Middle East crisis live: Iran reviewing peace proposal as Trump says a deal ‘very possible’
The US and Iran have offered conflicting messages over the likelihood of a deal being reached imminently Morning and welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East. The US and Iran have offered conflicting messages over the state of negotiations to end the war, with Donald Trump signalling the talks were “very good” and a deal “very possible”. News of a possible deal followed Trump’s abrupt U-turn on a US military operation to guide ships out of the strait of Horm
Trump says truce ‘is going’ despite exchanges of fire but threatens to hit Iran ‘a lot more violently’ if it doesn’t quickly agree to deal; Iran accuses US of violating ceasefire
The European Union is set to tell airlines the impact from the Iran war on tourism is not yet severe enough to justify emergency measures for the sector, draft EU guidelines seen by Reuters showed.
“The current situation does not point to the need for dedicated measures for the tourism sector, unlike during the COVID-19 crisis,” said the draft EU guidelines, which the European Commission is due to publish on Friday.
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- Middle East crisis live: Iran reviewing peace proposal as Trump says a deal ‘very possible’Guardian - World · Lucy Campbell (now); Nadeem Badshah, Tom Ambrose and Taz Ali (earlier) · May 7, 2026, 8:17 PM
- Middle East crisis live: Iranian state media reports ‘enemy units’ around strait of Hormuz came under missile fire after attack by US military on Iranian oil tankerGuardian - World · Lucy Campbell (now); Nadeem Badshah, Tom Ambrose and Taz Ali (earlier) · May 7, 2026, 9:09 PM
- Middle East crisis live: Iranian state media reports that US destroyers have been targeted near strait of HormuzGuardian - World · Lucy Campbell (now); Nadeem Badshah, Tom Ambrose and Taz Ali (earlier) · May 7, 2026, 9:30 PM
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