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ships were taking part in maritime exercises with partners in Latin America that began in March. Rubio would not discuss how the US might move to implement the indictment against Castro, who turns 95 next
actions", which included a US drone being shot down over international waters. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had targeted an air base used by US forces for an attack on Iran
Iranian nuclear weapons programme, or prompting diplomatic negotiations, which were already taking place before the conflict. The US has recently focused its rhetoric on reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, so that
shipping in the strait. Trump has said his representatives will be in Pakistan on Monday for negotiations. A White House official said Vice-President JD Vance would lead the US delegation. But Iran's state
shipping using Iranian ports. Iran is grappling with high inflation, rising food prices and the US blockade is harming its economy further with Tehran now facing a looming oil storage crisis. Trump has demanded
action around the Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth tells reporters. Hegseth said on Tuesday that President [Donald Trump](/news/2026/5/4/trumps-project-freedom-can-us-navy-guide-stuck-ships-out-of-hormuz) will make the decision as to when the truce ends, signalling that Washington
actions” against Tehran. - TankerTrackers.com said an Iranian supertanker has evaded the US blockade and reached the Asia Pacific while carrying more than 1.9 million barrels of crude oil valued at nearly $220m. ## Diplomacy - The US
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 exceed
Iranian ports. - Reporting from the White House, Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher said Trump has shifted between conciliatory and hardline rhetoric, linking the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to forcing Iran to negotiate, while
ship [MV Touska](/news/2026/5/8/as-us-and-iran-weigh-peace-deal-stranded-seafarers-wait-in-limbo), which had been captured by US forces, were evacuated to Pakistan before being transferred to Iran in what Islamabad described as a confidence-building measure coordinated with both sides. ![Islamabad meeting
ship sits at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 2, 2026 [Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP] ## The Strait of Hormuz: A new global flashpoint Assessing Tehran’s strategy, Sheikh Hamad
Iranian aggression. Since then, tensions between Iran and the UAE have only risen, with Tehran’s war messaging [increasingly targeting the UAE](/news/2026/5/12/why-is-iran-increasingly-targeting-the-uae-in-its-war-messaging). Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza is also another point of stress
action on Hormuz Strait. Many observers believe that wide gaps remain between Iran and the US, making a ceasefire unlikely in the short term. An Israeli source familiar with the matter told Reuters that Israel
ships stranded in Hormuz out of the strait, warning Iran against interfering with the operation, dubbed “Project Freedom”. Bessent said the US is saying that the Iranians “do not have control” of Hormuz. “We have
Iranian talks to be on the point of fruition (other counts have the figure higher – it depends on what you term a prediction or just a hint). On five of those occasions, the promise
ship on Sunday was "an even greater violation." Here are more developments on day 54 of the Middle East war: **Iran's economy | UK-France conference | International reaction | Airline fuel struggles | Points of contention** ### **Trump
shipping, global energy prices have surged and diplomatic efforts, including [Pakistan-mediated talks](/news/2026/4/12/us-and-iran-fail-to-reach-peace-deal-after-marathon-talks-in-pakistan) in Islamabad last month, have stalled. The US also imposed a [naval blockade](/news/2026/4/14/how-much-will-us-hormuz-blockade-hurt-iran-and-does-tehran-have-an-escape) on Iranian ports on April
action in the Iran war. US Central Command has prepared a plan for a wave of "short and powerful" strikes on Iran in a moved aimed to break the deadlock in negotiations with Tehran, news
action. Vance told Fox News on Monday: > double quotation markI really think the ball is in the Iranian court, because we put a lot on the table. We actually made very clear what
ship was dry-docked in Malta, but the proceedings concluded swiftly. Ernie Gallo, president of the USS Liberty Survivors Group, [dismissed](/features/2015/6/9/remembering-uss-liberty-when-israel-attacked-america) Israel’s “mistaken identity” excuse as a lie and accused the US government