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US President Donald Trump for extending a ceasefire with Iran and indefinitely pushing back the end of the two week truce, with Tehran silent on the decision early on April 22. **ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty
response to White House frustration that other members of [Nato](https://www.theguardian.com/world/nato) did not provide sufficient support for the US-led 38-day bombing campaign against Iran. It also argued that [Spain](https://www.theguardian.com
response from Tehran to its [latest proposals](/news/2026/5/7/what-are-us-proposals-to-end-war-and-will-iran-agree-to-them) for an agreement to end the war, which began with joint US-Israeli air strikes on Iran on February 28. Here’s what we know about
military command said on Saturday that Tehran had restored the strait to its “previous status” and was now “under strict management and control by the armed forces”. Iran said the restrictions would remain if Washington
Hormuz. Iran then launched a wave of retaliatory airstrikes claiming hits on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. The tit-for-tat attacks were the most severe escalation since a ceasefire was established
Hormuz, claiming maritime violations and transferring them to Iranian shores. But the firing was seemingly unrelated to the conduct of the war. People familiar with the situation told the Guardian the causes included poor relationships
Iran of “holding the world’s economy to ransom”. France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot called the blockade’s economic consequences “major” for French citizens and businesses alike. The initiative mirrored Europe’s earlier
Hormuz under the protection of the US military. Trump presented the plan as a humanitarian endeavour “meant to free people, companies, and countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong – they are victims of circumstance
response to the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, Tehran launched strikes on US military sites and assets in Gulf States, including the UAE. It was not immediately clear how or whether
navy. We’ve taken out their air force. We’ve taken out their leaders.” Trump, who has threatened to bomb Iran’s bridges and power and water stations, said the US military is “totally loaded
military is not firing a warning shot; they are shooting a bloody missile that will definitely destroy ships and kill the sailors.” Esmail Baghaei, the spokesperson of Iran’s foreign ministry, condemned the “brutal US
military vessels near the strait and warned of a “crushing response” to any further aggression. - **Iran may soften nuclear stance after war:** Analyst Negar Mortazavi said Tehran could show greater flexibility on its nuclear programme
military ground control station on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it had targeted the headquarters of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain and another country
us at exactly the same place we were before." Iran's closing of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping corridor for the world's oil, has sent fuel prices skyrocketing and posed problems
Navy has destroyed seven Iranian fast boats in the waterway. Rubio said the US will continue to clear a passageway through the strait to restore freedom of navigation. ## Operation ‘defensive in nature’ US Defense Secretary
responsible” in Lebanon. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has insisted that any final agreement with Washington must include sanctions relief, the release of frozen Iranian assets and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon. Here
responsible. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a social media post on Tuesday that “the continuation of the current situation is unbearable for the United States, while we have not even begun
navy destroyers and US-flagged merchant ships sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Iran called the claims "entirely false" and its military said it fired warning shots at a US warship. Washington earlier
response once it has “finalised its views”. The diplomatic push comes amid continuing regional tensions, with uncertainty remaining over whether the negotiations can produce a breakthrough after weeks of military escalation and political threats between
response to Iran’s block on most vessels coming through the narrow waterway. Since the war began, Iran has allowed only a few ships belonging to nations that have struck deals with Tehran to pass