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US would begin guiding stranded ships out of the strait from Monday, before suspending the operation less than 48 hours later to pursue peace talks despite ongoing attacks in the waterway.  in the Gulf of Oman. Donald Trump
Iran, Iraq and the six GCC states. But the distrust fostered since then – notably Tehran’s strikes on its Gulf neighbours – would make such a formation unlikely in the near future. “The recent
Gulf states would prefer an imperfect peace because they see no other way out, Barbara Leaf, a former US undersecretary for the Middle East, told a seminar last week.  ## The gaps To be sure, Iran’s outreach only matters if the US agrees to a deal, analysts point out. Trump cancelled
attack” but also claimed that there was a “good chance” of signing a deal with Iran “in two or three days”. Since the US and Israel launched a war against Iran in February, the conflict
attack is at least the fourth to take place near Somalia in [recent weeks](/news/2026/5/1/why-is-piracy-rising-off-somalia-again-and-is-the-iran-war), with pirate activity in the area on the rise in an apparent reaction to the war in Iran. Officials
attacked Israeli targets and fired missiles at Gulf countries and the wider region. The ongoing Pakistan-brokered ceasefire between Washington and Tehran is threatened because of Israel’s air strikes on Lebanon, which have killed
Iran intensifies. India had recently resumed importing Iranian crude in April after a seven-year gap, following a limited easing of US sanctions. Those shipments have now stopped again, with no Iranian cargoes arriving this
US intelligence assessments say Iran still has substantial missile capabilities, with about 70 percent of its mobile launchers and pre-war missile stockpile still in action, and has restored access to 30 of 33 missile
recent attacks on Iran included a strike on an Iranian petrochemical complex. The Israeli military said it had also struck and dismantled Iran’s defence systems deployed across several areas in the country. Iranian state
attacking the Gulf states, by closing the strait with mines and shoulder-fired missiles.” Clarke said the scenario has been war-gamed extensively and its implications were well understood inside the US national security establishment
recent days, as the US and Iran test each other’s resilience and will, seeking leverage in any talks through belligerent rhetoric, defiance and sporadic violence. Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, accused the US
US President Donald Trump [said](/news/2026/5/18/trump-delays-scheduled-attack-on-iran-crediting-serious-negotiations) he had held off an attack on Iran that was planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf allies. But he warned that his forces may still strike