Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire Highlights | Trump says US will help free ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Trump says US Navy acting 'like pirates' to carry out naval blockade of Iranian ports

President ​Donald Trump said on Friday the US Navy was acting "like pirates" in carrying out Washington's naval blockade of Iranian ports during the US ⁠and Israel's war against Iran.

Trump made the comments while ⁠describing the seizure by US forces of a ‌ship a few ​days ago.

"We took over the ship, we took over the cargo, we took over the oil. It's a very profitable business," Trump said in remarks on Friday evening. "We're like ​pirates. We're sort ⁠of like pirates but we are not playing games."

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Lebanon says 13 killed in Israeli strikes in south

Lebanon's health ministry said 13 people were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in the south, including in a town where Israel's army had issued an evacuation order despite a ceasefire, reports AFP.

The strikes in Habboush killed eight people, including a child and two women, and wounded 21 others, the ministry said, raising an earlier toll.

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, Pentagon says

The New York Times reported that United States will withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany and would redeploy them to the United States and other posts overseas, according to Pentagon.

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Fuel crisis uncertainty looms as Croatia gears up for summer tourism season

Summer is still a few months away, but the streets of Croatia's old town of Dubrovnik are already teeming with tourists from all over the world. It's usually a sign of a strong season ahead, but this year uncertainty hangs in the air, reported Associated Press.

Global instability triggered by the Iran war and surging fuel prices have brought unpredictability to the tourism industry, including in Dubrovnik, Croatia's top Adriatic Sea destination that draws millions of visitors annually.

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Iran senior military official says renewed conflict with US 'likely'

An Iranian military official said Saturday that a renewed conflict with the United States was "likely", as peace talks remain stalled and President Donald Trump criticised Iran's latest proposal in negotiations, reports AFP.

"A renewed conflict between Iran and the United States is likely, and evidence has shown that the United States is not committed to any promises or agreements," Mohammad Jafar Asadi of the military's central command centre, Khatam al-Anbiya, was quoted as saying by Iran's Fars news agency.

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran hospital after 'cardiac crisis', foundation says

Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was ​in an Iranian hospital after a "catastrophic deterioration of her health," including a "cardiac crisis", a foundation run by her family said.

The secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, ⁠which awarded Mohammadi the 2023 prize, expressed concern on Thursday that the condition of ⁠the Iranian human rights activist was worsening after she ‌had suffered a heart ​attack in prison.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Iran executes two for spying for Israel

​Iran executed two men on Saturday accused ⁠of spying for Israel, ⁠including one ‌accused ​of gathering intelligence near the Natanz nuclear site in ​central ⁠Isfahan province, Iranian media reported.

They quoted the judiciary as ⁠saying ‌Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bakarzadeh were ‌hanged after ⁠being found guilty of intelligence cooperation ‌with Israel ‌and its spy ‌agency, Mossad.

They ‌said Karimpour passed sensitive information to a ⁠Mossad officer, ⁠while Bakarzadeh was accused of collecting details on government and religious figures and ​key sites, including ​in ​the Natanz area. 

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Germany says withdrawal of US troops was 'expected'

Germany's defence minister on Saturday said the withdrawal of American troops from Germany had been expected and that Europe needed to do more to ensure its own security, reports AFP.

"That US troops are withdrawing from Europe and also from Germany was to be expected," Boris Pistorius said in a statement sent to AFP by his ministry. "We Europeans must take greater responsibility for our security," he added.

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Trump jokes US Navy will take on Cuba on the way home from Iran

President Donald Trump has joked that the US Navy will take on Cuba on the way home from Iran.

"Cuba's got problems," Trump said in one of several digressions in his Friday evening speech before the non-profit Forum Club of the Palm Beaches.

"On the way back from Iran, we'll have one of our big, maybe the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier - the biggest in the world - we'll have that come in, stop about 100 yards offshore, and they'll say, 'Thank you very much. We give up'," he said, reported AFP.

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | US warns shipping firms they could face sanctions over paying Iranian tolls in Strait of Hormuz

The United States is warning shipping companies that they could face sanctions for making payments to Iran to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

The alert posted Friday by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control adds another layer of pressure in the standoff between the US and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz.

About a fifth of the world's trade in oil and natural gas typically passes through the strait at the mouth of the Persian Gulf in peacetime, reported Associated Press.

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | NATO says 'working' with US to 'understand' decision to cut troops in Germany

NATO on Saturday said it was "working" with the United States to understand Washington's decision to slash its troops in Germany by 5,000 following a spat between the leaders of the two nations, reported AFP.

"We are working with the US to understand the details of their decision on force posture in Germany," the bloc's spokesperson said on X.

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Iranian proposal rejected by Trump would open Strait of Hormuz: Official

An Iranian proposal so far rejected ​by US President Donald Trump would open shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S. blockade of Iran while leaving talks on Iran's nuclear programme for later, a ⁠senior Iranian official said.

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Trump says US Navy acting like 'pirates' during Iran blockade

The statement came as US Navy seized an Iranian ship.

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months

Trump had threatened to withdraw some troops from the NATO ally earlier this week after Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the US was being "humiliated" by the Iranian leadership and criticised Washington's lack of strategy in the war.

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | UAE says air traffic back to normal after precautionary measures lifted

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Representative of Iran's Supreme Leader in India calls current situation 'no war, no peace'

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | US warns shipping firms over paying Iran to transit Strait of Hormuz

The US Office of Foreign Assets Control alert adds pressure in the standoff between the US and Iran over control of the strait at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, where about a fifth of the world's trade in oil and natural gas typically passes.

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | 'Angry Birds'-style video caricaturing Hezbollah draws rebuke

A video published by a Lebanese TV outlet caricaturing Hezbollah's leaders and fighters as characters from the "Angry Birds" mobile phone games drew a rebuke from the group, which called the clip "offensive."

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Iraq says oil output, exports can recover within a week once Strait of Hormuz crisis ends

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Lebanese army chief and US general meet on Lebanon security

Lebanese armed forces commander General Rudolf Haykal ⁠and U.S. General ⁠Joseph ‌Clearfield met ​in Beirut to discuss the security situation in ​Lebanon ⁠and regional developments.

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Marshall Islands-flagged tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz, shipping ministry says

Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Sarv Shakti, loaded ⁠with 46,313 metric ⁠tons ‌of liquefied ​petroleum gas for India, crossed the Strait ​of ⁠Hormuz on Saturday, India's shipping ministry said.

The ⁠vessels ‌with 20 crew members on ‌board, ⁠18 of them Indian, is expected ‌to ‌arrive at ‌the Indian ‌port of Visakhapatnam on May 13, ⁠it ⁠said in a statement said. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Reviewing fresh Iran proposal, can resume strikes if they misbehave: Trump

US President Donald Trump said military strikes against Iran could resume "if they misbehave" even as he said that he was reviewing a fresh proposal from Tehran to end the now paused war.

"If they misbehave, if they do something bad, but right now, we will see. It's a possibility that could happen, certainly," Trump said at the Palm Beach airport after a round of golf and an appointment with his local dentist.

(PTI)

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Trump says US will reduce number of troops in Germany 'a lot further' than withdrawal of 5,000

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the US will significantly reduce its troop presence in Germany, escalating a dispute with Chancellor Friedrich Merz as he seeks to scale back America's commitment to European security, reports Associated Press.

The Pentagon on Friday had initially announced it would pull some 5,000 troops out of Germany, but when asked Saturday about the reason for the move, Trump didn't offer an explanation and said an even bigger reduction was coming.

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Israeli military urges southern Lebanon residents to evacuate amid operations against Hezbollah

​The Israeli military issued an ⁠urgent warning on ⁠Sunday to ‌residents ​in southern Lebanon, urging them to evacuate ​their ⁠homes and move at least 1,000 ⁠metres (3,300 feet) ‌away to open areas.

The ‌military said ⁠it was conducting operations ‌against Hezbollah ‌following what it ‌described ‌as a violation of their ceasefire ⁠agreement, ⁠warning that anyone near Hezbollah fighters or facilities could be ​at risk.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Iran executes man convicted over killing of security officer in 2022 unrest

​Iran executed a man convicted of involvement in ⁠the killing of a ⁠security officer, the judiciary's ‌news outlet ​Mizan reported on Sunday, after the Supreme Court upheld his sentence ​in ⁠late 2025.

The defendant, identified as Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, was described as one ⁠of ‌the main individuals responsible for ‌the death of security officer ⁠Abbas Fatemiyeh, killed in 2022 during a ‌nationwide protest ‌movement sparked by ‌the death of ‌a young woman, Mahsa Amini, in police custody.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | UK sets out fuel contingency plans for flights amid US-Iran conflict

Airlines will be expected to consolidate schedules on certain routes with multiple flights to the same destination on the same day as part of contingency measures the UK government announced on Sunday. 

The Department for Transport (DfT) issued a series of temporary plans amid ongoing jet fuel supply issues caused by the US-Iran conflict and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

(PTI)

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | OPEC+ set to agree third oil output quota hike since Hormuz closure

OPEC+ is set to agree on Sunday a modest ‌oil output hike, sources ​said, but the increase will remain largely on paper as long as the US-Iran war continues to disrupt Gulf oil supplies. Seven OPEC+ countries have agreed to raise oil output targets by about 188,000 barrels per day in June, the third consecutive monthly ​increase, the sources said ⁠and a draft OPEC+ statement showed.

The move is designed to show the group is ready to raise supplies once the war stops. It is also pressing on with plans to raise output targets despite the departure ⁠of the ‌United Arab Emirates from the group this week, sources said.

The seven members meeting on Sunday are Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, ‌Kazakhstan, Russia, and Oman. With the UAE leaving, OPEC+ includes 21 members including Iran, but ⁠in recent years only the seven nations plus the UAE have been involved in monthly production decisions.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | US options are 'impossible' military operation or 'bad deal': Iran

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that the United States faced a choice between an "impossible" military operation or a "bad deal" with the Islamic republic.

In a statement carried by state television, the Guards intelligence organisation said that "Trump must choose between 'an impossible operation or a bad deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran'".

It cited what it described as a "shift in tone" from China, Russia, and Europe towards Washington as well as what it called an Iranian "deadline" over the US naval blockade. (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Iran sends new proposal to US over stalled peace talks

Iran has conveyed a "multi-layered proposal" to Washington in an attempt to break the deadlock over peace talks, a senior official familiar with the development said on Sunday.

US President Donald Trump says he is still not satisfied with Iran's new offer to end the West Asia conflict. He has also indicated that Washington is unlikely to accept any framework that does not include firm guarantees preventing Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.

The Iran war – triggered by joint strikes by the US and Israel on February 28 – has been on hold since April 8, with one round of peace talks having taken place in Islamabad since then.

Pakistan is mediating the peace talks between the US and Iran.

The Pakistani official told PTI that the fresh Iran proposal is a phased de-escalation framework, seeking to separate immediate conflict management from the more complex and long-standing dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme.

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Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Prepare to face a graveyard of your carriers and forces: Khamenei's military adviser

"The U.S. is the only pirate in the world that possesses aircraft carriers. Our ability to confront pirates is no less than our ability to sink warships," former IRGC commander and Mojtaba Khamenei's military adviser Mohsen Rezaee said.

"Prepare to face a graveyard of your carriers and forces, just as the wreckage of your aircraft was left behind in Isfahan."

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | IDF claims eliminating two Hezbollah fighters

"2 armed Hezbollah terrorists operating south of the Forward Defense Line, posing an imminent threat to IDF troops," the Israel Defense Forces said. "Additionally, terrorists who were identified inside structures in the area who posed a threat, were eliminated in a subsequent strike."

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Iran proposes ending war within 30 days: Report

Iran's latest proposal to the United States calls for issues between the two countries to be resolved within 30 days and aims to end the war rather than extend the ceasefire, according to Iran's state-linked media.

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war, but also expressed doubt it would lead to a deal.

Iran's 14-point proposal calls for an end to the war, rather than just an extension of the truce. The proposal, a rebuttal to the US nine-point plan, also calls for the US to lift sanctions on Iran, ending the naval blockade, withdrawing forces from the region, and ceasing all hostilities, including Israel's operations in Lebanon, according to the semi-official Nour News agency, which has close ties to the country's security organisations. (AP)

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Germany demands reopening of Strait of Hormuz

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said he on Sunday demanded that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz and give up its nuclear weapons programme in a telephone call with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi.

"I emphasised that Germany supports a negotiated solution," Wadephul said in a post on X about the call. "As a close US ally, we share the same goal: Iran must completely and verifiably renounce nuclear weapons and immediately open the Strait of Hormuz, as also demanded by" US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Trump is doing what other President's failed to do: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Iran isn't getting much for attempts to toll ships in Hormuz Strait: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | We are suffocating the Iranian regime: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

"We are suffocating the regime, and they are not able to pay their soldiers," US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News.

"And we have upped the pressure on anyone trying to remit money into Iran to help the IRGC."

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Bulk carrier reports being attacked by multiple small craft off Iran, per Reuters

A bulk carrier ⁠reported being ⁠attacked by ‌multiple ​small craft while transiting ​north ⁠about 11 nautical miles west of ⁠Iran's ‌Sirik on Sunday, ‌the ⁠United Kingdom Maritime Trade ‌Operations ‌agency said, ‌adding ‌that all crew ⁠were safe ⁠and no environmental impact was reported. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Iran says it is reviewing US response to 14-point proposal

Iran said on ⁠Sunday that ⁠the ‌United States ​had responded to its ​14-point ⁠proposal via Pakistan and that it ⁠was ‌reviewing the response, ‌state ⁠media reported.

"At this ‌stage, ‌we do ‌not ‌have nuclear negotiations," ⁠an Iranian ⁠foreign ministry spokesperson said, according to ​state media. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Bulk carrier reports being attacked by multiple small craft off Iran, UKMTO says

A ⁠bulk carrier ‌reported being ​attacked by multiple small craft while transiting north ​about 11 ⁠nautical miles west of Iran's Sirik on Sunday, the ⁠United ‌Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said, ‌adding that ⁠all crew were safe and no ‌environmental impact ‌was reported.

Later on ‌Sunday, ‌Iran's semi-official Fars news agency said the ship ⁠was not ⁠seized and that it was stopped by the Iranian navy to check ​documents as part ​of supervisory procedures.  (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Trump says US will help free ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump said ⁠on Sunday that ‌the United States ​would begin an effort to free up ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz on ​Monday morning.

Trump, in ⁠a post on his Truth Social site, gave few details about the operation, including ⁠whether the ‌U.S. Navy would be involved. He described the effort ‌as a "humanitarian gesture" meant only to ⁠aid neutral countries that were not involved ‌in the U.S.-Israeli war on ‌Iran.

"For the good of ‌Iran, the Middle East, ‌and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will ⁠guide their Ships ⁠safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business," Trump wrote in the post.  (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel Ceasefire LIVE Updates | Oil falls after Trump says US would help free ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices dropped ⁠more than $1 a barrel ⁠on ‌Monday after ​U.S. President Donald Trump said the ​United States ⁠would begin an effort on ⁠Monday ‌morning to free up ships ‌stranded ⁠in the Strait of ‌Hormuz.

Brent ‌crude futures fell $1.83, ‌or ‌1.69%, to $106.34 by 2203 GMT and ⁠U.S. ⁠West Texas Intermediate was at $100.22 a barrel, down $1.72, ​or 1.69%. (Reuters)