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Iran war: What’s happening on day 56 after Trump extended ceasefire?

aircraft carrier has arrived in the Middle East, the US military said, increasing the number of the massive American warships operating in the region to three. ## In the US - **Trump news

World’s largest aircraft carrier to return to US after record deployment

aircraft carrier in the past 50 years, when the Lincoln was sent out for 294 days in 2020 during the Covid pandemic, according to data compiled by US Naval Institute News, a news outlet

‘Project Freedom’ marks a classic Trump flip from warmonger to humanitarian

Middle East but on behalf the “country of Iran,” in particular. In this new take on the Gulf impasse, US and Iranian representatives were having “very positive discussions” – a turnaround from Trump’s outright rejection

Iran war: What’s happening on day 64 as Trump rejects Tehran’s proposal

news agency IRNA said was delivered via mediator Pakistan. “They’re asking for things that I can’t agree to,” he said. - Analyst Sultan Barakat [said Iran and the US](/news/2026/5/1/us-president-trump-not-satisfied-with-irans-latest-peace-proposal) are “really desperate

Iran’s authorities project hardened stance with more talks on horizon

news agencies, affiliated with the IRGC, argued against allowing any nuclear negotiations to take place with the US, even though Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu started the war with the predominant goal

US intercepts and seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship, Trump says

aircraft carrier, tried to get past our Naval Blockade, and it did not go well for them," Trump wrote. He added that the US had given the vessel fair warning to stop, which was ignored

Trump says the US will 'guide' stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz

US will 'guide' stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz ![A man stands in the water, appearing to fish, as bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz

Jet fuel shortage: Why Iran war could ground flights in Europe

East and the US. These specialised refineries are operated by some of the world’s biggest oil companies, including Shell, ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco. Jet fuel is usually stored in large bulk facilities

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

Middle East envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, were cut off abruptly by the president.  Kushner (left) and Witkoff at a news

Why and how is US blockading Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz?

aircraft carrier positioned at the eastern edge of the Gulf of Oman, roughly 200km (124 miles) to the south of the Iranian coast. This is the closest to the Gulf that BBC Verify has observed

Does Trump hold ‘all the cards’ against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz?

news agency reported that a US warship had been hit by two Iranian drones, the claim was denied by US Central Command. So what leverage do the US and Iran hold over each other

European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [A rift between Spain and Trump widens over Spanish opposition to the Iran war](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5737285/iran-war-spain-trump) This week, the Pentagon followed through, announcing [plans to withdraw

Mediators push to extend U.S.-Iran ceasefire

Middle East, as a delegation of Pakistani mediators arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials. [![In this aerial photo taken above the Arabian Sea on February 6, the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier

King's 'high stakes' visit with Trump will be toughest test yet of his reign

Middle East, with a fragile ceasefire holding for now. There's the host, President Donald Trump, who recently faced criticism for appearing to depict himself in an AI image as Jesus, in a biblical-style