{
  "id": 9556991,
  "title": "Elusive Iran-US peace deal delaying Hormuz fertiliser delivery, warns UNOPS chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/elusive-iran-us-peace-deal-delaying-hormuz-fertiliser-delivery-warns",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T12:49:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/24/elusive-iran-us-peace-deal-delaying-hormuz-fertiliser-delivery-warns-unops-chief/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The UN's process for facilitating fertiliser shipments through the Strait of Hormuz has been delayed by diplomatic tensions between the US and Iran, warns the UN Office for Project Services chief, Jorge Moreira da Silva. During a recent interview, da Silva noted that while the mechanism's design is technically sound, the lack of agreement between the two nations on the process has hindered its implementation. Prior to the Iran war, the Strait handled about 20-30% of global fertiliser exports, but after the conflict began in late February, exports tumbled to less than 5% of pre-war levels. Consequently, almost 45 million people could fall into acute food insecurity due to the disruption. Despite a recent framework agreement between the US and Iran, which could pave the way for a broader peace deal, retaliatory attacks have resumed due to ongoing diplomatic deadlocks and a push for a comprehensive agreement. The UN has proposed a seven-day mechanism that would register vessels, coordinate deconfliction, provide safe routes, and monitor cargo loading to ease the crisis. Despite the complexity of the framework, da Silva remains hopeful that diplomatic breakthroughs will occur soon.",
  "summary": "The UN-established process to allow vessels carrying fertiliser to pass through the Strait of Hormuz has not faced technical objections, but is being held up by diplomacy, a senior UN official told The National . Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN undersecretary general and executive director of the UN Office for Project Services, warned in an interview with The National that the pursuit of a broader…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}