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response via Pakistani mediators. **Ebrahim Rezaei,** the spokesperson of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission, said the proposal to end the war was merely an **“American wish list
response,” and is awaiting final orders from their commander-in-chief. ## Attacks come amid intense negotiations Both sides had indicated progress on a memorandum of understanding that could halt the [war](/news/2026/5/26/iran-war-day-88-us-attacks-near-strait-of-hormuz-talks-under-way-in-qatar) and restart shipping
response would have been likely. Trump has been banking on a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and agree the terms of much longer-term talks over the big issues, starting with
Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4963x4963+1241+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F07%2F26%2F89e1f82c47efb343287bc8d73332%2Fap26138690761397.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/g-s1-122762/trump-says-hes-called-off-iran-strike) ### [World](https://www.npr.org/sections/world/) ### [Trump says he's called off Iran strike at request of Gulf allies
attacking ships and reportedly laying sea mines. Shipping traffic has since dropped by 95 percent. A week ago, the US implemented a blockade of its own. Its Navy has been blocking Iranian ports to pressure
Lebanon. **Circling back to [JD Vance’s comments](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/13/iran-war-live-news-ceasefire-peace-talks-us-trump-strait-hormuz-blockade-middle-east-crisis-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69dd6c058f0823a7954daca3#block-69dd6c058f0823a7954daca3) about whether more talks with Iran are ahead, the US vice-president said** **Washington had made its red lines clear** on ending
responsibility for attacks on Israeli soldiers in the Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras. The Israeli army said it had killed a “terrorist” who had crossed the border from Lebanon into Israel and opened fire
response, infrastructure monitoring and counter-drone operations to assist in more-informed decision making. An analysis of leaked cargo documents by Movement Research Unit, a London-based volunteer research organization, appears to show Sightline
Lebanon; it wants the first stage of negotiations to focus on ending hostilities before moving to a second step to discuss its nuclear programme and support for proxy groups. It rejects the dismantling
attacks on the US, EMET changed its name to the FDD, and over the next two decades, Iran became central to the organisation’s work. In congressional testimony during debates over the 2015 Iran nuclear
attacked three commercial vessels in the narrow waterway and seized two of them, further tightening its grip on one of the world's most important shipping lanes. Lebanon, meanwhile, is set to pursue an extension
Iran's supreme leader at the start of the war with Israel and the US. The IDF responded with a wave of strikes across Lebanon, targeting what it said was Hezbollah infrastructure, and launched
Israeli air strikes on Iran on February 28. Here’s what we know about how significant the latest clashes are and what each side is trying to achieve. ## What happened in the Gulf on Thursday
attacked Iran two months ago, disrupting global energy supplies. “We have told these countries that we will guide their ships safely out of these restricted waterways, so that they can freely and ably
response from them today at some point … I hope it’s a serious offer, I really do … The hope is it’s something that can put us into a serious process of negotiation.”. There have
responsible for the attack on the [second cargo vessel](https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2046856177288405045?s=20), only that there was no damage or injuries. [Iran's semi-official Fars new agency](https://farsnews.ir/Rahgozar_b/1776852637340052800/IRGC-Navy-Seizes-Two-Violating-Vessels-in-Regional-Waters-Transfers-Them-to-Iranian-Coast) later reported that the Iranian
response that represents an opportunity to make big, easy money for anyone with advance knowledge of presidential announcements A [recent BBC investigation](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cge0grppe3po) found that multimillion-dollar trades have been made in global
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that troops would continue operations against the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. Iran said that Israel's operations against Hezbollah prompted its missile strikes on Israel, first on Sunday