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The U.S. subject said it carried retired strikes connected Iranian subject targets connected Thursday (May 7, 2026) aft an onslaught connected 3 American destroyers successful the Strait of Hormuz, portion Tehran accused Washington of striking first.
The unit threatened to unravel a fragile truce successful effect since April 8 that brought an extremity to weeks of U.S.-Israeli attacks connected the Islamic republic, which has retaliated with strikes crossed West Asia and by blocking the strait, a captious way for lipid and state shipments.
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"Iranian forces launched aggregate missiles, drones and tiny boats" astatine the 3 U.S. warships, but nary were hit, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said successful a station connected X, adding that it "eliminated inbound threats and targeted Iranian subject facilities responsible."
"CENTCOM does not question escalation but remains positioned and acceptable to support American forces," it said.
Iran's cardinal subject bid meantime accused the United States of violating the ceasefire by attacking an lipid tanker and different vessel connected Thursday (May 7, 2026), saying Tehran's forces "immediately and successful retaliation attacked American subject vessels."
Trump threatens much Iran strikes if woody not signed ‘fast!’
U.S. President Donald Trump said connected Thursday (May 7, 2026) that U.S. forces dealt “great damage” to Iranian targets aft 3 American naval destroyers came nether fire, but was nevertheless inactive unfastened to a woody with Tehran.
“There was nary harm done to the 3 Destroyers, but large harm done to the Iranian attackers,” helium said connected his Truth Social platform, colorfully describing drones falling “like a butterfly dropping to its grave!”
“We’ll sound them retired a batch harder, and a batch much violently, successful the future, if they don’t get their Deal signed, FAST!” helium added.
Mr. Trump had fuelled hopes of a woody conscionable the time before, saying an statement could beryllium near, adjacent arsenic helium again threatened to instrumentality to bombing if Tehran refused to backmost down.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said Tehran would pass its presumption to mediator Pakistan "after finalising its views."
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had struck an optimistic code anterior to the exchanges of occurrence connected Thursday (May 7, 2026), saying successful televised remarks: "I firmly judge that this ceasefire volition crook into a semipermanent ceasefire."
Lebanon talks
But, wrong Iran, civilians were cynical.
"Neither broadside successful these negotiations is truly susceptible of reaching an agreement," 42-year-old lensman Shervin told AFP reporters successful Paris, messaging from Tehran.
"This is different 1 of Trump's games; otherwise, wherefore are truthful galore warships and subject forces being sent toward Iran?"
Any statement betwixt the United States and Iran could besides assistance little tensions successful Lebanon, wherever a abstracted truce was nether renewed strain aft an Israeli onslaught connected confederate Beirut killed a commandant from militant radical Hezbollah connected Wednesday (May 6, 2026).
A U.S. State Department authoritative confirmed connected Thursday (May 7, 2026) that the caller Israel-Lebanon talks would instrumentality spot connected May 14 and 15.
It volition beryllium the 3rd gathering successful caller months betwixt the 2 countries, which person technically been astatine warfare for decades and person nary diplomatic relations.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday (May 5, 2026) that a bid woody betwixt the 2 sides was "eminently achievable," insisting Hezbollah was the sticking point, alternatively than immoderate contented betwixt the 2 governments.
Lebanon was drawn into West Asia warfare erstwhile Hezbollah fired rockets astatine Israel successful retaliation for the sidesplitting of Iranian ultimate person Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Ships, unit stranded
A ceasefire betwixt the 2 countries and including Hezbollah was extended aft the past circular of talks successful Washington, but Israel has kept up its strikes connected the group, which has claimed attacks of its ain connected Israeli forces occupying parts of Lebanon's south.
Lebanon's Health Ministry reported astatine slightest 12 radical killed successful a bid of Israeli airstrikes connected Thursday (May 7, 2026).
Following the commencement of the warfare with U.S.-Israeli attacks connected February 28, Iran mostly shuttered the Strait of Hormuz.
Around 1,500 ships and 20,000 planetary unit are present trapped successful the Gulf portion due to the fact that of the conflict, the secretary-general of the UN's International Maritime Organization, Arsenio Dominguez, told a Maritime Convention of the Americas gathering successful Panama.
Mr. Trump had this week concisely launched a naval cognition to unit unfastened the strait to commercialized vessels, lone to basal it down wrong hours, citing advancement connected negotiations with Iran.
The U.S. president — who has lambasted Europe for not backing his warfare against Iran — said Thursday (May 7, 2026) helium had a "great call" with European Commission main Ursula von der Leyen, saying they were "completely agreed that Iran tin ne'er person a atomic weapon."
