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Donald Trump sends warships to break Iran’s strait of Hormuz blockade
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem May 4, 2026May 4, 2026

US operation announced as ‘Project Freedom’ dramatically raises stakes in conflictMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US has launched Donald Trump’s operation to open a route through the strait of Hormuz for hundreds of ships trapped with their crews …

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First Russian oil reportedly arrives in Japan since Iran war – as it happened
ByAdam Fulton May 4, 2026May 5, 2026

This blog is now closed Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’ if it attacks US vesselsTrump sends warships to break Iran’s strait of Hormuz blockadeWe have a bit more of the statement from Maj Gen Ali Abdollahi, the commander of Iran…

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Trump Says U.S. Will Help Stranded Ships Leave Strait of Hormuz
ByZolan Kanno-Youngs and David E. Sanger May 3, 2026May 4, 2026

President Trump offered few details on how the new program, which he called Project Freedom, would work, but said interference would be dealt with “forcefully.”

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China Seeks an Advantage With Both Trump and Iran as War Evolves
ByEdward Wong May 3, 2026May 4, 2026

With President Trump’s visit to Beijing looming, China is pushing Iran to negotiate even as its companies export material that could be used by Iran’s military.

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Trump says US will escort trapped ships from Gulf amid ‘very positive’ talks with Iran
ByGuardian staff and agencies May 3, 2026May 3, 2026

US president’s post announcing maritime escort operation follows flurry of mixed signals including concern Tehran had not ‘paid big enough price’Donald Trump has announced that the US would begin escorting ships trapped by the Iran war out of the Gulf …

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Top Republicans express concern over withdrawal of US troops from Germany – as it happened
ByTaz Ali May 2, 2026May 2, 2026

Senator Roger Wicker and representative Mike Rogers say move risks undermining deterrence and sending wrong signal to PutinFull report: Nato seeks to ‘understand the details’ after US decision to withdraw troops from Germany‘We love our Americans’: the…

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Iran offers new peace proposal to US but Trump ‘not satisfied’
BySaeed Shah in Islamabad and Patrick Wintour May 1, 2026May 1, 2026

Tehran reportedly passed proposal to mediators in Pakistan on Thursday night, though its contents are not yet clearIran has passed a new proposal to Pakistani mediators in the latest effort to end the war with the US, but Donald Trump said he was not “…

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Trump ‘Not Satisfied’ With Iran’s Proposal on Ending War
ByYeganeh Torbati and Leily Nikounazar May 1, 2026May 2, 2026

The details of the latest plan were unclear, and President Trump did not specify his objections.

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Why U.S. Oil Companies Are Not Plugging the World’s Energy Gap
ByRebecca F. Elliott May 1, 2026

American producers are under pressure from investors to keep spending in check, and they are wary of drilling more wells because they are not sure oil prices will stay high.

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Iran supreme leader issues defiant statement on strait of Hormuz
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor April 30, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei says Tehran will eliminate ‘enemy’s abuses of the waterway’ and guard its nuclear and missile programmesUS politics live – latest updatesIran’s supreme leader has broken his recent silence with a defiant statement hailing Iran’s contro…

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