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What’s the significance of UAE’s Fujairah, hit on Monday?

stranded ships](/news/2026/5/4/trumps-project-freedom-can-us-navy-guide-stuck-ships-out-of-hormuz) through the Strait of Hormuz, signalling a direct challenge to Iran’s closure of the strategic waterway, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies

Trump says ships ‘starting to move’ through Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz,” Trump wrote. “They are going along the Southern ‘Highway,’ which is totally safe, secure, and pristine,” Trump added, referring to a shipping route in the strait that traverses Oman’s territorial waters. The route

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

stranded around the Strait of Hormuz by the war on Monday, in a sign that the conflict could further escalate, despite the near-month-long fragile ceasefire. Tehran has been effectively blocking nearly all shipping

Trump pauses Hormuz plan 50 hours after he announced it - what happened?

stranded in the region. Trump said the "humanitarian gesture" would start on "Monday morning Middle East time". "I am fully aware that my Representatives are having very positive discussions with the Country of Iran

Iran war: What’s happening on day 66 as Trump announces Hormuz mission?

stranded in the Gulf by the US-Israeli war on Iran. Trump gave few details of the plan to aid ships and their crews that have been “locked up” in the vital waterway

Has the US accepted Iran’s demand to settle Hormuz first, nuclear later?

stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz — on Sunday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X that “there’s no military solution to a political crisis”, calling it “Project Deadlock”. Within 48 hours

Oil prices surge as violence flares in Strait of Hormuz

news agency denied that US forces had sunk several Iranian boats, branding the US claim “false”. The market is pricing oil higher as it factors in the risk of “more oil infrastructure damage

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

stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said, as two ships around the strait reported attacks. [![Vehicles drive past a billboard with graphic showing Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips

Trump says US to 'guide' stranded ships through Strait of Hormuz

stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz from Monday. "For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely

Trump says had ‘very good talks’ with Iran as Tehran reviews US proposal

news agency, citing an unnamed source, said the US proposal contained some unacceptable provisions, without specifying which ones. Lawmaker Ebrahim Rezaei, a spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament’s Foreign Policy and National Security Committee, described

Iran’s Araghchi holds talks with China’s Wang Yi in Beijing

news agency reported the meeting between Araghchi and Wang has begun, without providing further details. It was the first time since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran that Araghchi has travelled

Trump reviews Iranian proposal aimed at reopening Strait of Hormuz

news agency, citing an official briefed on the meeting, said Trump wants the nuclear issue addressed at the start of any negotiations. CNN, citing two sources familiar with the matter, said Trump was unlikely

Middle East crisis live: US targets Iranian boats amid tense push for control of strait of Hormuz

stranded tankers and other ships through the vital energy and trade route that has been virtually shut since the US-Israeli war against Iran began in late February. On Monday, several merchant ships

Hormuz effect? How US, China are ramping up tensions over the Panama Canal

news conference. “The one who has politicised and securitised the issue of ports is the United States.” On Wednesday, Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino said in a statement that he welcomed the “solidarity of friendly

With 3,000 containers stuck in Pakistan, Iran explores more land routes

stranded containers across the 900km border between the neighbours. Pakistani officials confirmed the consultations, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject and because the idea, for now, is just that

First Thing: Tensions rise over Hormuz as Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’

stranded in the region. Just hours after the operation began, the US military said it destroyed six small Iranian boats and interceptedIranian cruise missiles and drones – a claim that was denied by Iran – and Iran

US and Iran close to temporary truce, Pakistani officials claim

stranded by the Iranian closure of the strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/trump-project-freedom-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz). And on Wednesday the US military fired on an Iranian-flagged oil tanker hours after Trump issued a fresh ultimatum to Tehran

Iran says US military killed five civilians in attacks on passenger boats

stranded ships out of the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump later put the number at seven boats. The US operation, dubbed “Project Freedom”, has shaken a fragile ceasefire reached between Iran

U.S. intercepts Iranian attacks on 3 ships. And, what to know about hantavirus

news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **The U.S. military says three Navy ships came under attack yesterday** while navigating through waters near Iran. U.S. Central Command says it responded

Sailors stressed and exhausted after months trapped by Strait of Hormuz blockade

stranded ships will need even more water as summer is coming. The air temperature has already exceeded 30C in May – and it can go as high as 45C. On Khan's ship, they "still have