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attacked and sank, authorities said on Thursday, in renewed escalation on shipping near the strait. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported that “unauthorised personnel” had taken over a vessel that had been anchored
Iran have increased their exchange of attacks in recent weeks. Late on Sunday, CENTCOM said it conducted “self-defense strikes” on Iranian radar and drone sites in the city of Goruk and on Qeshm Island
attacks overnight in and near the strait of Hormuz struck an Iranian cargo vessel, wounding 10 sailors and leaving five others missing. It was not immediately clear whether the vessel was directly targeted. US Central
drones, missiles and fast-attack craft, making passage through the strait too risky for commercial shipping. The US has countered by blockading Iranian ports. The war, which began with an Israeli strike that killed Ayatollah
drone attacks from Iran since the start of the war in late February, draining their stockpiles of US weapons and straining their air defence systems. The sales include the transfer of an advanced precision kill
UAE announcing a decision to [withdraw from OPEC and OPEC+](/news/2026/4/28/uae-leaves-opec-and-opec) to focus on “national interests”, dealing a heavy blow to the oil-exporting groups. Earlier on Tuesday, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs cautioned
drone and missile attacks on US bases in the Gulf and energy installations in the region. Those attacks have probably caused more damage to Gulf infrastructure than previously reported. The Saudi intervention will also
missile batteries systems at the Al Ruwais and Al Sader airbases in the UAE and Muwaffaq Salti Airbase in Jordan. The US is only known to operate eight of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
drones coming from Iran”. Since the war began, Iran has frequently targeted US military assets and infrastructure in neighbouring Gulf countries, with the UAE taking the largest share of hits. Earlier this week, the UAE
attack came from the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon. The APKWS is designed to equip unguided rockets with a laser-targeting system, which turns them into low-cost precision weapons able to take down
attacker but a higher impact for the recipient as we’ve seen in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia,” Michael Kerr, a historian and political scientist at King’s College London, told Al Jazeera. Israel
missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbours, including Bahrain, during the war, causing significant damage to US military sites. Bahrain has since cracked down on perceived pro-Iran support within its borders, warning that anyone
ATTACKS_MAY5_2026_GMT1435-1777992258](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/INTERACTIVE_LIVETRACKER_IRAN_US_ISRAEL_MIDDLEEAST_ATTACKS_MAY5_2026_GMT1435-1777992258.jpg?quality=80) ## War diplomacy - **Vance says US is ‘making progress’ in talks:** The US vice president says he believes progress is being made in negotiations with Iran. “I think
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
UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others.” 
drones, missiles and fast-attack craft. The US has countered by blockading Iranian ports and mounting escorted transits for commercial vessels. The US military spokesperson said that ship owners and insurance companies have responded positively
missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz. ## War diplomacy - **Chinese supertanker crosses Hormuz:** Chinese crude oil supertanker Yuan Hua Hu was reportedly transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, ship-tracking data showed, passing Iran
attacks against Iran’s Kharg and other critical islands, and the Trump administration expects increased pressure on Iran’s oil sector due to hampered access to export routes and supertankers keeping the oil stored
UAE and Qatar - all hit by Iranian missiles and drones in recent weeks - to share drone expertise and technology, tightening alliances and benefitting from business - and it hopes defence deals - with wealthy US-allied countries
attacks Tensions remain high [across the region](/news/liveblog/2026/5/1/iran-war-live-tehran-says-us-ports-siege-intolerable-trump-mulls-action), with Iran, the United States and Israel trading warnings as violence continues. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has described the US naval siege of Iranian ports