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Pakistan scrambles to salvage US-Iran diplomacy as ceasefire faces collapse

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

Bahrain-led UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz gains support of 112 nations

shipping and energy supplies, and to ensure the safety of seafarers, the sources told Al Jazeera on Tuesday. It also calls for an end to Iranian attacks on its Gulf neighbours. Qatar, Saudi Arabia

Trump dangles normalisation amid pro-Israel criticism of possible Iran deal

important we get this right,” he wrote in a social media [post](https://x.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/2058245974733058140) on Saturday that was shared by the [American Israel Public Affairs Committee](/news/2026/5/20/as-aipac-becomes-toxic-it-is-trying-to-conceal-spending-in-us-elections) (AIPAC), a US lobbying group. Two days

Squeals of horror over price caps – but how are we going to fix our broken food system?

ship sails under Las Americas bridge through the Panama Canal. Photograph: Matias Delacroix/AP The theory that informs the UK’s approach is that this shouldn’t matter. Disruptions to harvests and transport in one part

Oil markets nearing ‘red zone’ as holiday season nears, warns IEA chief

Hormuz.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e2dd30c8e93857e50f0b54f51b437d5046caae24/0_0_5996_3995/master/5996.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Birol predicts countries will pay a premium for oil from sources that are more secure than the Middle East. Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/Reuters His warning came as Pakistan, the mediator

Trump doubts shooter motivated by Iran war as peace talks on hold

ship Epaminondas during what state media described as the seizure of one of two vessels accused of violations in the Strait of Hormuz, April 21, 2026. **Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim News Agency via AP** Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim News

Trump heads to China for state visit. And, how the war in Iran has affected inflation

ships connected to the country. ![U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands as they depart following a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea

Pakistan’s army chief in Iran as US’s Rubio says ‘slight progress’ in talks

important issues”. ## Mediation efforts Islamabad has intensified its mediation process to secure a second round of direct talks between the two sides. “The current process and the presence of senior Pakistani officials in Tehran means

Iran's flurry of diplomacy, as Trump insists U.S. has 'the cards'

Important discussions on bilateral matters and regional developments. As only Hormuz littoral states, our focus included ways to ensure safe transit that is to benefit of all dear neighbors and the world," Araghchi [said

Oman caught between US and Iran after Tehran claims joint strait of Hormuz plan

Hormuz was an exclusively Omani-Iranian waterway. Photograph: Rajat Gupta/EPA Western diplomats say Iranian proposals for the future permanent management of the strait are unlawful since they impose tolls on commercial shipping and would give

Reeves steps up criticism of Trump’s Iran war, branding it a ‘mistake’

shipping was damaging the living standards of families and businesses in the UK and the US. “We need to reopen that strait of Hormuz, to get down energy prices and to strengthen and stabilise

Trump calls Iran’s response to peace plan ‘totally unacceptable’ as ceasefire frays | First Thing

Hormuz after the signing of initial understanding, and an immediate end to the war with guarantees against any renewed attack. It followed the US’s peace proposal, which was reported to be a one-page

Pakistan races against time to get Iran back to US talks as truce end nears

ships. “The attack on tankers during the ceasefire demonstrates the IRGC’s dominance over the diplomatic team and its disregard for their positions,” he told Al Jazeera. Yet Heiran-Nia said if a deal were

3 things to know about the new Fed chief's first meeting

Strait of Hormuz — a vital energy shipping corridor. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/28/nx-s1-5836525/affordability-report-brookings-inflation-wages) ### [Business](https://www.npr.org/sections/business/) ### [This

The Gulf does not have to choose Iran or Israel

shipping lanes, energy infrastructure, investment confidence and domestic stability. The Gulf cannot observe from a distance; it automatically incurs costs from the conflict. Therefore, the real choice is not between Iran or Israel

U.S. intercepts Iranian attacks on 3 ships. And, what to know about hantavirus

Strait of Hormuz. This incident marks the first report of U.S. airstrikes on Iranian soil since the ceasefire began a month ago. ![Malta-flagged oil tanker Odessa arrives near Daesan Port in Seosan City

Train bomb in Pakistan’s Baloch region: Why violence is on the rise

Strait of Hormuz oil shipping lane. Balochistan is also home to one of Pakistan’s major deep-sea ports at Gwadar, a crucial trade corridor for China’s $65bn investment in the [China-Pakistan Economic

Gulf shrimpers want help from congress as fuel costs climb

ship in Cooper's three-boat fleet, hauling in thousands and thousands of pounds of shrimp from the Gulf. But not this year. These days, the Lacy Kay remains tied to the dock in Venice

3 things to know about naval blockades as U.S. begins patrols in the Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz, according to Steve Dunn, author of *Blockade: Cruiser Warfare and the Starvation of Germany in World War One*. "Detection of vessels is much easier, with satellite, [planes and drones] and radar," using helicopters

Albanese’s visits to key allies have borne early fruits of fuel and fertiliser but ‘resilience’ is on the budget agenda

imports are now assured into at least June, there are no illusions that Australia is out of the woods yet. The fragile ceasefires in the Middle East, and Trump’s blockade-of-a-blockade entirely