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U.S.-Iran peace deal emerging, while war threats still loom

U.S. of "obstructionism" over the release of some frozen Iranian funds in exchange for lifting restrictions over transit through the Strait of Hormuz. The news agency also said the agreement being negotiated called on Iran

U.S. military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

transited the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post. U.S. forces intercepted "unprovoked Iranian attacks" and responded with self-defense strikes, it said. The U.S. military said no ships were

The UAE is attacked as U.S. says it helped 2 ships through the Strait of Hormuz

transited the strait. It did not say when the Navy ships arrived or when the merchant vessels departed. Trump's announcement Sunday that the U.S. would "guide" ships out of the strait warned that Iranian

U.S. bombs Iranian military sites and Kuwait is hit by drone and missile fire

ships transiting regional waters." The Predator has been phased out of service by the U.S. Air Force, which now flies the MQ-9 Reaper, though the U.S. Army still flies the Predator. The U.S. military

Trump says the US will 'guide' stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz, and it will not return to its prewar conditions," Iran's deputy parliament speaker, Ali Nikzad, said earlier Sunday. The U.S. has warned shipping companies they could face sanctions for paying Iran

Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension

Transit through the Strait must remain free of charge." She said the EU was widening sanctions on Tehran, adding "none of us want to see a nuclear-armed Iran." --- ### **High jet fuel prices squeeze airlines

Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag region back to full-scale war

shipping in the Red Sea, through which about $1 trillion of goods passed each year before the war. They also greatly disrupted transits through Egypt's Suez Canal, which links

Iran war: What is happening on day 52 of the US-Israeli conflict?

ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. - ⁠Iran’s ⁠armed forces turned back two tankers attempting ⁠to transit the Strait ⁠of Hormuz on Sunday after issuing warnings. The semi-official Tasnim ‌news agency said

U.S. attempt to open Strait of Hormuz tests fragile Iran war ceasefire

Hormuz closure has far-reaching consequences The disruption of the waterway has squeezed countries in Europe and Asia that depend on Persian Gulf oil and gas, raising prices far beyond the region. [![Defense Secretary Pete

With 3,000 containers stuck in Pakistan, Iran explores more land routes

U.S. President Donald 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

What's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done it

Strait of Hormuz opens for commercial ships but the U.S. blockade continues on Iran](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/17/g-s1-117788/middle-east-conflict-israel-lebanon-us-updates) Referring to Vice President Vance's [whirlwind negotiations in Islamabad](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/11/nx-s1-5781760/pakistan-peace-talks-us-iran) last week that appear

US talks between Lebanon and Israel end – as it happened

transiting the [Strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/strait-of-hormuz) to and from non-Iranian ports,” US Central Command, which oversees US military operations in the region, said on social media. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), World

As the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deadline looms, here are the main sticking points

News](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/trump-says-iran-truce-extension-unlikely-hormuz-to-stay-blocked) on Monday that a renewal of the ceasefire was "highly unlikely." Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Iran's chief negotiator and parliament speaker, accused the United States late Monday of forcing Iran

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

transit that is to benefit of all dear neighbors and the world," Araghchi [said on X.](https://x.com/araghchi/status/2048519460793761995?s=20) "Our neighbors are our priority." For his part, [Oman Foreign Minister](https://x.com/FMofOman/status/2048628914231140375?s=20) Sayyid Badr

With Iran deal, Trump told ships to 'start your engines.' That's not happening yet

news agency, residents fish from the shore as cargo and commercial vessels lie at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas on June 8. **Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP via Getty Images** Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP via Getty

SCOTUS temporarily restores mifepristone access. And, Indiana, Ohio vote in primaries

news agency on May 4, 2026, the Iran-flagged tugboat Basim sails near a ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. **Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP via Getty Images** Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP

Iran ‘agreed to never have a nuclear weapon’, says Trump – as it happened

shipping to and from Iranian ports.  Vessels at the strait of Hormuz as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Monday

As US and Iran weigh peace deal, stranded seafarers wait in limbo

News Agency via Reuters] While some ships have managed to exit the Strait of Hormuz during brief lulls in hostilities, each day brings new uncertainty for the civilian crews manning the Gulf’s massive fleet