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shipping, potentially clearing the way for tankers holding millions of barrels of oil and gas to reach the global market. Iran’s foreign minister said vessels would be free to transit the strait of Hormuz
ship. We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business,” Trump said at a rally in Florida on Friday. “We’re like pirates,” he added to cheers from
Strait of Hormuz blockade. Speaking to supporters, Trump said the US “cannot allow” Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon, according to the Reuters news agency. - **US threatens escalation:** Trump threatened to [resume bombing](/news/liveblog/2026/5/6/iran-war-live-trump-says-hormuz-operation-paused-amid-us-tehran-talks
ship on vessels transiting through the strait, according to reports. Iran would then use the money it raises for reconstruction. If peace talks fail, Tehran may again seek to close the strait. --- ## Will
ships through the strait of Hormuz, which carries about a fifth of the global oil supplies and has been blockaded by Iran since late February, triggering an energy crisis. Trump said he was stopping
attacks against Israel and US assets across the entire region. Iran also closed the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices soaring. Iran agreed to re-open the waterway as part of the two-week truce
Iran’s small boats in response to Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the waterway, and the United Arab Emirates reported coming under attack from Iranian missiles and drones. An Iranian military source cited
Iran has [threatened to strike back](/news/2026/5/1/iran-vows-long-painful-response-if-us-renews-attacks) if the US renews attacks, including on US assets in neighbouring Gulf countries. On Friday, United Arab Emirates presidential adviser Anwar Gargash wrote in a post
attacks in Lebanon. Iran has confirmed reopening the Strait of Hormuz for the “duration” of the current pause in fighting, which is set to end early next week, barring a new agreement
attacks have killed at least 2,387 people since fighting escalated six weeks ago, officials said. - **‘Israel talks separate’:** Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said planned talks with Israel were “separate” from the Iran-US negotiations
Iran’s traditional mediator,” Alruhaid said. “But the Iranians are trying to say that they are open to diplomacy. They are sending messages. They are not closing any channels and not closing any doors
Hormuz, and claimed his representatives were having “very positive” discussions with Iran. Trump wrote on his social media site that what he called Project Freedom would be a humanitarian gesture “on behalf of the United
attacks on it on February 28. Trump has repeatedly played up the prospect of an agreement that would end the war, so far without success. The two sides remain at odds over a variety
attacked Iran amid ongoing indirect talks over Iran’s nuclear programme, a fact that has cast a long shadow over the most recent bout of diplomacy. “Clearly, there have been several messages conveyed
Iran, David Lammy has said, as he insisted the UK would not get dragged into the conflict. The deputy prime minister argued the US president should be able to “disagree agreeably” with allies rather than
Iran mocks Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ as adversaries wrestle over talks to end war When Donald Trump [abruptly pulled the plug on “Project Freedom”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/trump-project-freedom-strait-of-hormuz-ships-iran-ceasefire), the scheme to open the strait of Hormuz
attack on Iran, [negotiations appear deadlocked](/news/liveblog/2026/4/29/iran-war-live-trump-says-tehran-wants-end-to-blockade-israel-kills-medics), as competing blockades of the Strait of Hormuz continue to disrupt global energy supplies, and the future of Iran’s nuclear programme remains unresolved. In a sign
attacks against Israel and across the Gulf region. The two sides held talks in Islamabad on April 11 aimed at securing a permanent deal, but they ended after 21 hours with no breakthrough. After repeated
attacks on nearby countries’ oil and other infrastructure in the Gulf are the two main cards Iran can play in negotiations. The US has blockaded Iran, stopping all Iran-linked shipping seeking to exit
Hormuz soon after the war started, except for ships belonging to countries that negotiated separate deals. On Monday the US began a naval blockade of all Iran-linked ships trying to pass through the strait