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US-Iran tensions soar: Fresh strikes on Qeshm Island as Hormuz status remains at odds | World News

US-Iran tensions soar: Fresh strikes on Qeshm Island as Hormuz status remains at odds | World News

Iran on Sunday reported fresh attacks in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, and Hajjiabad near the Strait of Hormuz, all located in southern Iran’s Hormozgan province, as the US military declared Hormuz “open for all” vessels legally transiting the critical waterway. Military installations targeted on Qeshm Island According to Qeshm Island governor Hossein Amir Teymouri, at least 10 to 11 “enemy projectiles” struck the island on Sunday, reported Tehran’s state-linked IRNA news agency. The governor added that all targets were military positions and that no casualties had been reported on the island. Casualties reported among local maintenance workers However, the Iranian government said that at least one maintenance worker was killed and two others were wounded in the latest round of attacks on southern Hormozgan province. The authorities added that the worker was killed while “performing his duties”, IRNA reported. Strategic value of the Persian Gulf’s largest island Qeshm is the largest island in the Persian Gulf with a population of about 150,000 people, AP reported. The Strait of Hormuz is open to all vessels seeking …

Strait of Hormuz blocked, oil flows diverted: Is there a way out? | World News

Strait of Hormuz blocked, oil flows diverted: Is there a way out? | World News

US and Iranian forces continued to exchange missile and drone assaults on Sunday after Washington attacked Tehran over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the vessel ablaze and forced the crew to abandon it. The Islamic Republic has announced that it has shut Hormuz after the renewed fighting in the region with Washington. A series of attacks between the two nations led US President Donald Trump to declare an end to the ceasefire signed in April to halt the fighting that began with the US-Israel joint attack on February 28. Regional retaliation and conflicting transit reports Iran has responded to US attacks by targeting several countries in the Gulf region, including Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. However, reports have indicated that the Strait of Hormuz has remained open in the Omani “southern route” for two-way traffic, despite claims by Tehran’s military that the strategic waterway has been shut. Maritime monitoring body confirms route availability According to the Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC), an organisation that the US Navy …

Iran offers US new proposal seeking to reopen Strait of Hormuz, end war: Report | World News

Iran offers US new proposal seeking to reopen Strait of Hormuz, end war: Report | World News

2 min readUpdated: Apr 27, 2026 08:04 AM IST Iran has offered the United Atates (US) a new proposal through Pakistani intermediaries seeking an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war, Axios reported. This comes after US President Donald Trump on Sunday reportedly said that Iran could reach out to Washington if it wanted to negotiate an end to the war that started on February 28 after Israel and America launched joint attacks on the Islamic Republic. During an interview with Fox News‘ “The Sunday ‌Briefing,” Trump said, “If they ⁠want to talk, they ​can come to us, or ​they can call us. You know, there is a telephone. We have nice, ​secure lines.” The US president further added that he believes the Iran war will come to an end “very soon” and that Washington will come out as the winner in the conflict. “Some of people we are dealing with now on Iran are very reasonable, others are not. I hope Iran will be smart,” Trump said. ‌🔴 انتقال پیام‌های …