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UAE said it came under [attack](/news/2026/5/5/uae-intercepts-missiles-and-drones-for-second-day) from Iranian missiles and drones for the second day in a row. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), however, denied the claim. The IRGC Navy on Sunday
claims:** Iran denied that it was behind an explosion that [damaged a South Korean ship](/news/2026/5/4/hormuz-tensions-push-ceasefire-to-the-brink-as-trump-threatens-iran) in the Strait of Hormuz this week. Tehran’s embassy in Seoul said on Thursday that it “firmly rejects
UAE from Somalia, India’s shipping ministry said in a statement. All 14 crew were rescued by the Omani coast guard. There were no immediate claims of responsibility, but the incidents came as a senior
UAE later accused Iran of attacking the eastern emirate of Fujairah with a barrage of missiles and drones, setting an oil refinery ablaze and wounding three Indian nationals. The recent claims and counterclaims made
UAE’s economy. ## In the US - The US president said he was extending a ceasefire with Iran to give more time for negotiations, but would maintain the naval blockade of Iranian ports. - Reporting from
claimed to have come under an Iranian attack, with an oil port targeted on Monday. On Tuesday, Iran’s army denied any attack on the UAE in recent days. Iran did confirm firing warning shots
Hormuz, lift sanctions and curb Iranian's nuclear ambitions. But Axios also reported scepticism among some US officials about the prospects for a deal and who would even approve such an agreement among the factions
claim that has not been confirmed by Tehran. Iran's nuclear programme has been one of the key sticking points between the two sides. "They [Iran] want to make a deal. We've had very
Hormuz under the protection of the US military. Trump presented the plan as a humanitarian endeavour “meant to free people, companies, and countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong – they are victims of circumstance
claims spied for the IRGC. And in late April, Bahrain [stripped the citizenship of 69 people](/news/2026/4/27/bahrain-strips-69-people-of-citizenship-over-iran-support) after accusing them of sympathising with Iran and “colluding with foreign entities”. The London-based Bahrain Institute
UAE coast. An explosion and fire meanwhile broke out aboard a South Korean-operated ship anchored in the strait, though its cause was unknown, the South Korean government said. In another sign of possible escalation
claimed that Iran “wants to make a deal”. He said: “We’re in a little skirmish, military [sic]. I call it a skirmish, because Iran has no chance. They never did. They know it. “What
claim that none of its assets had been hit. Iran’s Press TV later reported that, following several hours of fire, “the situation on Iranian islands and coastal cities by the Strait of Hormuz
claim to the Strait of Hormuz, complicating the plans of the United States for a coalition to reopen the waterway. Two months into the US-Israel war on Iran, the strait remains closed, choking
UAE. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for the ceasefire to be upheld, and said in a post on X that Pakistan stands firmly with "our Emirati brothers and sisters as well as with
response than before. We have many winning cards that we have not yet used,” he added. ## War diplomacy - ****Trump slams Merz:**** Trump lashed out at German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the Iran war, after comments
claim in Iranian state media that Iranian missiles had hit a US ship. Later on Monday Donald Trump said the US had "shot down" seven Iranian fast boats in the strait. Iran denied that this
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
UAE did not say who launched the attack and there was no immediate claim of responsibility. No injuries were reported and officials said there was no impact on radiological safety levels. We are restarting
claims, but the incident has raised fears of escalation in hostilities. Navigation through the strait has been disrupted after Tehran took control of the crucial waterway days after the US and Israel launched attacks