RT News - April 22 2026 (17:00 MSK)

With a ceasefire extension between the US and Iran in place, the fallout from the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz grows by the day, with some calling it the 'biggest crisis in history'. 500 million dollars on ice. The US reportedly blocks a cargo plane of cold, hard cash headed to Iraq, accusing Baghdad of hosting pro-Iranian forces on its territory. American military veterans are arrested after protesting the war on Iran in Washington - as the US revises its casualty figures upwards. A US war veteran of two wars is standing by to speak with us in the programme.