace negotiations collapsed.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/13/trump-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz-blockade.html

[2026-04-13 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: World Bank chief sounds alarm about looming jobs crisis even after war ends

Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Middle East war will dominate global finance officials' talks this week in Washington, but World Bank President Ajay Banga is sounding the alarm about a bigger, looming crisis: a huge gap in jobs for the 1.2 billion people who will reach working age in developing countries in the next 10 to 15 years.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/13/business/foreign-business/world-bank-chief-sounds-alarm-about-looming-jobs-crisis-even-after-war-ends/2319150

[2026-04-13 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Pope Leo XIV pushes back as Donald Trump criticism escalates

Snippet: US-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the US-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/04/13/pope-leo-xiv-pushes-back-as-donald-trump-criticism-escalates/

[2026-04-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Five killed in strikes on alleged drug boats in eastern Pacific, US military says

Snippet: Attacks on Saturday bring number of people killed in boat strikes by US military to at least 168

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/drug-boat-strikes-latest-us-military

[2026-04-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Gunfire Strikes Sam Altman's San Francisco Home Days After Molotov Cocktail Attack

Snippet: Just two days after a Molotov cocktail was hurled at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Russian Hill residence in San Francisco, another violent episode unfolded at the same address. Early Sunday morning, April 12, 2026, San Francisco police responded to reports of possible shots fired near Altman's home.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/gunfire-strikes-sam-altmans-san-francisco-home-days-after-molotov-cocktail-attack-signs

[2026-04-13 22:48 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Iran war as a cage Trump can’t escape

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/04/iran-war-as-a-cage-trump-cant-escape/

[2026-04-13 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: At least six killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon

Snippet: At least six people have been killed in a new wave of Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, state media reports, as the Israeli military claims to have surrounded a main town there.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/at-least-six-killed-in-israeli-strikes-in-southern-lebanon

[2026-04-13 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iran is asking to be destroyed - opinion

Snippet: The claim now echoing around television studios – that the war against Iran has gone off the rails – does not withstand scrutiny. The clear objective of this war from the outset has been to remove three threats: Iran’s nuclear program, its ballistic missile arsenal, and its network of proxy armies across the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-892470

[2026-04-13 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: From crisis to capital: Iron Nation launches $60 million to help Israeli startups expand to US

Snippet: One of Israel’s latest venture capital firms, Iron Nation, launched a $60 million fund on Monday that will focus on Israeli startups in their seed or Series B rounds.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-892841

[2026-04-13 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria

Snippet: A Paris court on Monday found cement maker Holcim's Lafarge unit guilty of charges that its Syrian subsidiary financed terrorism and breached European sanctions to keep a plant operating in northern Syria during the country's civil war.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-892844

[2026-04-13 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: A newborn in a Beirut displacement camp struggles to survive in war

Snippet: Haifa Kenjo, who fled Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, holds her 15-day-old daughter Shiman inside the tent she uses as a shelter and where she gave birth to her in Beirut, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-beirut-newborn-child-war-6d228bb324d16a4b17b58b32ab051846

[2026-04-13 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: President Sheikh Mohamed discusses Iran war with King of Bahrain | The National

Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/04/13/president-sheikh-mohamed-discusses-iran-war-with-king-of-bahrain/

[2026-04-13 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Netanyahu Says Iran Ceasefire Could End At Any Moment, Backs Trump's Blockade - Tehran Blasts 'Piracy'

Snippet: Iran's military says the planned US blockade on Gulf ports will be an "illegal" act tantamount to "piracy" as Trump is also weighing limited strikes on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/netanyahu-says-iran-ceasefire-could-end-any-moment-backs-trumps-blockade-tehran-blasts

[2026-04-13 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: South Korean president’s Holocaust remarks spark Israel outcry

Snippet: Lee Jae Myung’s comparing military action against Palestinians to the Holocaust comes as Israel remembers the 6 million Jews killed by Nazis

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3349935/south-korean-presidents-holocaust-remarks-spark-israel-outcry?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-13 22:25 UTC+10:00] [World War II] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: South Korean president’s Holocaust remarks spark Israel outcry

Snippet: Lee Jae Myung’s comparing military action against Palestinians to the Holocaust comes as Israel remembers the 6 million Jews killed by Nazis

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3349935/south-korean-presidents-holocaust-remarks-spark-israel-outcry

[2026-04-13 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: What Pakistani jets in Saudi Arabia mean for Gulf security in Iran war

Snippet: Analysts say the Pakistani air force’s presence ‘will complicate Iran’s targeting calculus’ and force it to reconsider its attack strategy

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3349932/what-pakistani-jets-saudi-arabia-mean-gulf-security-iran-war?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-13 22:22 UTC+10:00] [Eastern Province] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: What Pakistani jets in Saudi Arabia mean for Gulf security in Iran war

Snippet: Analysts say the Pakistani air force’s presence ‘will complicate Iran’s targeting calculus’ and force it to reconsider its attack strategy

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3349932/what-pakistani-jets-saudi-arabia-mean-gulf-security-iran-war

[2026-04-13 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: A third of Holocaust survivors in Israel living in poverty, study finds

Snippet: Over a third of Holocaust survivors in Israel are living in poverty and are facing intensified economic and security fears amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, a new study has found.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/third-holocaust-survivors-israel-living-poverty-amid-iran-war

[2026-04-13 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Pope in Algeria urges forgiveness and reconciliation on historic visit

Snippet: Speaking at the Martyr’s Memorial in Algiers, he paid tribute to those who died in the 1954–1962 war of independence and called for forgiveness as a path to reconciliation. The trip comes at a delicate moment in Algeria’s relations with France and amid wider international tensions, adding diplomatic weight to the visit.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/04/13/pope-in-algeria-urges-forgiveness-and-reconciliation-on-historic-visit/

[2026-04-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China says open Strait of Hormuz crucial for global interests as Trump threatens blockade

Snippet: Beijing’s foreign ministry denies that China plans to provide weapons and military tech to Iran

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3349929/china-says-open-strait-hormuz-crucial-global-interests-trump-threatens-blockade?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China says open Iran strait key to global interests as Trump threatens blockade

Snippet: Beijing’s foreign ministry denies that China plans to provide weapons and military tech to Iran

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3349929/china-says-open-strait-hormuz-crucial-global-interests-trump-threatens-blockade