Iran war: Tehran slams US port blockade

What you need to know Here a round-up of all the latest developments on the US-Israeli war with Iran on April 14, 2026. READ MORE: What effect could the US blockade have on the conflict? The blockade of Iranian ports ordered by US President Donald Trump will stop most of Tehran's oil exports and thus take away Iran's main source of hard currency. But will it have the effect that the US desires of bringing Iran back to the negotiating table, or instead escalate the conflict even further? DW's Nik Martin looks at possible scenarios in this article: Trump's naval blockade raises economic pressure on Iran Russian oil exports profiting from Iran war — IEA Russia nearly doubled its earnings from oil exports in March after the US eased sanctions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine to help offset rising energy prices caused by the Iran war, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday It said Russia earned $19 billion (€16.14 billion) last month as exports of crude and oil ...