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threats but Trump insists Tehran wants deal Welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. **Donald Trump [warned the US may strike Iran again](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/19/trump-threatens-a-big-hit-if-tehran-does-not-make-deal-soon)** – a day after he said
vessels through the Strait would still be "prohibited." This is likely referring to a map and two routes designated by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and widely reported by Iranian media last week
threat of war is maintained, predicting that the pressure will soon translate into higher borrowing costs, leading to a potential recession. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the parliament speaker who led the first round of talks with
Vessels are anchored off the coast of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on May 21, 2026. **AFP via Getty Images** AFP via Getty Images President Trump and other administration officials are tempering expectations raised
threat to our security”. In a speech, the first sea lord said the 10 members of the Joint Expeditionary Force (Jef), had signed last week a statement of intent, to create a “multinational maritime force
threats are main obstacles to genuine negotiations. World sees your endless hypocritical rhetoric and contradiction between claims and actions.” Although both countries have said they are ready to return to war, the ceasefire
threats are “nothing but an illusion”. Meanwhile, Iran’s newly established Persian Gulf Strait Authority has announced the creation of a “supervision area” in the Strait of Hormuz, saying vessels will now require permission
Trump administration’s war against Iran should not affect arms sales to Taiwan,** experts have said, [after a US official suggested](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/27/us-arms-sales-to-taiwan-pause-unlikely-due-to-iran-war-experts) that a pause in the delivery of a key weapons package
threat on 7 April that "a whole civilisation will die tonight" comes to mind when we stop at a roadside restaurant - a hundreds-year-old caravanserai, a travellers' inn of old - with vaulted stone ceilings
Trump arrived in China. The seizure of a ship off the coast of the UAE happened hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he had quietly visited the country during the Israeli
vessel is assigned to the US Navy’s Task Force 59, established in 2021 as the service’s first dedicated artificial intelligence and uncrewed systems unit. ## How did the US respond? Although US officials have
vessels in the narrow waterway and seized two of them, further tightening its grip on one of the world's most important shipping lanes. Lebanon, meanwhile, is set to pursue an extension
Trump’s tariffs on global imports and the US-Israel war on Iran have all impacted India’s economy and energy security, and New Delhi has been trying to widen its relations with many other
Trump ordered the US military to “shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be (Their naval ships are ALL, 159 of them, at the bottom of the sea!), that is putting mines
vessel in the eastern Pacific on Tuesday, killing three people**, the [latest such attack](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/05/us-military-vessel-strike) that rights groups label as “extrajudicial killings” and Washington describes as targeting “narco-terrorists”. - **A former US navy
vessels through the strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of the ceasefire [Lebanon ceasefire] on the coordinated route as already announced by the Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic
threats posed by Iranian forces. On Tuesday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had downed a US drone and fired at a jet and another drone that entered Iranian airspace, according to state
Trump announced an extension of a ceasefire between his country and Iran, and after Iran refused to attend the latest proposed round of peace talks in Islamabad. (Photo by Getty Images)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/getty_69e96cf34e-1776905459.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Ships
vessels "complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around." --- ## Trump says peace talks in Pakistan could resume this week In an [interview with *The New York Post*](https://nypost.com/2026/04/14/us-news/president-trump-tells-the-post-us-iran-talks-could-be-happening-over-next-two-days/) on Tuesday, Trump said
vessel that tried to get past the American blockade on Iranian ports, adding that US forces stopped the ship by blowing a hole in its engine room. - Iran executed two men convicted of cooperating with