Strait of Hormuz - Page 3

  • Children play in the water along the shore as a mix of bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels sit offshore in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • A man waves an Iranian flag for a pro-government campaign under a billboard with graphic showing Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips of U.S. President Donald Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • People ride motorcycles near a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Photo: AP)

US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 8, 2026 (AP) — The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks Thursday on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces,” highlighting the fragility of the month-old ceasefire between the two countries. U.S. Central Command said in a social

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  • US President Donald Trump says the U.S. has “had very good talks” with Iran over the last 24 hours, adding “it’s very possible we’ll make a deal.” (Photo: Video grab/AP
  • President Donald Trump, accompanied by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • President Donald Trump watches as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • France’s President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes British Prime Minister Keir Starmer prior to an international summit to push forward efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France, Friday, April 17, 2026. (Photo: AP)

Trump administration sows confusion as it tries to reopen Strait of Hormuz

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WASHINGTON, May 7, 2026 (AP) — The Trump administration’s approach to the Iran war over the past 24 hours has pinballed from declarations that a tenuous ceasefire was holding and military operations were over to new threats of bombing the Islamic Republic. Tuesday started with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explaining how the U.S. military was

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  • An Iranian woman walks next to a mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • People ride motorcycles near a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • People walk on a street near a mural featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • People walk on a street near a mural featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • Israeli military vehicles leave Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, May 6, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • Smoke rises from southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, May 6, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 6, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a location given as Beijing, China, in this handout image released May 6, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a location given as Beijing, China, in this handout image released May 6, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

Iran says it is reviewing new US proposal after sources say sides closing in on deal

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ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV, May 6 (Reuters) – Iran said on Wednesday ​it was reviewing a new U.S. proposal, after sources said Washington and Tehran were closing in on a one-page memorandum to end the war in the Gulf while leaving tricky ‌issues such as Iran’s nuclear programme for later. An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson, cited by

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US President Donald Trump downplayed tensions with Iran Tuesday, calling the conflict a “skirmish” and claiming the U.S. has “total control.” He said Iran is quietly negotiating and “wants to make a deal,” as a fragile ceasefire holds amid new attacks. (Photo: Video grab/AP)

China’s top envoy meets with Iran’s in Beijing as Trump pauses US effort in the Strait

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 6, 2026 (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening he was pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of Iranian ports would remain in

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