﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Presstv</title><link>https://www.presstv.ir/</link><description>Press TV is a 24-hour English- and French-language news and documentary network affiliated with Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:14:53 +0330</lastBuildDate><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/18/767088/how-red-sea-closure-would-cripple-global-economy-end-western-sea-hegemony</link><title>How Red Sea closure would cripple global economy and end Western sea hegemony</title><description>The closure of the Red Sea in the event of American escalation in the region would cripple global supply chains, trigger economic shocks, end Western maritime hegemony, and accelerate a multipolar world order.</description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" 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neutralizing the enemy's economic warfare strategy</description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/15/766897/Iran-rejects-IMO%E2%80%99s-UAE-backed-proposal-on-%E2%80%98maritime-corridor%E2%80%99-in-Strait-of-Hormuz-</link><title>Iran rejects UAE proposal on ‘maritime corridor’ in Strait of Hormuz </title><description>Iran has vehemently rejected a UAE-backed proposal adopted by IMO on a ‘maritime corridor’ in the Strait of Hormuz.</description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/14/766856/us-naval-blockade-strait-hormuz-leverage-but-grave-cost-global-economy-economist</link><title>US Strait of Hormuz blockade bid for leverage, but at grave cost to global economy: Economist</title><description>As the US enforces a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, the hasty move signals Washington’s attempt to 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war</title><description>From the $8 billion frozen by the Carter administration in 1979 to over $100 billion today, Iran's assets remain trapped abroad as part of a long-running US economic war against the Iranian nation.</description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/13/766776/Iran-Pakistan-transit-corridor-begins-operations-with-first-export-shipment</link><title>Iran-Pakistan transit corridor begins operations with first export shipment</title><description>Trade activity through the newly launched Pakistan-Iran transit corridor officially starts, marked by the dispatch of the first export consignment from Pakistan.</description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/15/766897/Iran-rejects-IMO%E2%80%99s-UAE-backed-proposal-on-%E2%80%98maritime-corridor%E2%80%99-in-Strait-of-Hormuz-</link><title>Iran 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