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Navy is acting “like pirates” as he described an operation about seizing a ship amid the blockade of Iranian ports. “We … land on top of it and we took over the ship. We took over
Hormuz is being carried out with permission and in coordination with the IRGC Navy,” the statement carried by Iran’s state-affiliated ISNA news agency said on Wednesday. About a fifth of global energy exports
military official told state media that only nonmilitary vessels would be allowed to transit the strait — and only with permission from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy. Then, Trump went further with his claims
warned. Lord Robertson, who last week accused British leaders of a [“corrosive complacency” towards defence](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/14/uk-war-footing-defence-review-fiona-hill), said on Wednesday the traditional allies were diverging over values – and that even after Donald Trump
navy. The US blockade of Iranian ports and shipping will remain in place for the moment, Trump said, and few vessels are likely to risk passage through the strait in such uncertain circumstances, meaning
warns Tehran it will have a “very bad time” if a peace deal is not reached soon. Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said on Saturday that his country will no longer allow “enemy
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
warned that the ongoing closure threatened consumers with higher inflation, food shortages, and flight cancellations as jet fuel supplies ran thin. More than 20,000 seafarers were trapped on board hundreds of vessels caught
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
military solution, and I think this is something a lot of people in Washington also realise.” ## Have any ships passed through the strait? Yes. At times during the conflict, Iran has indicated that it will
Navy guided-missile destroyers. Iran denied any crossings, despite shipping company Maersk confirming that the US-flagged Alliance Fairfax had exited the Gulf under US military escort. Additionally, the US military claimed its forces
navy combatants are tough, with good damage-control capabilities, and many of the tankers are huge, up to four times the size of an aircraft carrier. They do not sink from a few missiles, drones
Iran is [on “life support”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/11/donald-trump-ceasefire-with-iran-on-life-support-reject-peace-proposals) and that he is considering restarting US navy military escorts of ships through the strait of Hormuz in an attempt to end the Iranian blockade. 3. ***Cost
warns. Sanae Takaichi made the comments on Monday during a visit to Australia, where both countries signed agreements to boost cooperation on energy and critical minerals. Roughly one-fifth of the world
warned that Iran must agree to a deal “one way or another – the nice way or the hard way” and threatened to target key infrastructure if negotiations fail. He also renewed his threat of striking
Navy to enforce a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad over the weekend that ended without any agreement. But on Tuesday, Trump told *The New York Post
Navy guided-missile destroyers. They are likely to be part of the Lincoln's carrier strike group, but BBC Verify can't identify exactly which vessels are visible. So far, there have been no confirmed
Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, June 1, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x4000+1000+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F00%2F3a%2Fbd493c334214bdc504ad3caaa996%2Fap26152578654950.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/03/g-s1-125566/iran-war-updates) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Iran strikes Kuwait's main airport and kills 1 as ceasefire is tested again
navy over the past day. - **War halt ‘essential’:** An Iranian official said stopping the war “on all fronts” is a necessary condition for any future negotiations with the US, while stressing that no final agreement
Hormuz. The US has said it wants help forcing the strait and [criticised British and French discussions](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/24/iran-foreign-minister-to-embark-on-three-nation-tour-as-us-peace-talks-remain-stalled) over creating defensive patrols after the war ends, [calling them “silly”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/24/iran-war-live-updates-trump-hormuz-strait-israel-lebanon-truce?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69eb61778f089bd0e8b1f9bb#block-69eb61778f089bd0e8b1f9bb).