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ships and their crews to escape the Gulf, but also aimed at weakening Iran’s chokehold on the strait of Hormuz. By the early hours of Wednesday we were back to peace. The president announced
ship had ignored US orders to alter its planned transit through the strait. The operation followed Washington’s imposition of a naval blockade on all Iranian ports on April 13. Iran responded two days later
shipping channel off the Iranian coastline, which has been closed or heavily restricted since the beginning of the US-Israel assault in February. Marles said the meeting had resolved to back “collective diplomatic, economic
attacked Iran, triggering another war in the Middle East and a global fuel crisis. Barely two weeks after the war began, the ceramics company where he worked shut down due to a shortage of propane
shipping during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Gulf state on Friday, as both countries seek to deepen their relationship amid [heightened tensions between Abu Dhabi and Tehran](/news/2026/5/12/why-is-iran-increasingly-targeting-the-uae-in-its-war-messaging). The agreements were signed
ships, particularly from the US and Israel, barred entirely. ## War diplomacy - **Lebanon-Israel ‘agreements’:** President Joseph Aoun says Lebanon is nearing a [“new phase”](/news/2026/4/17/lebanon-president-says-country-is-no-longer-a-pawn-amid-israel-ceasefire) of lasting deals after the ceasefire and is no longer
Hormuz, according to Steve Dunn, author of *Blockade: Cruiser Warfare and the Starvation of Germany in World War One*. "Detection of vessels is much easier, with satellite, [planes and drones] and radar," using helicopters
Iran A vessel reportedly operating as a "floating armoury" in the Gulf of Oman has been seized by Iranian military personnel, according to the maritime risk management company Vanguard. The ship is now "bound
attacks on their countries during the five weeks of war, which is now on pause in a fragile temporary ceasefire. "An act of hostile piracy" is how Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the president
shipping data showed. ## War diplomacy - A senior Trump administration official told reporters an agreement would not be signed on Sunday, saying the Iranian system did not move fast enough, the Reuters news agency reported
attacks. It took the same step during the brutal clampdown of protests earlier this year, which was mainly aimed at restricting protesters' ability to organise and access information. Back in January, Iran's Information
Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of the US naval blockade on Iranian shipping. Iran's immediate obligations are significant, but relatively limited. Tehran has agreed to help ensure safe commercial passage through Hormuz, something
Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping route. The agreement is being welcomed as a potential breakthrough, but questions remain about its implementation. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - **Iran says the memorandum
Strait of Hormuz and opened fire on a third ship for violating their restrictions on ships passing through the waterway. ## War diplomacy - **No deadline for Iran peace plan:** Trump has not set a deadline
attack on Prince Sultan airbase in eastern Saudi Arabia, fewer than 24 hours after Hegseth’s boast, destroyed the $700m E-3 AWACS/E7 radar detection aircraft. Essentially an airborne command centre, it can detect aircraft
Iran, attacks hit QatarEnergy's LNG facilities. Energy experts tell NPR it could take several months to repair them. A return to full production capacity could take years. QatarEnergy did not respond
ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 2. **Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP** Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP - 🎧 **Trump has said
attacks on Iran on February 28. “The immediate prognosis, it seems, is optimistic and assumes no significant setbacks,” Tamas Varga, an analyst at PVM Oil Associates in London, said in a commentary. “Over the last
attack was an attempt to kill president Trump, according to the federal prosecutor overseeing the investigation. Allen is accused of rushing a Secret Service checkpoint at the event, attended by president [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com
Hormuz. The pause, which came just one day after its launch, would be for “a short period” to give space for US efforts to finalize a settlement with Iran to end the war, Trump said