Trump says the U.S. can wait only days for an Iran peace deal while refusing sanctions relief before signatures; meanwhile Marines boarded an Iranian tanker as blockade enforcement and Operation Epic Fury losses keep pressure high.

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IAEA says a drone strike at the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant threatened safety but caused no radiation release, while Iran’s latest demands to Washington underscore stalled ceasefire talks and Lebanon reports 19 killed in new Israeli strikes.

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   IAEA Director General Statement to United Nations Security Council | IAEA # IAEA Director General Statement to United Nations Security Council 19 May 2026 United Nations Security Council IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi. (Photo: D. Calma/IAEA) (As prepared for delivery) Thank you very much Mr President, An attack on the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates has…

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has considered himself an effective dealmaker above all else, but he appears to have hit a wall with Iran as his tough talk, threats and even military action have not moved Tehran from its long-established positions.

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Hormuz tanker traffic is recovering from a wartime low while CENTCOM publicly details the scale of the blockade and regional air-defense campaign. Diplomacy is still moving through reported sanctions-waiver proposals, with one long-held U.S. resident back home.

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Tehran, May 18 : The United States has agreed to waive Iran’s oil sanctions during negotiations, Iranian media claimed on Monday citing sources.According to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, the waiver by the US means temporary relinquishment of…

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Talks are narrowing around a hard U.S. demand for Iran’s enriched uranium while CENTCOM touts a widening Hormuz blockade and Israel keeps striking Lebanon despite a truce extension.

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1. Step Back — If the deal now hinges on Iran handing over hundreds of kilograms of enriched uranium, what does that actually mean in practice — where would the material go, who verifies it, and why wouldn’t that alone settle the nuclear issue?Background sources
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   U.S. Central Command said American naval forces have redirected 72 commercial vessels and disabled four ships during maritime blockade operations targeting Iranian ports, as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz continue to disrupt global shipping and energy markets. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has released an official update on Thursday regarding its ongoing…

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A reported ship seizure near the UAE sharpens the Hormuz crisis just as Washington presses China and Tehran over reopening the strait and nuclear material. U.S. commanders are claiming Iran’s proxy supply lines are being cut, while Yemen gets a major prisoner-swap deal.

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1. US Efforts to End Iran War Stumble as Ship Seized Near UAE — Insurance Journal

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US efforts to end the war with Iran were dealt a setback after a commercial vessel was apparently seized by unauthorized personnel near the United Arab Emirates, increasing uncertainty over control of the critical Strait of Hormuz.

The ship, whose identity wasn’t immediately clear, was taken 38 nautical miles off the UAE coast and is…

Nabavian, a member accompanying the Iranian negotiation team: J.D. Vance announced that the U.S. has two main demands from Iran; first, the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and second, the removal of all 60% enriched materials from Iran. However, the Iranian delegation responded by emphasizing the lifting of sanctions and the recognition of Iran's enrichment rights. -IRIB News - CGTN — CGTN

Nabavian, a member accompanying the Iranian negotiation team: J.D. Vance announced that the U.S. has two main demands from Iran; first, the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and second, the removal of all 60% enriched materials from Iran. However, the Iranian delegation responded by emphasizing the lifting of sanctions and the recognition of Iran's enrichment rights. -IRIB News -…

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Washington is signaling progress with Tehran even as U.S. assessments and officials warn Iran remains close to weapons-grade uranium and far from militarily broken. The war’s regional spillover keeps grinding on, with deadly Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

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The ceasefire track is slipping from stalemate toward collapse, while Hormuz becomes a wider military theater and the blockade grows more measurable. New reporting also points to Saudi strikes inside Iran and continued Israel-Hezbollah escalation in Lebanon.

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1. Hopes Fade for Iran Peace Deal as Trump Says Ceasefire on ‘Life Support’ — Insurance Journal

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Hopes for a peace deal on Iran faded on Tuesday after Donald Trump said a ceasefire with Iran was “on life support” as Tehran rejected a U.S. proposal to end the conflict and stuck to a list of demands the U.S. president described as “garbage.”

Iran has called for an end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, where…

• “You know, I am starting to think this guy doesn't understand how negotiations work.” — r/worldnews (3054 upvotes)

  Our take: We get the frustration: threatening vastly more bombing while asking for a peace deal makes the offer look less like diplomacy than coercion. The hard question is whether coercion is the strategy—or whether it’s now crowding out any off-ramp.

• “_The beatings will continue until morale improves_” — r/worldnews (554 upvotes)

  Our take: It’s grim, but the joke lands because that is the contradiction: “accept peace or absorb more strikes” is not exactly confidence-building language. Wars have a way of making satire sound like minutes from the meeting.

• “If it was full capitulation to American demands that would have been the headline. A response is almost certainly them reiterating the same points they've been making, including no nuclear transfer and control of the strait” — r/worldnews (283 upvotes)

  Our take: That read tracks: Iran’s reply was never likely to be a surrender memo, especially on Hormuz or nuclear-transfer questions. The useful signal is that both sides are still defining non-negotiables, not converging on terms.

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The fragile ceasefire is being squeezed from both ends: U.S. strikes are disabling Iranian tankers while Washington and Tehran reject each other’s terms, and the Hormuz shock is now rippling through oil, food, industry, and Navy readiness.

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1. U.S. Strikes Disable Iranian Oil Tankers in Gulf Blockade — Conservative Institute

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The ceasefire is still nominally holding, but U.S. enforcement of the Hormuz blockade has shifted the pressure point to Iranian tankers, with Tehran threatening retaliation while reviewing Washington’s latest proposal.

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U.S. and Iranian forces traded fire around the Strait of Hormuz, the sharpest test of the monthlong ceasefire as negotiators still circle a short-term deal. The military clash makes the proposed off-ramp feel much narrower, not dead.

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