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blockade on Iranian ports has, however, escalated tensions, resulting in sporadic skirmishes near the waterway, which Tehran blocked following the beginning of the US-Israel war on Iran on February 28. Here is what
Trump has since alternated between renewing threats of escalation, including [posting a picture](/news/2026/5/23/united-states-of-the-middle-east-trump-posts-us-flag-covering-iran) on Saturday of Iran covered in a US flag, and saying a deal was close. The US president released the statement
statement, cited by the Iranian media, that the ongoing US blockade of Iranian ports represented “acts of piracy and maritime theft”, adding that the control over Hormuz is “under the strict management and control
statement marks the latest chapter in an ongoing pressure campaign designed to destabilise Cuba’s communist leadership. Since Cold War tensions in the 1960s, the US has placed a comprehensive trade embargo on the Caribbean
Trump “calls the shots”. After the Israeli attack in the Dahieh district of Beirut, Ebrahim Rezaei, the spokesperson for the Iranian parliament’s foreign policy and national security committee, wrote on X: “We will give
statement. Central Command also said it "downed multiple drones" launched by Iran targeting American forces in Kuwait. The attacks happened after Iran stopped communicating with mediators about extending a ceasefire in the war with
Iran this evening,” Trump [declared on his Truth Social platform](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/11/trump-seize-control-iran-oil-gas-ceasefire) as if providing his full capitalised title added any weight to the statement. A signing ceremony could even take place in Europe
blockade of the strait of Hormuz would be a “[catastrophe](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/10/aramco-warns-oil-market-catastrophe-strait-of-hormuz)” for global oil markets, said it would take months for the market to return to normal even if the strait reopened immediately
statement on Monday night making assurances there would be enough electricity to ensure that US and Iranian negotiators were not plunged into darkness for the duration of their meeting. Hello and welcome to our live
statement late on Monday. “US Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” it said, without providing further details. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is visiting India
statements that it is not seeking a prolonged occupation of Iran. The US has maintained it is not seeking outright regime change in its war, which it launched alongside Israel on February 28, but that
statement on social media on Thursday, Iran’s parliamentary speaker and lead negotiator in the ceasefire talks, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said a full ceasefire could only work if the US naval blockade is lifted. Analysts
US military attacks Iran The U.S. military's Central Command said it carried out the strikes in Iran on Saturday and Sunday around the city of Geruk and on Qeshm Island. "The measured and deliberate
Trump’s blockade on ships travelling to or from Iranian ports through the Strait of Hormuz. “As of today, CENTCOM forces have redirected 70 commercial vessels and disabled 4 to ensure compliance,” US Central Command
statement on Tuesday was more measured than his past social media attacks on Iran. That may signal Trump's desire to end a war that has roiled the global economy and is unpopular with anti
Trump on Monday said Israel and Iran both wanted “an immediate CEASEFIRE! Final negotiations on ‘Peace’ are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way.” He added that a US blockade of Iranian
US president, Donald Trump, reportedly told the Israeli prime minister [Benjamin Netanyahu](https://www.theguardian.com/world/benjamin-netanyahu) to refrain from attacks on Iran. Netanyahu shows no signs of wanting to stop the war on Lebanon, which makes
statement said. Subsequently, US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit [boarded](/news/2026/4/20/us-captures-iranian-ship-touska-amid-mediation-efforts-all-we-know) the Touska and captured the ship. 
statement after Iran and the UAE clashed over how to address the US-Israeli war on Iran, with the UAE also seeing itself as a victim of Iranian aggression. Since then, tensions between Iran
Trump administration has heightened tensions. As diplomacy aimed at a more durable peace agreement between the two countries drags on, here’s what we know about the latest attacks between the US and Iran:![INTERACTIVE