RT News - April 18 2026 (09:00 MSK)

Donald Trump hails the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz - despite Iran's vow to close it, if the US continues to blockade its ports. After weeks of insisting the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz is not their problem, European leaders now declare their mission is to protect commercial ships navigating the waterway. Israel kills four Lebanese paramedics the day before the start of the ceasefire with Lebanon. The head of the local ambulance service says it was a deliberate attack.