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Middle East crisis live: Iran says it needs guarantees against attacks before Gulf can be stable

ceasefire. In other key developments: - **Donald Trump is unhappy with an Iranian proposal on the war because it does not address Iran’s nuclear program, Reuters cited a US official as saying** on Monday, after

Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension

US President Donald Trump for extending a ceasefire with Iran and indefinitely pushing back the end of the two week truce, with Tehran silent on the decision early on April 22. **ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty

War preparations under way in Iran as Hormuz tensions with US escalate

response to US President Donald Trump’s [announcement](/news/2026/5/3/trump-says-us-will-help-free-up-ships-stuck-in-hormuz-strait) on Sunday that the US would “guide” vessels stranded by the US-Israeli war on Iran through the key waterway. ![A child holds an Iranian flag

Iran considering US proposal to end war, official says

ceasefire into a permanent end to this war". President Donald Trump said the US has had "very good talks with Iran in the last 24 hours" and that a deal is possible. [In its report

With 3,000 containers stuck in Pakistan, Iran explores more land routes

response when this article was written. If the plan materialises, Pakistani trucks will carry the cargo to the border, then Iranian transport would take over. The documents seen by Al Jazeera, suggest that Iran would

Iran war: What’s happening on day 54 as Trump extends ceasefire?

proposal with conditions for ending the war, and until negotiations conclude, keeping diplomacy open while maintaining pressure on Iran. However, Trump said the US naval blockade on Iran would remain. Iran has insisted that

Iranian forces seize two ships in strait of Hormuz amid doubts over further peace talks with US

proposals from Washington, but also suggested a wide gap remains between the sides. Pakistan has acted as mediator, but a luxury hotel in Islamabad that was cleared out for more talks remained empty on Wednesday

UAE reports drone and missile attack as Iran war ceasefire is challenged

proposals for ending the war delivered to it via Pakistan, which is serving as a mediator. Trump played down the exchange of fire between Iran and the U.S. Navy on Thursday. In a phone call

Iran’s leaders debate war and peace after Trump ceasefire extension

ceasefire was “based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured” and could not come up with a unified proposal. He also said “Iran is collapsing financially” and its authorities are unable

These are difficult times for the world, so what will Pakistan do?

ceasefire in Lebanon. In response, Iran announced it would allow all commercial ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz for the remainder of the temporary truce period—before matters became somewhat complicated

Nato says US cannot suspend Spain from alliance, after reported Pentagon email

Iran's ports is not in the UK's interest. The UK has allowed the US to use British bases to launch strikes on Iranian sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz and RAF planes have

What’s in Iran’s latest proposal – and how has the US responded?

ceasefire between the US and Iran has been extended. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/epa_69f08a374968-1777371703.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C508&quality=80) Iranians walk past a huge billboard carrying a sentence reading in Persian ‘The Strait of Hormuz remains closed’ at Enghelab Square

Gulf leaders meet in Saudi Arabia for first time since start of war on Iran

response to them,” the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Among those in attendance were Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Qatari

Hegseth faces questions about Iran in first congressional appearance since war began

proposal. It would boost defense spending to a historic $1.5 trillion. While Republicans focused on the details of military budgeting and voiced support for the Iran operation, Democrats grilled Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman

Iran foreign minister: strait of Hormuz now ‘completely open’ to commercial vessels

proposal to reopen the strait needed to be “lasting and workable”. Trump, however, said that he had rebuffed an offer from Nato to help and told them to stay away unless they want to load

Nato seeks to ‘understand the details’ of US decision to withdraw troops from Germany

responsibility for our shared security,” Hart said on social media, noting [Nato](https://www.theguardian.com/world/nato) allies had made progress since agreeing last year to invest 5% of GDP in defence to meet the growing threat

US sanctions Iraqi minister accused of aiding Iran oil sales

proposal. In a [statement](https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0492) on Thursday, OFAC said it was also designating three leaders of the Iran-backed armed groups, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada

Iran war: What’s happening on day 60 as diplomacy gathers pace?

responsible for the Strait of Hormuz under a proposed national law for managing the waterway. - **Iran blames US for stalled talks:** The Iranian foreign minister blamed Washington for the failure of talks after landing

Has the US accepted Iran’s demand to settle Hormuz first, nuclear later?

ceasefire “certainly holds”. ## Has Washington blinked? The central question is whether the US has, implicitly, accepted Iran’s core demand: end the war and settle the Strait of Hormuz first, with the nuclear programme

Middle East crisis live: Iran reviewing peace proposal as Trump says a deal ‘very possible’

response via Pakistani mediators. **Ebrahim Rezaei,** the spokesperson of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission, said the proposal to end the war was merely an **“American wish list