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sanctioned 12 people and entities over Iranian oil sales to China, hours after similar UK measures. ## In the US - Trump dismissed Tehran’s response
response to US-Israeli attacks, restricting passage through a key artery of global energy transport. China has said that it wants to see the war end and [hosted](/news/2026/5/6/araghchi-in-beijing-how-china-could-shape-the-direction-of-the-us-iran-war) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arraghchi last
sanctions on Iran in response to its missile and drone attack on Israel, leading to Iran’s losing access to these assets in Doha yet again. Besides the US, the European Union has also partially
sanctions and remove the ban on Iranian oil sales. Trump also claimed on Monday that Iran is willing to give the United States “the nuclear dust”, referring to Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, and said
response to tariffs that reached as high as 145% at one point – restricting the export of rare earths, a move that brought some factories in the US to a screeching halt – was likely an unwelcomed
US NAVY/AFP/Getty Images Trump called off Project Freedom, the plan to escort oil tankers through the strait, after little more than two days last week ostensibly to give Iran time to respond to his peace
US-Israel war on Iran continues to disrupt energy trade through the Strait of Hormuz. With oil harder to access and Russian supply largely constrained by sanctions, Asian buyers are scrambling for crude from suppliers
sanctions. It already has millions of barrels of oil — some estimates suggest up to 170 million barrels — that are on tankers already out at sea, well beyond the Gulf of Oman. That could “sustain export
Iranian oil. Chinese buyers received more than 80 percent of Iran’s oil shipments in 2025, according to market intelligence firm Kpler.  A Chinese flag flutters at the Chinese Ministry
oil facility in Fujairah was struck, wounding three Indian workers. Iran denied involvement. The US and Iran each claimed they had hit the other’s ships, and each denied the other’s claims of success
China next week. “I think it’s got a very good chance of ending, and if it doesn’t end, we have to go back to bombing the hell out of them,” he said. Meanwhile
responsibility,” the department posted on social media, referring to the US military’s Indo-Pacific Command. The statement said the US is determined “to disrupt illicit networks and interdict sanctioned vessels providing material support
response to the US naval blockade beyond its own waters. Divisions in Washington persist, with the US Senate rejecting [a measure to limit the war](/news/2026/4/15/us-senate-rejects-another-war-powers-resolution-to-limit-trump-on-iran) without congressional approval. Here is what we know
China as a mediator. Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, is due in Beijing on Saturday. Iran has emphasised it is seeking to postpone all talks on its nuclear program and focus instead
response to its [14-point proposal](/news/2026/5/3/whats-irans-14-point-proposal-to-end-the-war-and-will-trump-accept-it) aimed at ending the conflict sent via Pakistan on Friday. As Pakistan continues to mediate, Trump previously described Tehran’s offer as “unacceptable”. ## What happened to the Touska
responsibility,” said Qatar’s ambassador to the UN, Alya Ahmed Saif al-Thani. The current situation “not only jeopardises global economic stability and energy security but also worsens humanitarian crises and undermines regional stability
China’s opposition to the militarisation of the strait and any effort to charge a toll for its use,” the White House said. In a separate interview, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he believed
response once it has “finalised its views”. The diplomatic push comes amid continuing regional tensions, with uncertainty remaining over whether the negotiations can produce a breakthrough after weeks of military escalation and political threats between
sanctions to be lifted and the recognition of its influence over the key waterway. Trump has called its latest proposal — with these demands — “garbage”. So what options does he have? On Sunday, the US president
US military says it's not seeking escalation The UAE's Defense Ministry advised residents not to approach, photograph or touch "any debris or fragments that have fallen as a result of successful air interceptions