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UPDATE 1812 GMT:

The head of US Central Command, Adm. Bradley Cooper, claims Apache and SH-60 Seahawk helicopters have destroyed six Iranian small boats,

American forces intercepted cruise missiles and drones fired at ships and commercial vessels “protected” by the American military in the Strait of Hormuz.

Cooper “strongly advised” Iranian units to remain clear of US military assets.

A “senior Iranian military official” denied the claims.

The official also said Iran had no plans to target the UAE, despite reported missile strikes and attacks near the Emirates’ major port of Fujairah (see 1640 GMT).

UPDATE 1642 GMT:

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have denied the US military’s claim that two American-flagged merchant vessels transited through the Strait of Hormuz as the Trump Administration declared “Project Freedom”.

“No commercial vessels or oil tankers have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past few hours, and the claims of American officials are baseless and completely false,” the Guards said.

Iran Army Commander The commander of Iran’s army Amir Hatami claimed:

American destroyers, using the trick of turning off the radar, were approaching the Strait of Hormuz, but our response was fire.

Cruise missiles and combat drones took flight. The security of this region is Iran’s red line.

UPDATE 1640 GMT:

Iran has reportedly fired missiles on a Gulf State for the first time during the temporary ceasefire in the US-Israel War.

The UAE Defense Ministry said, “Four cruise missiles launched from Iran were detected toward various areas across the country. Three were successfully engaged over the country’s territorial waters, while one fell in the sea.”

A fire broke out at the Fujairah Oil Industrial Zone, the UAE’s only major port.

A source told CNN that Israel’s Iron Dome missile system shot down one of the missiles.

Israel sent the battery and the soldiers operating it to the UAE at the beginning of the war with Iran.

UPDATE 1605 GMT:

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that a South Korean-operated vessel was struck and set afire in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Ministry said the vessel was anchored in waters near the UAE. There were “no casualties to date” among the 24 crew of six South Koreans and 18 foreign nationals.

The Panamanian-flagged HMM Namu is a cargo ship almost 180 meters (590 feet) long.

UPDATE 1336 GMT:

South Korea’s government is checking intelligence reports that a South Korean-flagged vessel has been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.

A government official said current reports indicate there are no casualties, but the government is “verifying the exact facts”.

UPDATE 1234 GMT:

The UAE has condemned an Iranian drone attack on an Emirati oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.

Two drones hit the unloaded MV Barakah off the coast of Oman. No one was injured.

“Targeting commercial shipping and using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of economic coercion or blackmail represents acts of piracy by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps,” the UAE Foreign Ministry.

The American military says two US-flagged merchant vessels transited through the Strait despite Iran’s control.

US Central Command said, “US Navy guided-missile destroyers are currently operating in the Arabian Gulf after transiting the Strait of Hormuz in support of Project Freedom.”

UPDATE 1041 GMT:

At least two people have been killed by Israeli air strikes on the town of Shhour in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli military launched attacks after issuing forced evacuation warnings to residents in several towns and villages in the Tyre and Bint Jbeil districts.

UPDATE 1026 GMT:

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim they struck a US Navy warship after it attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Guards outlet Fars says the warship was “targeted in a missile attack after ignoring a warning from the naval forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” It claims the vessel was hit by the two missiles and was “unable to continue its course following the strikes and was forced to retreat and flee the area”.

Citing a military statement, State news agency IRNA posted, “Following a firm and rapid warning by the navy, the entry of…US and Israeli enemy destroyers into the Strait of Hormuz was prevented”.

A “senior US official” denied the Iranian claim.

UPDATE 1020 GMT:

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei has reaffirmed that Tehran is reviewing the Trump camp’s response to its 14-point proposal to end the US-Israel War.

Baghaei put the onus on Washington, “At this stage, our priority is to end the war. The other side must commit to a reasonable approach and abandon its excessive demands regarding Iran.”

UPDATE 0747 GMT:

French President Emmanuel Macron has said, on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in Armenia:

What we want above all is a coordinated reopening by the United States and Iran. That is the only solution for reopening the Strait of Hormuz…

We are not going to take part in any military operation in a framework that to me seems unclear.

UPDATE 0700 GMT:

US officials are pulling back Donald Trump’s announcement of naval escorts of shipping out of the Strait of Hormuz.

The officials said “Project Freedom” is a “coordination cell”, telling US-flagged ships and other vessels the safe lanes without mines to navigate the Strait.

One said US warships will be “in the vicinity” if needed to prevent Iran’s military from attacking.

UPDATE 0616 GMT:

Iran’s military has warned the US Navy against a possible US Navy operation to escort ships out of the Strait of Hormuz.

Ali Abdollahi, the head of the forces’ unified command, said:

We have repeatedly said the security of the Strait of Hormuz is in our hands and that the safe passage of vessels needs to be coordinated with the armed forces.

We warn that any foreign armed forces, especially the aggressive US army, will be attacked if they intend to approach and enter the Strait of Hormuz.

UPDATE 0609 GMT:

“Unknown projectiles” have struck a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations center said all crew are reported safe after the incident, 78 nautical miles north of Fujairah in the UAE.

Authorities were investigating, as vessels are advised to “transit with caution”.

UPDATE 0523 GMT:

Iran has executed three detainees, bringing the total to six in three days.

Mehdi Rasouli, Mohammadreza Miri, and Ebrahim Dolatabadi were accused of collaborating with Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency in Iran’s second city Mashhad during nationwide protests in January.

UPDATE 0519 GMT:

The 22 crew members of the Iranian-flagged containership M/V Touska, seized by the US Navy in the Gulf of Oman last month, have been taken to Pakistan for repatriation to Iran.

The Touska was intercepted and boarded on April 20, after the US declared a blockade on Iranian ports.

UPDATE, MAY 4:

The maritime security threat level in the Strait of Hormuz remains critical, reports the UK Maritime Trade Operations center.

Mariners are advised to coordinate with Omani authorities and consider routing via Oman territorial waters south of the traffic separation scheme, where the US has established an enhanced security area.

Donald Trump said yesterday that the US Navy will begin operations on Monday to “guide” ships out of the waterway.

The US military said the mission will include 15,000 troops and more than 100 land and sea-based aircraft.

UPDATE 1854 GMT:

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said it has received the Trump Administration’s response to Tehran’s 14-point proposal to end the US-Israel War.

Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the American response, received through Pakistan, is being reviewed.

He reiterated that Iran’s proposal is exclusively tied to ending the war, with no nuclear negotiations in the first stage.

UPDATE 1204 GMT:

At least one person has been killed and three injured, including a child, by an Israeli airstrike on Arab Salim in the Nabatieh district in southern Lebanon.

At least five people, including four paramedics, were wounded by an Israeli attack on Srifa in the Tyre district.

The Israelis struck an area next to a medical center.

UPDATE 0821 GMT:

Iran’s currency continues to plunge to new all-time lows.

The rial is at 1,900,500:1 v. the US dollar, a drop of almost 20% in the past two weeks.

The currency was 45,000:1 in 2018, before the imposition of comprehensive US sanctions.

UPDATE 0726 GMT: Iranian authorities have executed political prisoner Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, arrested during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests in 2022.

Abdollahzadeh, a 25-year-old Kurd, was accused of killing a security officer amid demonstrations sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, seized and beaten by “morality police” in Tehran in September 2022.

He wrote in February, “From the first day of my arrest, they forced me to confess through torture and threats.” He said his only “crime” was “being Kurdish”.

The hanging is the third in two days.

Alongside China for the highest rate of per capita executions in the world, Iran executed more than 1,600 people in 2025. It has stepped up use of the death penalty during the US-Israel War.

UPDATE 0546 GMT:

Continuing attacks despite a ceasefire, the Israeli military has issued evacuation orders for a dozen towns in southern Lebanon.

Civilians are instructed to evacuate at least a kilometer away from the areas.

UPDATE, MAY 3:

Iranian media has published more information about Tehran’s proposals to the Trump Administration to end the US-Israel War.

Iran is seeking an end to the US naval blockade and a new arrangement to oversee the Strait of Hormuz; withdrawal of US forces from nearby countries; the lifting of sanctions and release of Iranian frozen assets; compensation for wartime damage; and an end to Israel’s attacks on Lebanon as well as a lasting ceasefire on Iranian territory.

The Trump camp has suggested a two-month extension of the ceasefire. Iran is suggesting 30 days.

Donald Trump blustered on social media that he “can’t imagine that [the Iranian 14-point proposals] would be acceptable in that they have not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity, and the World, over the last 47 years”.

UPDATE 1654 GMT:

Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

Araghchi briefed Al Thani on the current status of interaction with Washington for an end to the US-Israel War.

Al Thani expressed Qatar’s full support for mediation efforts, stressing that freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is essential and should be restored as soon as possible.

UPDATE 1639 GMT:

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has posted about Donald Trump’s latest threats against NATO members, including Germany, Spain, and Italy:

UPDATE 1623 GMT:

Three more people in southern Lebanon have been killed by Israeli strikes, bringing the total today to at least 10.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry reports Israeli attacks have killed 2,659 people and wounded 8,183 since March 2. In the past 24-hour reporting period, 41 people were slain and 11 wounded in Israeli raids.

Hezbollah said it launched drone attacks against a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the town of Bayada. The group said it carried out the strikes “in response to the Israeli enemy’s violation of the ceasefire and the attacks that targeted villages in southern Lebanon”.

UPDATE 1226 GMT:

Unidentified armed men have boarded and hijacked an oil tanker had been hijacked off the coast of Shabwa, Yemen.

The Yemeni Coast Guard said the attackers seized control of M/T Eureka and steered it towards the Gulf of Aden in the direction of Somali waters. The tanker’s location has been identified and efforts are underway to track the ship, recover it, and ensure the safety of its crew.

UPDATE 1138 GMT:

At least seven people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon despite a supposed ceasefire.

Israel carried out at least 50 strikes in the past day, issuing a warning for residents of nine villages to evacuate.

UPDATE 1103 GMT:

Iranian authorities have executed two more men.

Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bekrzadeh were hanged early Saturday. They were accused of spying for Israel.

Alongside China for the highest rate of per capita executions in the world, Iran has stepped up use of the death penalty during the US-Israel War.

ORIGINAL ENTRY: Tehran has sent a new proposal to the Trump Administration to end the US-Israel War on Iran.

The Iranian regime sent the proposal via Pakistan to Washington on Thursday night. Following up on Friday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has spoken with the foreign ministers of Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Azerbaijan, France, and Russia.

No details were given. However, Iranian officials have said their initiative is in two stages. First, an arrangement for the Strait of Hormuz — now controlled by Iran — will be established as part of a long-term ceasefire. Then discussions will proceed over Iran’s nuclear programme.

The Trump camp has demanded that Tehran agree to a 20-year moratorium on uranium enrichment before an end to the war is confirmed. Iran has offered a 5-year pause.

The White House made no official response. Instead, Donald Trump rambled in remarks to reporters that he was not satisfied.

“Right now, we have talks going on, they’re not getting there,” he said. “They’re asking for things I can’t agree to.” He would “either blast them away or make a deal”.

Trump indicated that he would no longer send his envoys to face-to-face talks in Islamabad. Instead, negotiations would be “telephonic”.

The US and Iran had one set of discussions in Pakistan’s capital last month. However, they failed to sit down on each of the following two weekends as Tehran crafted its new proposals.

“The clock on diplomacy has not stopped,” said Tahir Andrabi, the spokesperson for Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry. “We remain hopeful of a negotiated settlement of this issue.”