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saying the operation would not involve naval escorts. [US Central Command said](https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/4476318/us-military-supports-launch-of-project-freedom-in-strait-of-hormuz/) it would “support” the project with its considerable military resources in the region, including guided-missile destroyers, more than
Trump says he is close to achieving a “very good deal” with Iran, but Washington and Tehran have been engaged in a new exchange of fire, dimming hopes of finalising a deal
military will wipe out “every single power plant” and “every single bridge” unless they back down, Trump says, despite many experts warning such an attack would be a war crime. To declare victory, Trump needs
Trump issued a warning, saying Iran would be “blown off the face of the earth” if it targeted US vessels in the strait, and cautioned that Iran “better hope” the current ceasefire holds. ## In Israel
military equipment to aid Iran in its war against the US and Israel. - **Trump-Xi summit held amid ‘promise fatigue’:** Analyst Drew Thompson said Washington and Beijing remain deeply distrustful after years of unmet expectations
says he opposes extending a ceasefire with Iran that will expire by the end of Wednesday to allow more time for negotiations. Trump’s comment on Tuesday during an interview with CNBC raised the stakes
Trump announced that the US [military operation](/news/2026/5/5/centcom-says-project-freedom-has-just-2) to escort stranded ships out of the Strait of Hormuz – “Project Freedom”, which was launched the day before – had been [paused](/news/liveblog/2026/5/6/iran-war-live-trump-says-hormuz-operation-paused-amid-us-tehran-talks). So, does this mean
Trump’s second term, starting January 2025, the coalition has sputtered, say analysts, with Washington pivoting away from the region as its top priority back to the Western Hemisphere and the Middle East. The United
says this week's gunfire attacks and seizures of two ships by Iran have had a chilling effect on the already small number of ships trying to make it through the waterway. - ➡️ **Trump announced yesterday
military sites in the Islamic Republic. In a call with the BBC, US President Donald Trump denied that Netanyahu had defied his wishes by launching missiles. "No, no. They had already gone. They had already
Iran on negotiations but would “not be rushed into making a bad deal”, a day after US President Donald Trump and his top security advisers discussed a [new Iranian proposal](/news/2026/4/28/whats-in-irans-latest-proposal-and-how-has-the-us-responded) on resolving
saying: “She doesn’t help us with NATO. “She doesn’t want to help get rid of a nuclear-weaponed Iran. Very sad … She’s much different than I thought,” Trump added. He described
Trump administration has announced – but it comes with caveats. Not only is the deal contingent on a complete cessation of fire from the Iran-aligned Hezbollah armed group, and on the evacuation
saying Tehran will not abandon its allies. There is a fragile, U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon, a conflict that began two days after the Iran war started. **Trump had said
says the message counters a growing [appetite for isolationist policies](https://one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5804320:x) in the U.S. Trump has long been critical of European leaders and NATO. While the president has repeatedly praised the king, Trump
military campaign in Lebanon continues. Here is what we know on day 95 of the war: ## In Iran - **Iran says Lebanon covered by ceasefire terms:** Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that the ceasefire
Trump does rather than what he says, then a ground invasion is quite likely,” said Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group. “We have not seen him deploying significant military
saying the military presence at Ben Gurion and Ramon airports is affecting civilian aviation capacity. The aircraft have remained in Israel despite the ceasefire with Iran. ## In the US - **US senator criticises Trump
say about the war? The war on Iran began on February 28 when the [US and Israel launched strikes](/news/2026/2/28/explosions-in-downtown-tehran-smoke-seen-rising) on Iran amid talks between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear programme. Iran
military](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-military) escort.  Donald Trump departing a White House event on Monday. Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/UPI/EPA