Donald Trump says that the US is blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?

Lyse Doucet speaks to Ebrahim Azizi, who says Iran "will decide the right of passage" through the crucial shipping route.

Lyse Doucet says Iranians want a solution to the long-running animosity with the US, but leaders is not willing to make a deal on Washington's terms.

Energy markets have seen wild swings since the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February.

UK petrol and diesel prices have started to fall after 46 consecutive days of rises at the pump.

The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.

Tehran vows retaliation soon for what it calls an "act of armed piracy", which comes as the US prepares for a second round of talks.

President Macron blames the attack on Hezbollah. The Iran-backed armed group denies "any connection" to the incident.

The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran.

The US argues that the waiver is meant to ease the energy supply crunch sparked by the US-Israel war with Iran.

Iran is blaming a US blockade for the closure, saying it breaches the ceasefire reached between the two countries.

One man says he cancelled his holiday to Spain due to the rising costs and uncertainty.

Brent crude sinks by a tenth after Iran says the key waterway is open for commercial ships for the rest of the ceasefire.

Some kind of diplomatic progress is now under way, but is it enough to prevent a return to war?

The measure, a mostly symbolic gesture, lost by a single vote in the closely-divided House of Representatives.

At least four vessels tracked from Iranian ports appear to have crossed a US blockade line in the Gulf of Oman, analysis of ship-tracking data suggests.