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tensions in the Gulf spiked amid an impasse in diplomatic efforts to end the [war between
tensions, with officials telling [Al Jazeera](/news/2026/3/31/will-china-join-pakistan-led-efforts-to-mediate-us-iran-peace) that China is viewed as a credible actor capable of helping stabilise US-Iran talks. A successful diplomatic intervention would also give China greater influence among Gulf energy
efforts in Tehran, while Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is in Saudi Arabia for the first stop in a four-day Gulf tour. Pakistan’s diplomatic blitz comes as competing US and Iranian
efforts, seeking to keep diplomatic channels open, but talks hosted in Islamabad last month ended without a breakthrough. Iran’s foreign ministry says it is reviewing Washington’s response to its [14-point proposal](/news/2026/5/3/whats-irans-14-point-proposal-to-end-the-war-and-will-trump-accept-it
Efforts to revive US-Iran negotiations [are gathering pace](/news/liveblog/2026/4/16/iran-war-live-pakistan-in-push-for-new-round-of-us-iran-peace-negotiations), with Pakistan again having an important mediating role as its leaders hold high-level talks in Tehran and the Gulf. Amid a renewed push
diplomatic instruments. What became clear in the earliest days of the war is that the world no longer operates according to the logic of managed tensions and deliberate restraint, but within a highly interconnected environment
Tensions have risen over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital energy waterway gripped by Iran, which is under a U.S. naval blockade. "For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST
tensions rise Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon [killed at least 31 people](https://aje.aj-harbinger.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/27/iran-war-live-israel-kills-31-in-lebanon-tehran-blasts-us-truce-violation) and wounded 40 others on Tuesday, as Israeli forces intensified strikes and issued dozens of displacement orders for towns
tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and the growing risks linked to artificial intelligence. The biggest flashpoints include: ### Tech vs rare earths Technology and supply chains are expected to be among the key issues
tensions did not ease overnight. In the early hours of Monday, Trump announced on Truth Social that the US Navy guided missile destroyer USS Spruance had intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, the Touska, nearly
efforts to advance bilateral relations. But Munir was not only strengthening ties with Gulf nations in the Middle East. In May 2025, he [travelled to Iran with Sharif](/news/2025/12/31/how-pakistans-asim-munir-became-trumps-favourite-field-marshal) and met Major-General Mohammad Bagheri
tensions](/news/2026/5/5/before-vatican-trip-rubio-defends-trump-remarks-on-pope-leo-over-iran) between the White House and the Vatican, notably over the Iran war. - **France condemns attacks near Hormuz:** French President Emmanuel Macron told his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian that strikes on [Emirati civilian infrastructure
efforts. Iran continues to publicly insist that it has no plans to return to the negotiating table, even as Pakistan and other mediators work behind the scenes to bring Tehran back into the room before
diplomatic efforts to end the conflict hanging in the balance. Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that, as well as taking part in the main BRICS sessions, Araghchi will hold separate meetings with Indian Foreign
tensions flared in the strait when U.S. forces fired on and disabled Iranian oil tankers that it said were trying to breach its blockade of Iran's ports. ### Seizures and attacks in Hormuz ongoing
diplomatic logistics linked to talks in Islamabad between senior US and Iranian officials on April 11. Pakistan said both Iranian and US aircraft used the base. “The Iranian aircraft currently parked in Pakistan arrived during
diplomatic overtures, citing unnamed regional officials. However, a US official was quoted by Reuters as saying that Washington has not formally agreed to the extension of its ceasefire with Iran. There is “continued engagement between
diplomatic efforts continue to prevent a collapse in the fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran. Meanwhile, Brigadier-General Mohammad Akrami Nia says Iran’s military remains at “the highest level of readiness”, warning that “there
tensions. Meanwhile, dozens of countries have called for the “urgent and unimpeded reopening” of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial maritime route through which one-fifth of global oil passes. Here is what we know
tensions escalated further on April 20, when US forces seized an Iranian container ship near the Gulf in a move Iran described as an “[act of piracy](/news/2026/4/22/iran-calls-us-ship-seizure-piracy-is-it)“. CENTCOM and US President Donald Trump said