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tensions into a prolonged “frozen conflict”. - **Hormuz security meeting:** The United Kingdom and France will host defence ministers from 40 countries on Tuesday to discuss plans to restore trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz
Hormuz. The US president also threatened consequences for countries such as Spain, including troop withdrawals, and accused allies including the UK of not “stepping up”, saying they were “abandoning” the US. He added that those
Hormuz said it was attacked by multiple small craft, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center reported, while another ship was hit by "unknown projectiles." They were the latest in at least
response “totally unacceptable” last week, Washington had sent “a set of revised points and considerations” through Pakistani mediators. Iran had reviewed them and responded through the same channel. “The process is continuing through Pakistan,” Baghaei
response from the US but also said that a deal was within reach. “We’re gonna hit ’em again hard today … and we’ll see what happens with a deal,” he said. “We’re really
military said that debris from the interception operation fell on Jordanian territory but caused no injuries or material damage. Earlier Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had launched a missile attack at an airbase
tensions persist across the region, he said he “could make a deal right now” with Iran but is willing to wait for an “everlasting” agreement. An Israeli strike killed three people in southern Lebanon
tensions spiralling hours before Washington is due to send negotiators to Pakistan for talks aimed at ending their war. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) and President Donald Trump claimed the Touska was hit after
response than before. We have many winning cards that we have not yet used,” he added. ## War diplomacy - ****Trump slams Merz:**** Trump lashed out at German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the Iran war, after comments
Hormuz, describing them as an "exchange of fire" with the "enemy". Meanwhile, local media reported explosions were heard in Tehran. Not long after, a statement from Iran's top military command said US "aerial attacks
military installations in response to the strike on Qeshm Island. “FALSE,” CENTCOM said in a post on X. “All Iranian attacks on American forces failed.” Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett, reporting from Washington, DC, said
Hormuz,” Trump wrote in a social media post on Tuesday. “There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack.” The incident
response from Trump’s camp. [Richard Grenell](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/trump-ric-grenell-kennedy-center), a longtime Republican foreign policy adviser who served as ambassador to Germany during Trump’s first term, posted on X: “@\_FriedrichMerz has become the European
tensions was Washington’s rejection of an Iranian [peace proposal](/news/2026/5/10/iran-sends-response-to-us-proposal-to-end-war-via-mediator-pakistan) delivered through Pakistan on Sunday. Iranian state media said Tehran’s terms included US war reparations, full Iranian sovereignty over the [Strait of Hormuz
response, then-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dispatched a military task force to retake the territory, triggering 74 days of fighting. Ironically, Milei has long cited Thatcher — also a conservative politician — as a political role
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
responsible and generous”. He claimed it was still possible for the two sides to reach agreement, but nothing Iran had proposed was unreasonable. Mostafa Taheri, a member of the Iranian parliament’s industry commission, claimed
response to Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks on Israeli civilians and other violations of a ceasefire announced in April that has failed to end the fighting. Separately, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran
Hormuz. The deaths were the first fatalities since the US military began in April its blockade of the strait in an attempt to squeeze Iran’s economy and push its government towards a peace deal
military action will leave US security worse off, compared to 26% who think it will improve security. **US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has said the underlying US economy remains strong and that growth could still