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ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. - Iran’s armed forces turned back two tankers attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday after issuing warnings. The semi-official Tasnim news agency said
seized two more. Around 20,000 seafarers have also been stuck aboard their ships since the start of the war. "There are a substantial number of tanker shipowners that [are keeping] their vessels away from
ships have recently been seized or attacked near the Strait of Hormuz and the coast of Oman. An Indian-flagged cargo vessel sank in Omani waters after a fire caused by what was suspected
seizes medieval castle as it expands major offensive in southern Lebanon](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/31/g-s1-125056/israel-seizes-medieval-beaufort-castle-southern-lebanon) The dueling attacks reflect the fragility of a weekslong ceasefire in the Iran war, which has seen repeated attacks even
forced to abandon the boat on May 4 as “their supplies were running short and they weren’t able to attack other ships because of a heightened alert by ships sailing through Somali waters
seize Iran’s oil export terminal of Kharg Island and launch a new wave of attacks, then suddenly claimed a diplomatic breakthrough, saying that a draft deal had been “approved” by “the highest level
ships, while countries in the Gulf region have also come under attack again. So what’s Iran’s new peace proposal, and why does Trump find it “unacceptable”? Here’s what we know
seize Kharg, an island in the Gulf that handles about 90% of Iran’s oil exports and hosts vast storage facilities. Trump said: “At some point in the not too distant future, we will
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
Hormuz strait. On 4 May, Donald Trump launched what he called “[Project Freedom](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/project-freedom-marks-a-classic-trump-flip-from-warmonger-to-humanitarian)”, which was supposed to provide a route out of the Gulf for the hundreds of ships trapped
seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its blockade, and Iran said it would retaliate. Efforts to build a more lasting peace in the region likewise appeared to be on uncertain ground
force leverage – the war could resume,” Pinfold added.  Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman
seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz as part of Washington's blockade on Iranian vessels in the vital waterway, and just two days before the ceasefire is set to expire
Iran war created a global natural gas shortage — a windfall for U.S. companies](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5766431/us-iran-trump-lng-supply-strait-of-hormuz-qatar) "We woke up this morning with a very different set of fuel assumptions than we had when we went
Hormuz. The US has said it wants help forcing the strait and [criticised British and French discussions](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/24/iran-foreign-minister-to-embark-on-three-nation-tour-as-us-peace-talks-remain-stalled) over creating defensive patrols after the war ends, [calling them “silly”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/24/iran-war-live-updates-trump-hormuz-strait-israel-lebanon-truce?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69eb61778f089bd0e8b1f9bb#block-69eb61778f089bd0e8b1f9bb).
force” and it remained unclear exactly when US vice-president JD Vance planned to depart Washington for Islamabad. Roads were shut down around Islamabad’s five-star Serena hotel, where the first round of negotiations
forcing production shut-ins,” finance and policy analyst Javed Hassan, an adviser to the Islamabad-based Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), told Al Jazeera. “Export revenues, the state’s fiscal lifeline, would contract
seized an Iranian-flagged container ship close to the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Arabian Sea, amid its blockade of Iranian ports. It was similar to a scene which played out in the 1980s
ships” that cooperate with Iranian naval forces. ## War diplomacy - **Xi offers help on Hormuz:** Trump said Xi Jinping [had offered China’s help](/news/2026/5/14/never-mess-it-up-what-xi-and-trump-said-on-day-one-of-beijing-talks) to open the Strait of Hormuz and pledged not to send
seizing a ship amid the blockade of Iranian ports. “We … land on top of it and we took over the ship. We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It’s a very profitable