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ship. We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business,” Trump said at a rally in Florida on Friday. “We’re like pirates,” he added to cheers from
shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran also appears to be using the fragile ceasefire to conduct repairs to at least four of its ballistic missile bases, satellite images show. Photos appear to show that
Strait of Hormuz blockade. Speaking to supporters, Trump said the US “cannot allow” Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon, according to the Reuters news agency. - **US threatens escalation:** Trump threatened to [resume bombing](/news/liveblog/2026/5/6/iran-war-live-trump-says-hormuz-operation-paused-amid-us-tehran-talks
Hormuz was reported to be seeing an uptick in oil and gas tanker traffic, just two days after Iran said it would [re-close the waterway](/video/newsfeed/2026/6/20/iran-shuts-strait-of-hormuz-as-israel-tests-mou-with-lebanon-strikes) amid Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Four Qatar-controlled
strait of Hormuz – as “an act of bad faith” and “a definitive violation of the ceasefire”, adding that it would not leave aggression unanswered. But it conspicuously did not pull out of the talks that
ship on vessels transiting through the strait, according to reports. Iran would then use the money it raises for reconstruction. If peace talks fail, Tehran may again seek to close the strait. --- ## Will
ships through the strait of Hormuz, which carries about a fifth of the global oil supplies and has been blockaded by Iran since late February, triggering an energy crisis. Trump said he was stopping
attacks against Israel and US assets across the entire region. Iran also closed the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices soaring. Iran agreed to re-open the waterway as part of the two-week truce
Iran’s small boats in response to Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the waterway, and the United Arab Emirates reported coming under attack from Iranian missiles and drones. An Iranian military source cited
Iran has [threatened to strike back](/news/2026/5/1/iran-vows-long-painful-response-if-us-renews-attacks) if the US renews attacks, including on US assets in neighbouring Gulf countries. On Friday, United Arab Emirates presidential adviser Anwar Gargash wrote in a post
shipping lanes held by Tehran. In Trump’s telling, the “dealmaker-in-chief” has maintained a consistent policy toward [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) aimed at preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, leveling threats
attacks in Lebanon. Iran has confirmed reopening the Strait of Hormuz for the “duration” of the current pause in fighting, which is set to end early next week, barring a new agreement
shipping in the Red Sea , through which about $1 trillion of goods passed each year before the war. **The EU’s top diplomat has urged calm after Iran and [Israel](https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel) traded strikes
attacks have killed at least 2,387 people since fighting escalated six weeks ago, officials said. - **‘Israel talks separate’:** Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said planned talks with Israel were “separate” from the Iran-US negotiations
attacks on oil and gas facilities in the Gulf in the early weeks of the war impacted energy supplies. Since early March, Iran has also restricted passage through the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/9/on-level-of-atomic-bomb-iran-highlights-hormuz-importance-amid-us-talks), the narrow
Iran’s traditional mediator,” Alruhaid said. “But the Iranians are trying to say that they are open to diplomacy. They are sending messages. They are not closing any channels and not closing any doors
Strait of Hormuz largely closed to maritime traffic. A ceasefire has supposedly been in place between the US and Iran since April 8, but subsequent talks to try to agree on a permanent
strait of Hormuz – a chokepoint for around a fifth of the global oil supply – remains restricted by Iran, while the US maintains a blockade on Iranian ports. The interruption to global shipping and energy supplies
Hormuz, and claimed his representatives were having “very positive” discussions with Iran. Trump wrote on his social media site that what he called Project Freedom would be a humanitarian gesture “on behalf of the United
attacks on Iran this week at the request of allies in the Middle East, including the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Iran’s Baghaei said on Friday that a Qatari