Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Both Claim Control Over Strait of Hormuz
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- Published on Tuesday, 05 May 2026 20:21
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Ship traffic remains effectively frozen despite a U.S. initiative to protect vessels. The United Arab Emirates said its air defense systems had engaged missiles and drones from Iran.
Iran war: What’s happening on day 67 as Hormuz crisis deepens?
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The UAE says it intercepted Iranian missiles after a suspected drone attack, with no comment from Iran.
Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command, speaks with crew members of the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, May 3, 2026 [Handout/US Navy via Reuters]
The United Arab Emirates has said its air defences intercepted ballistic and cruise missiles fired from Iran, while a fire was reported at an oil facility in Fujairah after a suspected drone attack. Tehran has not officially commented.
Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, along with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union, have condemned the suspected Iranian strike on the UAE.
The incident comes as tensions rise, with United States President Donald Trump warning
Japan’s Idemitsu Maru allowed through Hormuz, history in tow
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Japan’s ties with Iran, cultivated since breaking a British blockade in 1953, are producing diplomatic results others can’t achieve
by Scott FosterApril 29, 2026
Japan's Idemitsu Maru has been allowed to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Image: X Screengrab
The Panama-flagged, Japanese-owned Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), Idemitsu Maru, has passed through the Strait of Hormuz on its way to Nagoya with a cargo of 2 million barrels of oil from Saudi Arabia. The vessel also carries a reminder that it was the Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan that broke the British blockade of Iran in 1953.
According to maritime analytics provider Marine Traffic, the Idemitsu Maru is now in the Gulf of Oman and is expected to arrive in Japan on May 18. Idemitsu Kosan has not
WASP: Catching waves for wind-powered shipping
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10/03/2026
It took visionary people, intrepid entrepreneurs, scientific rigour, advocacy, and lucky stars to get there. Now, with the EU acknowledging wind as a green fuel and 10,000 wind propulsion installations forecast by 2030, wind-assisted shipping is taking off in a big way. This is the story of WASP, an Interreg North Sea project that played no small part in this development.
The idea of using the wind to propel your ship forward is certainly not new. On the face of it, wind could be key to decarbonising today's European shipping sector, improving its energy independence and mitigating global warming.
And yet, for the longest time the prospect of harnessing the wind to fuel modern ships seemed like a mirage conjured up
Iran gives US proposal for reopening Strait of Hormuz, ending war
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Axios
The report also mentioned that US President Donald Trump is expected to hold a situation room meeting on Iran with his top national security and foreign policy team.
Guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) enforces the US blockade on Iranian ports against an Iranian-flagged ship attempting to sail to a port in Iran, April 24, 2026.(photo credit: X/CENTCOM)ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, REUTERSAPRIL 27, 2026 04:48Updated: APRIL 27, 2026 05:05
Iran, through Pakistani mediators, gave the US a new proposal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war, with nuclear negotiations postponed for a later stage, Axios reported on Sunday, citing a US official and two sources with knowledge of the matter.
The report also mentioned that US President Donald Trump is expected to hold a situation