Strait of Hormuz – War Watch

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Oil prices fall below $100 a barrel as Trump hails ‘great progress’ on Iran deal
ByLauren Almeida May 6, 2026

Markets rally as US president announces ‘short’ pause to operation escorting ships through strait of HormuzBusiness live – latest updatesOil prices have fallen below $100 and stock markets rose as Donald Trump touted “great progress” towards a “final a…

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Middle East crisis live: Iran says strait of Hormuz could reopen after US pauses operation
ByTaz Ali (now) and Mark Saunokonoko (earlier) May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

IRGC says ‘with the end of threats from aggressors’ safe transit in the strait can resume after Trump pauses Project Freedom Trump puts ‘Project Freedom’ on hold, saying he hopes to finalise deal with IranThe UK work and pensions secretary, Pat McFadde…

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Wednesday briefing: How Trump’s attempt to reopen to strait of Hormuz brought war closer again
ByPatrick Greenfield May 6, 2026

In today’s newsletter: The brief US effort to steer trapped vessels through the waterway put the fragile ceasefire under strainGood morning. Uncertainty once again reigns in the Middle East. The uneasy ceasefire between the US and Iran threatened …

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Trump and Rubio Insist Iran War Is Over, Even as Missiles Fly During Cease-Fire
ByDavid E. Sanger May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

The White House is turning to rhetorical leaps as President Trump tries to put the biggest political crisis of his presidency behind him.

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Trump Says U.S. Pausing Efforts to Guide Ships Through Strait Blocked by Iran
ByEric Schmitt, Greg Jaffe, Leo Sands and Erica L. Green May 5, 2026May 6, 2026

President Trump said a U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz would “remain in full force.” The shift came after the defense secretary said U.S. efforts to free trapped vessels would continue.

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Trump Looks for a Silver Bullet to End the Iran War. There May Be None.
BySteven Erlanger May 5, 2026

The president is trying to ratchet up the economic pressure on Tehran, but Iran’s government is unlikely to make a deal without a big, face-saving compromise.

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Trump Looks for a Silver Bullet to End the Iran War. There May Be None.
BySteven Erlanger May 5, 2026May 5, 2026

The president is trying to ratchet up the economic pressure on Tehran, but Iran’s government is unlikely to make a deal without a big, face-saving compromise.

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Has Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ reignited war with Iran? | The Latest
By May 5, 2026

Donald Trump has launched a new operation, dubbed ‘Project Freedom’, to try to open the strait of Hormuz. Could it spark a re-escalation of the war with Iran and bring an end to the ceasefire?Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s senior international cor…

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Has Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ reignited war with Iran? – The Latest
By May 5, 2026

Donald Trump has launched a new operation, which he called ‘Project Freedom’, to try to open the strait of Hormuz. Could it spark a re-escalation of the war with Iran and bring an end to the ceasefire?Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s senior internat…

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What We Know About ‘Project Freedom’ in the Strait of Hormuz
ByAmelia Nierenberg May 5, 2026May 6, 2026

President Trump on Tuesday abruptly paused an American initiative to help guide stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

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