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US and Bahrain push UN-backed action for Hormuz as Washington seeks maritime coalition

US and Bahrain push UN-backed action for Hormuz as Washington seeks maritime coalition

By John Irish PARIS, May 5 (Reuters) - U.N.

China's top envoy meets with Iran's in Beijing as Trump pauses US effort in the Strait

China's top envoy meets with Iran's in Beijing as Trump pauses US effort in the Strait

President Donald Trump says he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place

CMA CGM vessel attacked in Strait of Hormuz as shipping halted by US-Iran war

CMA CGM vessel attacked in Strait of Hormuz as shipping halted by US-Iran war

PARIS, May 6 (Reuters) - A CMA CGM container ship was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, injuring crew members and damaging the vessel, the French group said, as the U.S.-Iran conflict left traffic in the crucial oil and trade corridor at a standstill.

Middle East truce in doubt as US and Iran fight for control of Strait of Hormuz

Middle East truce in doubt as US and Iran fight for control of Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The fragile truce in the Middle East was in jeopardy on Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran launched new attacks as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz.

US and Iran appear to move closer to ending their war as Trump threatens more bombing

US and Iran appear to move closer to ending their war as Trump threatens more bombing

The United States and Iran appear to be moving closer to an initial agreement to end the war, and U.S. President Donald Trump is pressuring Tehran with threats of a new wave of bombing if a deal is not reached

France moves nuclear-powered carrier toward Hormuz in potential mission, as Trump pauses US effort

France moves nuclear-powered carrier toward Hormuz in potential mission, as Trump pauses US effort

The French armed forces say that France’s aircraft carrier strike group is moving south of the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea in preparation for a potential future mission as part of a French-British plan for the Strait of Hormuz

Analysis-Trump's Germany troop cuts show limits of NATO efforts to keep US on board

Analysis-Trump's Germany troop cuts show limits of NATO efforts to keep US on board

By Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) - European officials have been working on ways to convince Donald Trump to keep the United States in NATO despite severe tensions over the Iran war.

Trump announces a project will start on Monday to help stranded ships leave Strait of Hormuz

Trump announces a project will start on Monday to help stranded ships leave Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump says a project will start on Monday to help stranded ships leave the Strait of Hormuz, but offers few details

Trump says US to help ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz as tanker hit by projectiles

Trump says US to help ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz as tanker hit by projectiles

By Parisa Hafezi and Jacob Bogage DUBAI/DORAL, Florida, May 4 (Reuters) - A tanker reported being hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime security organisation said on Monday, shortly after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would start helping free ships stranded in the

Ship near Strait of Hormuz says it's attacked as Iran reviews US response to peace proposal

Ship near Strait of Hormuz says it's attacked as Iran reviews US response to peace proposal

A cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz has reported an attack by multiple small craft, according to a British military monitor, and all crew members are safe

The Latest: Trump launches a new effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

The Latest: Trump launches a new effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

U.S. forces have launched an effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, where hundreds have been stuck since the Iran war began

Bessent urges China to step up diplomacy on Iran ahead of Trump-Xi summit

Bessent urges China to step up diplomacy on Iran ahead of Trump-Xi summit

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - U.S.