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US-Iran ceasefire holds despite Hormuz standoff: Pentagon chief Hegseth

Iran said it fired at US Navy ships; the US said it shot down seven small Iranian military boats; and [Tehran renewed](/news/2026/5/4/uae-reports-missile-and-drone-strikes-incoming-from-iran) its drone and missile launches against the United Arab Emirates. A South

US in tough spot as it tries to avoid deal that highlights its failures in Iran

military operation to open the strait. “This has gone from being a war of choice to a war of necessity,” said Aaron David Miller, an analyst at the Carnegie Endowment and a former US diplomat

Israel and Iran step back from renewed conflict after Trump calls for halt

military bases in Israel. An Iranian missile fragment caused damage to several homes in a West Bank settlement, but no injuries were reported. ![Farmers near the town of Najha in Syria douse a burned agricultural

Trump reportedly tells Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iran - as it happened

US treasury secretary, **Scott Bessent**, said Oman’s ambassador had told him there were no plans to impose such tolls. **Monday marks the 100th day of the Iran war**, launched on 28 February when [Israel

US military equipment worth billions of dollars destroyed in Iran war

Hormuz open was a humbling reminder of what can happen when a navy is unprepared. Iran enforced restrictions on the passage of most vessels through the strait early in the war, and on April

Iran war day 104: Iran says it attacks US bases after American strikes

Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil transit routes. Officials warned all vessels to stay away from the strategic waterway, saying any ships attempting to pass through could come under attack

US-Iran ceasefire offers welcome respite but true peace looks distant as ever

strait of Hormuz is of integral importance to the global economy, as the Iranians have demonstrated. They’ve shown us what we always knew in theory: that they can impose cascading stress globally by throwing

Middle East peace talks in doubt as Iran says it needs to ‘reassess’ after overnight strikes

casualties or damage to its facilities. Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain all said the Iranian projectiles had been intercepted. Hours before the US strikes, Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said in a post

Iran and Israel say they will pause strikes but warn of retaliation if ceasefire breached again

Casualties were also reported in Lebanon, where the health ministry said five people had been killed and eight wounded in an Israeli strike on Tyre in southern Lebanon on Monday. The Red Cross said four

What was the Iran nuclear deal Trump dumped in search of ‘better’ terms?

civilian purposes only. It is a signatory to the 1970 [Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons](/news/2025/6/17/what-is-the-npt-and-why-has-iran-threatened-to-pull-out-of-the-treaty) (NPT). In March 2025, Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence, [testified to Congress

Peace talks in doubt as U.S. seizes Iranian ship

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. [A video](https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20) released

Another day, another pivot as Trump flails in an Iran trap of his own making

strait of Hormuz could be possible, but did not give a straight reply on the reported proposal. Tehran has said it wants the blockade to end first, before talking about anything else. The foreign ministry

Middle East crisis live: Israel and Iran exchange fresh round of strikes for first time since April ceasefire

civilian targets and targeting oil industries, the Zionist enemy has started a dangerous game, the scope of which will encompass all energy targets in the region, and its consequences for the global economy

Could Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ be a bigger global turning point than Vietnam?

civilian clutches a child in a crowded military helicopter.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bf1eafa438b53aa146a7517e8bfb2fecb2492da5/0_32_1960_2807/master/1960.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) A helicopter evacuation flight out of Saigon in April 1975. Photograph: Dirck Halstead/Getty Images By contrast, Trump’s war of choice looks

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by 3 weeks as tensions rise in Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump met Lebanese and Israeli envoys at a new round of peace talks Thursday, with Beirut seeking a one-month extension of a shaky ceasefire set to expire. **BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty