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control over Strait of Hormuz - May 5, 2026-1777975253](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/INTERACTIVE-IRGC-releases-map-of-control-over-Strait-of-Hormuz-May-5-2026-1777975253.png?quality=80) (Al Jazeera) ## What is Project Freedom? On Monday, Trump said US forces would begin escorting stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz, signalling
statements, opposition from Congress and also opposition from parts of public opinion.” Trump by contrast has dismissed his critics, saying he would not “listen to losers who are critical of something they know nothing about
control the Strait of Hormuz, but he did not specify what actions would take place otherwise. **Trump largely succeeded in punishing the Indiana lawmakers** who opposed his redistricting plan last year. The [president backed challengers
statement was any mention of China’s export controls on rare earths, critical materials used across the tech, defence and energy sectors. China controls nearly the entire industry, and it has moved to restrict
control of the key Strait of Hormuz shipping lane. On Wednesday more details emerged about what transpired behind closed doors over 21 hours, when a US delegation headed by Vice-President JD Vance met face
statements". US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said earlier on Sunday that "significant progress" had been made, but there was still "work to do". Trump also said Tehran "must understand" it cannot develop a nuclear
Trump played down the exchange of fire on Thursday, calling the U.S. strikes a "love tap" in a phone call with ABC. But he reiterated threats to resume full-scale bombing if Iran doesn
statements to get ahead of the curve. An alternative explanation, suggested by [Australian-American economist Justin Wolfers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLb4ivyQA2g), is what he calls the “known liar problem”. The markets know [Trump is an unreliable
Hormuz on Monday. Photograph: Reuters The brief agreement, which would end the war but not delineate the peace, is fraught with political sensitivity as all sides know they must try to emerge with one they
statements made by Iran, the US and mediators to try to publicly frame the talks to their advantage. Rhetoric on both sides has remained defiant in recent days. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened
statement. “Ashley fully supports his mission to keep nuclear weapons out of Iran’s hands.” While some anti-interventionist Republicans have openly criticized the conflict, such as Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), few Trump-endorsed
Hormuz is a key point of dispute, with Pakistan floating plans for joint control under UN auspices Tehran has also proposed that its recently created Persian Gulf Strait Authority take responsibility for the channel
controlled the strait since the U.S. and Israel launched the war in late February. Breaking Iran's chokehold would ease global economic concerns and deny Tehran a major source of leverage in talks aimed
statement released by the US state department. It was not immediately clear how the Lebanon security zones would be established but the agreement calls for the Lebanese army to take full control of those areas
statements issued by the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters of the Iranian armed forces this month, after Iran and the US [traded fire](/news/2026/5/7/explosions-heard-in-iran-as-state-media-reports-clashes-with-us-navy) over the Strait of Hormuz, despite a ceasefire announced in April
statements to proclaim unity and continuity to the office of the supreme leader and the state, in response to Trump repeatedly pointing to fractures within the system. Iranian authorities have also continued to support members
control of the Strait of Hormuz, which before the war handled one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas supply. A Pakistani source and another source briefed on the mediation told the Reuters news
Trump wrote on social media. “Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack.” Iran rejected the accusation, but Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that foreign military forces operating near Iranian territory were
Hormuz – a choke point for a fifth of global oil supply – in return for the US lifting its blockade of the strait. US president Donald Trump said Iran was in a “state of collapse
statements that it is not seeking a prolonged occupation of Iran. The US has maintained it is not seeking outright regime change in its war, which it launched alongside Israel on February 28, but that