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Live News,13 Apr 2026,30 mins

Trump's blockade begins

Newsnight

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Hours into his blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump claims Iran "want to make a deal". How long will the stalemate last? Plus, a British cardinal, who was in the conclave that chose Pope Leo, on the President's attack on the pontiff - and Mr Trump's "bizarre" deleted AI image. With Victoria Derbyshire.

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