Global perspective Human stories The Strait of Hormuz which separates the United Arab Emirates and Iran is a strategically important shipping route Strait of Hormuz de-escalation is urgent, says UN chief By Daniel Johnson  11 May 2026 Peace and Security As the Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens and tensions between Iran and the United States remain unresolved, oil prices rose again early Monday, prompting the UN Secretary-General to call for a peaceful resolution and warn of the widening fallout across Africa and beyond. “My strong appeal is for the negotiations to go on until that diplomatic solution is found, the ceasefire to be maintained, and in between, the Strait of Hormuz to be completely open… Any restart of the fighting would have terrible consequences ,” António Guterres said.…