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military says three Navy ships came under attack yesterday** while navigating through waters near Iran. U.S. Central Command says it responded by launching strikes on Iranian missile and drone sites. Iran says that the U.S
military will maintain its presence in the Middle East and that its naval blockade of Iranian ports would continue. Ordoñez says Tehran is [staying on the offensive](https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=nx-s1-5795409:x). One adviser posted on social
military said it was working on intercepting the missiles but "the defense is not hermetic," adding that sirens sounded in several areas of the country. Tehran had warned of retaliation after Israel on Sunday struck
attacks that have been on pause since an April 8 ceasefire in the US-Israel war on Iran. Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran on Saturday for a two-day visit, meeting
response to missile fire from Tehran and Iran retaliated with waves of attacks, in the most serious crossfire since an April 8 ceasefire was reached. Explosions could be heard in central Israel as air defenses
attacks, comply with the principles of international law and relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, and respect the principles of good neighborliness." The statement came despite increasingly strained relations between Saudi and the UAE. Pakistan
military said no ships from Iranian ports got through the blockade and that six merchant vessels "complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around." --- ## Trump says peace talks in Pakistan could resume this week
response to this latest pause from the White House was hardly conciliatory. "Our armed forces' fingers are on the trigger, while diplomacy is also continuing," Mohsen Rezaei, a military adviser to Iran's supreme leader
Iranian foreign minister left, telling reporters he'd rejected a new peace proposal from Iran. Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian told Pakistan's prime minister on Sunday that his country would not enter "forced negotiations
Iranian response to the U.S. proposal. 
military might. “[Iran’s] storage reservoirs would fill quickly, some estimates suggest within a few weeks, forcing production shut-ins,” finance and policy analyst Javed Hassan, an adviser to the Islamabad-based Centre for Research
responsible, reliable, and forward-looking role in global energy markets." OPEC includes major state-owned oil producers like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iran; the UAE joined the group nearly 60 years ago, just
responsibilities, including overseeing recruiting, mobilising and organising, as well as construction and repair of ships and military equipment. He was appointed in 2024 as a political ally of Trump, despite having no prior military
responses," Zelenskyy said in a post on X. "Peace is needed, and real steps are needed to achieve it. Ukraine will act in kind." The Russian Defense Ministry declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine
Iranian ports. The U.S. Central Command said it has [directed 31 vessels](https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2047113315608866866?s=20) to change course since imposing its blockade earlier this month. Oil was again trading at over $100 a barrel Thursday
Iranian strikes](/news/2026/3/9/reprehensible-new-wave-of-iranian-missiles-drones-target-gulf-nations) on key GCC infrastructure have “converted these projects from economic aspirations into security necessities”, a shift that fundamentally alters the political calculus and injects urgency into their implementation. Here is an overview
Iranian-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah to do so. "Israel will not be bombing Lebanon any longer. They are PROHIBITED from doing so by the U.S.A. Enough is enough!!!" Trump [wrote on Truth Social](https://truthsocial.com
Iranian ports. The current two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire, mediated by Pakistan, expires Wednesday, April 22. News images showed crowds celebrating in parts of Lebanon and thousands of displaced families began returning to their homes
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi [said the passage](https://x.com/araghchi/status/2045121573124759713) for commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz was "completely open" on a coordinated route previously indicated by Iran. Trump initially acknowledged that
Iranian ports but does have a minesweeping capability that is "focused ... on getting the strait fully open." [France is sending](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260506-french-aircraft-carrier-pre-positions-for-possible-hormuz-mission) the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the Red Sea. [![Britain