https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-says-us-help-ships-stranded-strait-hormuz-tanker-hit-by-projectiles-2026-05-04/Iran's military warned U.S. forces on Monday not to enter the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump said the United States would start helping to free ships stranded in the Gulf by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.Trump gave few details of the plan to aid ships and their crews that have been "locked up" in the vital waterway and are running low on food and other supplies more than two months since the conflict began."We have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social site on Sunday.The unified command of Iran's armed forces responded by warning U.S. forces to stay out of the strait.Its forces would "respond harshly" to any threat, it added, telling commercial ships and oil tankers to refrain from any movement in the absence of coordination with Iran's military."We have repeatedly said the security of the Strait of Hormuz is in our hands and that the safe passage of vessels needs to be coordinated with the armed forces," Ali Abdollahi, the head of the forces' unified command said in the statement."We warn that any foreign armed forces, especially the aggressive U.S. army, will be attacked if they intend to approach and enter the Strait of Hormuz."U.S. Central Command said it would support the effort with 15,000 military personnel, more than 100 land and sea-based aircraft, along with warships and drones."Our support for this defensive mission is essential to regional security and the global economy as we also maintain the naval blockade," Admiral Brad Cooper, the CENTCOM commander, said in a statement.Hundreds of ships and as many as 20,000 seafarers have been unable to transit the strait during the conflict, the International Maritime Organization says.
Soon after Trump's comments, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said a tanker had reported being hit by unknown projectiles in the strait.The agency said all crew were reported safe in the incident, which occurred 78 nautical miles north of Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates, but few details were immediately available.Iran has been blocking nearly all shipping from the Gulf apart from its own for more than two months, sending energy prices soaring.Some vessels attempting to transit the strait have reported being fired on, and Iran seized several other ships. Last month, the U.S. imposed its own blockade of ships from Iranian ports.The Trump administration has been seeking help from other countries to form an international coalition to secure shipping in the strait. CENTCOM said the latest effort would combine "diplomatic action with military coordination."It was not immediately clear which countries the U.S. operation would aid or how the operation would work. It will not necessarily include U.S. Navy ships escorting commercial ships, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said in a post on X.The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Trump threatened that any interference with the U.S. operation would "have to be dealt with forcefully."IRAN REVIEWING U.S. RESPONSE ON PEACE PROPOSALEquity markets edged higher on Monday while crude oil prices were little moved, having surged back above $100 a barrel last week amid uncertainty over when and how the conflict will be resolved.On Sunday, Iran said it had received a U.S. response to its latest offer for peace talks a day after Trump said he would probably reject the Iranian proposal because "they have not paid a big enough price."Trump, responding to shouted questions from reporters, said on Sunday evening talks were going "very well", without elaborating.
Iranian state media said Washington had conveyed its response to Iran's 14-point proposal via Pakistan, and that Tehran was now reviewing it. There was no immediate confirmation from Washington or Islamabad of the U.S. response."At this stage, we do not have nuclear negotiations," state media quoted Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying.The comment was an apparent reference to Iran's proposal to set aside talks on nuclear issues until after the war has ended and the foes have agreed to lift opposing blockades of Gulf shipping.The United States and Israel suspended their bombing campaign against Iran four weeks ago, and U.S. and Iranian officials held one round of talks. But attempts to set up further meetings have so far failed.IRAN'S PROPOSAL VS WASHINGTON'S DEMANDSThe proposal to delay talks on nuclear issues until a later phase would appear at odds with Washington's repeated demand that Iran accept stringent restrictions on its nuclear program before the war can end.Washington wants Tehran to give up its stockpile of more than 400 kg (900 pounds) of highly enriched uranium, which the United States says could be used to make a bomb.Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful, although it is willing to discuss some curbs in return for the lifting of sanctions. It had accepted such curbs in a 2015 deal that Trump abandoned.While repeating he is in no hurry, Trump faces domestic pressure to break Iran's hold on the Strait of Hormuz, which has choked off 20% of the world's oil and gas supplies and driven up U.S. gasoline prices.Trump's Republican Party faces the risk of a voter backlash over higher prices in midterm congressional elections due in November.Iranian media said Tehran's proposal includes withdrawing US forces from nearby areas, lifting the blockade, releasing frozen assets, paying compensation, lifting sanctions, ending the war on all fronts including Lebanon, and creating a new control mechanism for the strait.
>>1511810As predicted the Iranians are asking for more now than they did previously. They want the Americans to know that the longer they delay their surrender the worse the terms will be for them. The Americans are like 3 year olds when it comes to diplomacy, and no not the highly intelligent 3 year old
>Iran has been blocking nearly all shipping from the Gulf apart from its own for more than two months, sending energy prices soaring.>Some vessels attempting to transit the strait have reported being fired on, and Iran seized several other ships. Last month, the U.S. imposed its own blockade of ships from Iranian ports.Iran lifted the blockade as part of the Islamabad ceasefire, only after the ceasefire in Lebanon was agreed, and subsequently reinstated the blockade after the US began their own blockade. This is important to understand that the strait was open until the Americans broke the ceasefire with their blockade of Iranian ports
The Strait belongs to Iran now. Trump did this, and no one else. Doesn't matter that he was working for Bibi, it's still on Trump.Four weeks ago they chased away two US destroyers with a couple of drones. Now, it's got to the point where Trump is trying to shake down Iran for a percentage of the ransom they are charging.There is no way to spin this other than it is a complete failure on the part of the Trump administration. Even the bots are reduced to name-calling and diversions.
>>1511836All this is the fault of American provincialism. Rich men should be able to have sex with willing beautiful 17-year-olds who are generously compensated for having old men drool on them.Epstein & his clients did nothing wrong. American provincialism is directly responsible for operation EPSTEIN FURY!!!!And I.C.E. murders, and Columbia and probably the imminent Cuban invasion.And then WW 3 with chyNa.
>>1511836Iran doesn't even belong to Iran now. This is all rightful American clay in perpetuity and the Arabs can fuck off and die in the desert.
>>1511819You can ask for as much money as you want, it doesn't mean you'll get it.I was told that Iran would be making billions, but Trump blockaded their blockade, and cut off the flow of ransom payments
>>1511882>17 year oldsPretty sure they were 12-13
>>1511885There was no blockade when Trump started his blockade
>>1511885>I was told that Iran would be making billions, but Trump blockaded their blockade, and cut off the flow of ransom paymentsAnd also the flow of OIL for the rest of the world you retard. Either they're making billions or they're costing us billions; we lose in both scenarios.
>>1511903There was a ceasefire in place between Israel and Palestine when Hamas attacked on October 7th, what's your point?There was no fighting until Palestine started the fight
>>1511906You said Trump blockaded the blockade. There was no blockade when Trump started his blockade, it’s actually the Iranians blockading the Trump blockade. Point of order, truth is truth . Trump’s blockade broke the ceasefire
>>1511909No, what happened was at the end of February, Israel and America went to war with Iran, killing the Ayatollah, and Iran responded by threatening traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. IE a blockade.The Israelis and Americans attack Iran, Iran attacks all her middle eastern neigbors, and threatens all traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
>>1511910Are you retarded or just a liar?US and Iran agreed to a two week ceasefire while they negotiated peace in Islamabad. This ceasefire didn’t come into effect until the Israelis agreed to ceasefire in Lebanon. Then there was a ceasefire, Iran lifted the blockade, and then the US blockaded Iranian ports which led to the Iranian reimplementation of their blockade.
Blockades are acts of war. Any blockade during a ceasefire is a breach of ceasefire, meaning the US agreed to ceasefire then broke the agreement by blockade of Iranian ports
>>1511913That was the second Iranian blockade. You are acting like there was no first Iranian blockade, which was caused by the initial conflict 9 weeks ago
>>1511915The US blockade began during the ceasefire after the Iranians had lifted their first blockade and caused the Iranians to begin their second blockade
>>1511914So then call it a Quarantine like JFK did in Cuba with the missile crisis. It's semantics
>>1511929cuba was 70 miles from the US coast and there was actual proof they were receiving ballistic missiles. trump's iran situation is the result of him being a jingoistic dipshit
>>1511929>>1511933Just be thankful the Cuban Missile Crisis didn't happen under Neo-cons like reagan, the Bushes or trump, they would have invaded and set off a nuclear holocaust.
lol>>1511929the Cuban Missile Crisis is remembered as one of the stupidest moments in American History for a reason. Two egotistic supergiants playing chicken over complete annihilation of the human race. This is only a shade less stupid, but much more reckless because there was no reason to even start this war in the first place. The strait was open at the beginning of the year. The US had a dominant position five months ago. Now we're begging Iran to come to the negotiation table.>>1511910womp womp guess they should have listened to all those military analysis for the last 60 years telling them that starting a war with Iran when they are right next to the most important shipping route in the world was a fucktarded idea. Don't worry, the chosen ones who got Blumpf into the war will be right there to use Israeli funds to buy up all the industries that will fail from a lack of cheap energy. Israel wins forever.
>>1511936It just baffles me how much this entire thing is a very obvious power play from Israel on their Greatest Doormat™. If we keep the blockade up, all of our farmers go bankrupt and they buy all the farmland ensuring we either serve them or starve. If we lower it and Iran gets their concessions, Israel gets to justify every war crime they've ever done and then some, washing their hands for "Their safety" forever. Literally Heads We Win Tails You Lose, setting up Total Goyim Death forever on the back of the stupidest fucker who ever held office.
>>1511929It’s not semantics to Iran they’re esl. They know what a ceasefire is and they know a blockade is an act of war
>>1511933Iranians launched thousands of ballistic missiles since this war started. They are getting their ballistic missile stockpiles replenished. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/1/us-israel-attacks-on-iran-death-toll-and-injuries-live-tracker
>>1511810trump should start an online surveillance squad to spy on leftist domestic terrorists.all of them should be rounded up and dumped in a landfill or sent to iran as hostages for a peace agreement, their properly seized and used to pay off the debt.everyone whose an active poster on rddt should be immediately put on that watchlist and sent to the gullag
>>1511952You killed their country's leader in an unplanned military strike after he was coming back from a diplomatic meet, you don't get to play the "Well they started it" card now.
>>1511956They outnumber you, now. Best pray they don't get the same idea to do that to the retards who want to conscript people to fight in Israel's war.
>>1511956>trump should start an online surveillance squad to spy on leftist domestic terrorists.Thiel is already doing that to the MIGAtards who voted for Trump. Since we all know You Won't Do Shit™ he's going to sell this surveillance to the Democrats to save his own skin when they take office in November and you'll start seeing mass arrests again.
>>1511960If US gov can convince you to support Ukraine, you can be propagandized to support Israel.
>>1511960ahh Yes the army of slacktivist soyboys with their privilaged lifestyle and overpriced cellphones. they just need to nab a handful of them and most will shut up the ones who don't will need to be made an example of.>>1511962Lovely, so blue state houses are justifiable targets according to leftist's beloved Hasan pyker and new york posts. Fuck the rich afterall.
>>1511971esl
