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Iran said it fired at US Navy ships; the US said it shot down seven small Iranian military boats; and [Tehran renewed](/news/2026/5/4/uae-reports-missile-and-drone-strikes-incoming-from-iran) its drone and missile launches against the United Arab Emirates. A South
military operation to open the strait. “This has gone from being a war of choice to a war of necessity,” said Aaron David Miller, an analyst at the Carnegie Endowment and a former US diplomat
Hormuz open was a humbling reminder of what can happen when a navy is unprepared. Iran enforced restrictions on the passage of most vessels through the strait early in the war, and on April
civilian purposes only. It is a signatory to the 1970 [Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons](/news/2025/6/17/what-is-the-npt-and-why-has-iran-threatened-to-pull-out-of-the-treaty) (NPT). In March 2025, Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence, [testified to Congress
Strait of Hormuz as part of Washington's blockade on Iranian vessels in the vital waterway, and just two days before the ceasefire is set to expire. [A video](https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2046085543348293851?s=20) released
US President Donald Trump met Lebanese and Israeli envoys at a new round of peace talks Thursday, with Beirut seeking a one-month extension of a shaky ceasefire set to expire. **BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty