Published on: 05/05/2026 - 01:31 Modified on: 06/05/2026 - 09:07

As attempts to restart talks stall, the US secretary of state has put pressure on Tehran, urging it to "sit down at the negotiating table and accept the conditions". Washington has assured that it is ready to restart hostilities in the event of an Iranian response to its action in the Strait of Hormuz. For his part, the President of the Iranian Parliament warned that his country had “not even started yet” its standoff with the United States. Here is the thread for May 5, 2026.

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Donald Trump says he is suspending the American operation to escort boats

Donald Trump announced he was suspending the US ship escort operation through the Strait of Hormuz, in place for only a day, in a bid to reach a deal with Iran to end the war in the Middle East.

“Project Freedom (the American operation to allow the movement of ships in the Strait of Hormuz) will be suspended for a short period to see if the agreement can be finalized and signed,” wrote the American president on his Truth Social network.

US resolution to “defend freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz” submitted to the UN Security Council

In a statement, Marco Rubio announced that the United States would propose a resolution to the UN Security Council to "defend freedom of navigation and secure the Strait of Hormuz."

The draft resolution, drafted alongside Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar, “demands that Iran cease attacks, mining and all tolling” in the strait, specifies the secretary of state.

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Marco Rubio hopes that "China will make Iran understand that its actions in the Strait of Hormuz are leading Tehran to international isolation"

Marco Rubio said he hoped China would make Iran understand that its actions in the Strait of Hormuz are leading Tehran to international isolation.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the United States had made some changes to a draft UN resolution regarding the Strait of Hormuz to avoid a veto by China and Russia.

Marco Rubio assures that the offensive phase is "finished" in the war against Iran

The head of American diplomacy Marco Rubio assured Tuesday that the offensive phase of the conflict with Iran was "over" during a press conference at the White House.

"The operation is over - 'Epic fury' - as the president has signaled to Congress. We are past this stage," he said.

The American Secretary of State insisted that Washington was now in a “defensive” phase, with a new operation announced by Donald Trump and called “Project Freedom”.

Marco Rubio said that this operation was aimed in particular at rescuing the crews of ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, ensuring that ten civilians had died due to Iran's closure of this strategic maritime artery.

The head of American diplomacy assured that the United States would not open fire on its own, but added that if they were targeted, the American forces carrying out this operation would respond "with deadly effectiveness".

“Lebanon’s problem is Hezbollah,” says Rubio

The US Secretary of State affirmed that the signing of a peace treaty was “possible” between Israel and Lebanon.

Marco Rubio: "Iran must sit at the negotiating table and accept the conditions"

“The status quo is unacceptable, we will deal with it, but not today,” declared the US Secretary of State.

Flotilla for Gaza: Lula demands the “immediate release” of activists detained by Israel

Brazilian President Lula demanded on Tuesday the "immediate release" of the Brazilian Thiago Avila and the Spaniard Saïf Abu Keshek, pro-Palestinian activists in the Gaza flotilla, deeming the extension of their detention by Israel "unjustifiable".

“Our government, as well as that of Spain, of which a national is also detained, demands that they benefit from all security guarantees and be immediately released,” declared Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the social network X. Arrested last Thursday off the coast of Crete, the two activists saw their detention extended until Sunday by Israeli justice.

Iran 'categorically' denies attacking the Emirates (military command)

The Iranian military command "categorically" denied having attacked the United Arab Emirates, which said on Tuesday that it had activated its air defense for the second consecutive day in the face of missiles and drones fired from Iran.

“The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran have not carried out any missile or drone operations against the United Arab Emirates in recent days,” said Armed Forces Command Headquarters spokesman Khatam Al-Anbiya, quoted by state television.

“If such action had been taken, we would have announced it firmly and clearly. Therefore, the report of the Ministry of Defense of this country is categorically denied and completely unfounded,” insisted the spokesperson.

Iran says it has not carried out any attacks against the United Arab Emirates in recent days

⁠Iran's joint military command Khatam al-Anbiya said Tuesday it had not carried out any attacks against the United Arab Emirates in recent days, while warning of an "overwhelming response" if the Gulf country took any action against Iran.

The United Arab Emirates suffered a second day of what it said were missile and drone attacks from Iran, following four weeks of relative calm since the United States announced a ceasefire.

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Iran sets up new body responsible for managing the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz

Iran has established a new mechanism to manage the transit of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Press TV reported on Tuesday. Iran has warned the US Navy not to enter the Strait of Hormuz and said commercial ships will have to coordinate any passage with its armed forces. He also published a new map of the strait on which the Iranian zone of control has been extended.

Israel ready to deploy 'entire air force' against Iran if necessary

“We are closely monitoring developments in Iran, and are prepared to deploy the entire air force eastward if necessary,” said General Omer Tischler, who succeeds General Tomer Bar in this key post.

Hormuz: Iranian Revolutionary Guards promise “firm response” to ships failing to comply with their directives

Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday promised a "firm response" to ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz other than the route they impose, at a time when the United States is carrying out an operation aimed at getting stranded boats out of the Gulf.

"We warn all ships considering crossing the Strait of Hormuz that the only safe passage is the corridor previously announced by Iran," the Islamic Republic's ideological army said in a statement.

“Any diversion of ships to other routes is dangerous and will result in a firm response from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy,” according to the statement published by state television.

'Iran Plays Cat and Mouse, But Wants to Make Deal,' Trump Says

President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed Iran's military capabilities and said Tehran "should raise the white flag of surrender" but was too proud to do so.

Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that the Iranian military was reduced to shooting "pea shooters" and that Tehran secretly wanted to make a deal despite its public displays of force.

"They're playing cat and mouse, but let me tell you, they want to make a deal. And who wouldn't want that, when your army is completely gone?" he said.

Trump says Iran knows what not to do when it comes to ceasefire violations

Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Iran to “do the smart thing,” adding that he did not want to intervene and “kill people.”

"They should do what's smart, because we don't want to go out there and kill people. I don't want to do that," Trump said during an exchange with reporters in the Oval Office.

Donald Trump calls war against Iran a 'small skirmish'

Donald Trump, seeking to downplay the scale of the war against Iran, on Tuesday called the conflict a "small skirmish."

"We are in a little skirmish on the military level. I call it a skirmish because Iran has no chance," the American president said at the White House, during an event devoted to physical exercise at school.

The Republican leader regularly praises the spectacular successes of Operation "Epic Fury" against Iran, whose navy, for example, is said to be "annihilated", and has spoken several times openly of "war".

But he also very often uses vocabulary that tends to minimize this conflict, unpopular with Americans. On Monday, he spoke of a “mini war”. The American president also described the conflict as a “little excursion”.

United Kingdom: four activists from the Palestine Action group convicted by the courts for vandalizing an Israeli arms company

Four activists from the now banned Palestine Action group were convicted on Tuesday by British courts for vandalizing a site of the Israeli arms company Elbit Systems in Bristol, west of England, in 2024.

On August 6, 2024, these activists – Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, Fatema Rajwani – entered the Elbit site by hitting the fence with a van.

They then ransacked the factory, causing damage estimated at one million pounds, before being arrested by security guards and police.

UAE targets new 'Iranian missile and drone attacks'

The UAE Defense Ministry says its air defense systems are facing missile strikes and drone attacks from Iran.

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