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escalate, despite the near-month-long fragile ceasefire. Tehran has been effectively blocking nearly all shipping from the Gulf for more than two months, after the US and Israel attacked Iran two months ago, disrupting
Iran’s military remains at “the highest level of readiness”, warning that “there is no room for retreat” as tensions with the US persist. Iranian officials have continued to signal they are prepared to respond
escalating rhetoric, a US official suggested that a deal with Iran could still be close. “Nothing changes where the deal stands right now,” an anonymous senior white house official told [Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/09/trump-thinks-iran-deal-still-close-despite-retaliatory-strikes-over-downed-helicopter-00955250). “There
Iran war has cost $29bn:** Defense Secretary [Pete Hegseth told lawmakers](/news/2026/5/12/pentagon-gives-new-29bn-iran-war-price-tag-downplays-munitions-concerns) the war has cost Washington at least $29bn in munitions and equipment over 74 days, excluding damage to bases. He said military escalation
Iran’s decision to charge tolls on merchant shipping crossing the strategic waterway, and on Sunday the US military [seized an Iranian-flagged container ship](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/19/trump-us-seizes-iran-flagged-cargo-ship) trying to cross raising concerns an escalation
military was escalating its offensive against Hezbollah. [A ceasefire brokered by the US last month](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/trump-announces-10-day-ceasefire-in-lebanon-after-excellent-conversations) between Israel and the militant Islamist movement now appears close to total collapse, complicating negotiations to bring
military and diplomatic analyst, has told Al Jazeera that the US operation to force open the Strait of Hormuz considerably increased the risk of miscalculation from both sides, especially Iran. He said that by [pushing
escalating attacks between the warring nations had threatened to collapse the fragile ceasefire. - **What is the issue around the US choice of targets in Iran?** Military
escalation on Wednesday morning appears to have begun with the US hit on the Iranian oil tanker. - Both sides appear to concur that Iran then attempted to strike other vessels in the Gulf. - The US
escalated between Washington and Tehran. Araghchi also defended Iran’s attacks on US allies in the Gulf as self-defence, warning that further sanctions or military
escalated in recent days after the US military seized an [Iranian container ship](/news/2026/4/20/us-captures-iranian-ship-touska-amid-mediation-efforts-all-we-know). The US claimed it was attempting to sail from the Arabian Sea through the Strait of Hormuz to the Iranian port
Iran war escalates, exposing fractures within Nato. He previously called the alliance a “paper tiger” after members ignored calls for military support in the strait of Hormuz. The US
military disarmament efforts. So far, and this is also true for the months preceding the latest escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, we have not seen this pressure materialise.” The Strait of Hormuz remains another major
escalations, however, the US struck targets in Iran following the downing of a US Apache helicopter close to the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, and Iran retaliated by hitting US military
escalation". Iranian state TV has quoted an unnamed military official as saying that Iran had "no plans to target the UAE". The rising tensions come as the US
military pressure would only increase until Iran ceded to the president’s terms”. The view that US attacks this week were designed to further press Iran to cede to Trump’s terms was reflected
military operation there objectively constitutes an irritant, complicating negotiations with the Iranians,” said Valensise. “If the Lebanese front can be part of a deal with Iran, then everyone has an interest in de-escalation there
military attacks in the past few weeks on Iran at the request of US allies in the Gulf, Ashour said dwindling munitions are indeed part of his calculation on this decision. “Stockpiles are now part
military escalation in the Gulf as peace negotiations drag on. ## What are the latest diplomatic developments? While the details of discussions between Naqvi and Momeni have not been made public, Naqvi’s visit to Iran
US military showed Marines descending from helicopters launched from the USS Tripoli and securing the Tusk. Iran condemned the capture as a violation of international law and an act of “[piracy](/news/2026/4/22/iran-calls-us-ship-seizure-piracy-is-it)“, before demanding