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responsibility,” said Qatar’s ambassador to the UN, Alya Ahmed Saif al-Thani. The current situation “not only jeopardises global economic stability and energy security but also worsens humanitarian crises and undermines regional stability
response to Iran’s threat to hit targets in the Gulf, the advisor to UAE’s President Anwar Gargash said: “No unilateral Iranian arrangements can be trusted or relied upon, following its treacherous aggression against
military, political and economic force in the country. It is estimated to have tens of thousands of active personnel and has consistently been accused by Western nations of sponsoring terrorism abroad. Labour MPs have been
Gulf states and Israel, … who would regard any deal that entrenches Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz … as a stab in the back”. “This isn’t just between the US and Iran
military impotence. Donald Trump’s [social media post](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116713809450237814) urging Iran and Israel to stop firing at each other did not reek of a man in control of events. Iran’s decision
Gulf states. Trump, meanwhile, has insisted the end of the conflict was near almost ever since it began (at least [38 times](https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/09/politics/times-trump-iran-deal-close) for those keeping track). He claimed his “short-term excursion
response to unjustified Iranian aggression”. While an official US inquiry into what caused the helicopter to crash has yet to conclude, US President Donald Trump quickly blamed Iran, which he said had deliberately shot
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responsible for the attack on the [second cargo vessel](https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2046856177288405045?s=20), only that there was no damage or injuries. [Iran's semi-official Fars new agency](https://farsnews.ir/Rahgozar_b/1776852637340052800/IRGC-Navy-Seizes-Two-Violating-Vessels-in-Regional-Waters-Transfers-Them-to-Iranian-Coast) later reported that the Iranian
Gulf countries had reached a deal to end the conflict. Trump said he was calling off planned strikes in advance of what he characterized was a deal agreed to in principle on most major points.Trump
Gulf Cooperation Council declared that “Iranian attacks have also led to a sharp loss of confidence by the Council states in Iran, which requires Iran to take the initiative to make serious efforts to rebuild
Gulf States, Zelensky said he hoped for their help defending Ukraine against Russia. Particularly because at the moment, the US has less military hardware available to sell to Europeans to help Ukraine, as Washington burns
military facilities have been targeted by Iran. “If there is a way to describe the prevailing security model in the region since the 1980s, the concept of security partnerships best encapsulates it,” said Mahjoub
response to the Israeli attacks after the ceasefire, it would once more close the strait of Hormuz, the economically critical waterway it had agreed to open for the two-week duration of the ceasefire
action against Iran, causing oil prices to rise. He has since rowed back. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images “I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against
military assets and other infrastructure in Gulf countries. It also closed off most access to the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s supplies of oil and liquefied natural
action could resume. Iranian state television quoted a senior military official saying commercial vessels would be allowed travel through the strait of Hormuz but only along a determined route and with the permission
actions risk eroding Trump’s authority in the region. “By defying Trump, Israel has done more than challenge Iran’s new equation; it has also undermined Trump’s credibility,” said Trita Parsi, executive vice president
action around the Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth tells reporters. Hegseth said on Tuesday that President [Donald Trump](/news/2026/5/4/trumps-project-freedom-can-us-navy-guide-stuck-ships-out-of-hormuz) will make the decision as to when the truce ends, signalling that Washington
action “unacceptable” and said it would bypass Washington and negotiate with the deal’s other signatories. On May 21, Washington made new demands that Iran make sweeping changes – from dropping its nuclear programme altogether