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response to any further US military action. Araghchi echoed the warning, saying Washington had chosen to “test our determination” and that Iran’s armed forces would leave “no attack or threat unanswered”. ## Are we seeing
military assets. Moreover, Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and a naval blockade of Iranian ports by the Trump administration has heightened tensions. As diplomacy aimed at a more durable peace
response, Iran accused the US of “[piracy](/news/2026/4/22/iran-calls-us-ship-seizure-piracy-is-it)“. Then, on Wednesday, the US military intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters, the Reuters news agency reported, and was said to be redirecting
Hormuz and carrying out strikes on civilian areas along Iran’s southern coast. Iranian state media said Tehran’s forces retaliated by attacking US military vessels near the strait and warned of a “crushing response
tensions with US escalate **Tehran, Iran –** Iranian media say a United States warship trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz has been hit with two missiles after ignoring warnings. The unnamed warship had to withdraw
tensions in the broader US-Israeli war with Iran. Trump said **Hezbollah**, through intermediaries, had pledged not to attack **Israel**, while Israeli prime minister **Benjamin Netanyahu** agreed to pull back any troops preparing to attack
Hormuz to forcing Iran to negotiate, while warning of military action if negotiations fail. - The mixed messaging has unsettled markets, but some analysts argue the strategy shows calculated pressure and a willingness to wait
Tensions between the United States and Iran [escalated sharply](/news/liveblog/2026/6/10/iran-war-live-tehran-vows-response-as-us-strikes-over-downed-helicopter) after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched drone and missile attacks against US-linked military targets in [Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan
tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Phelan’s removal is part of a broader pattern of dismissals and restructuring within the US military under President Donald Trump’s administration – including during the current
US and Iran can avoid further military escalation. It is also whether a fragile global economy already strained by debt, climate shocks and geopolitical fragmentation can withstand another prolonged energy disruption. Recent years have demonstrated
response received via mediator Pakistan to Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war. This comes as Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said “all paths” to [a diplomatic solution](/news/liveblog/2026/5/21/iran-war-live-tehran-says-no-surrender-to-us-diplomacy-wiser-than-war) with the US “remain open
Hormuz. In a post on X, Centcom said US fighters struck the Iranian military's air defences, a ground control station and two drones that it said "posed a clear threat to ships transiting through
response, there was no public sign of it, and Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi reportedly questioned the reliability of US leadership. “The recent escalation of tensions by American forces in the Persian Gulf
response to Israel’s refusal to include Lebanon in the ceasefire. That was a condition originally stipulated in the deal [announced by Pakistan](/news/2026/4/8/jd-vance-says-iran-would-be-dumb-to-let-talks-collapse-over-lebanon). After a 10-day ceasefire was announced in Lebanon last week
tensions. The US and Iran have also been continuing to attack, capture, and intercept each other’s ships, pointing to an ongoing naval war still playing out in the Strait of Hormuz. So what
Hormuz". Iran's deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirmed the end of military operations in a phone call on Iranian state TV, which portrayed the framework deal as a victory for Iran. Gharibabadi said that
response to recent attacks on US forces and international commercial ships transiting regional waters”, including the downing of a US Apache attack helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Iran has denied deliberately targeting
tensions between Washington and Tehran. US President Donald Trump had earlier warned that further military action was imminent, accusing Iran of failing to reach an agreement with Washington. “They’ve taken too long to negotiate
tensions continued to escalate in and around the Strait of Hormuz. First, US President Donald Trump announced that US naval ships would help guide stranded vessels through the strait in an operation he dubbed “Project
response to the US naval blockade beyond its own waters. Divisions in Washington persist, with the US Senate rejecting [a measure to limit the war](/news/2026/4/15/us-senate-rejects-another-war-powers-resolution-to-limit-trump-on-iran) without congressional approval. Here is what we know