Strait of Hormuz - Page 7

  • 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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  • A drone view shows the Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I, an oil tanker that sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, arriving in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra, Iraq, April 17, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • A drone view of a pump jack and drilling rig south of Midland, Texas, U.S. June 11, 2025. (Photo: Reuters)

Oil prices fall a second day as Trump indicates possible Iran peace deal

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MELBOURNE, May 6 (Reuters) – Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday on expectations bottled up supply from the key Middle East ​producing region could resume flowing after U.S. President Donald Trump indicated a possible peace deal ‌may be reached to end the war with Iran. Brent crude futures for July fell $1.52,

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Artemis II astronauts in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 29, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

Trump says Iran “should wave the white flag of surrender”

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WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed ​Iran’s military capability and said Tehran “should wave ‌the white flag of surrender” but is too proud to do so. Trump told reporters in ​the Oval Office that Iran’s military ​has been reduced to firing “peashooters” and ⁠that Tehran privately wants to make a

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