Middle East crisis live: Trump insists ceasefire is intact after Iran and US exchange fire in Hormuz
The US said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets after an attack on three American destroyers in the strait of Hormuz Morning, and welcome to the Guardian’s Middle East live blog. The US said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets after an attack on three American destroyers in the strait of Hormuz, while Tehran accused Washington of striking first. The exchange of fire threatens to unravel a fragile ceasefire in effect since 8 April – but Donald Trump insisted the truc
Centcom says it has struck two tankers heading for Iran after Tehran warned Washington was violating fragile ceasefire; two days of ‘intensive talks’ between Israel and Lebanon slated as strikes continue in the region
Ceasefire under threat after strikes exchanged in strait
The ship monitor Tanker Trackers has posted the following on X about the Ocean Koi oil tanker:
Her new name is actually JIN LI (9255933), and has been so since 2025-11-30. Examining our data, we can see that she’s transported various Iranian hydrocarbons on at least 16 occasions since 2021; and with full knowledge of Iran because half of her loadings were conducted directly at port in Iran while the other half were conducted via Ship-to-Ship transfer further out.
JIN LI’s ownership is based in Shanghai, China. The vessel was slapped with sanctions by US OFAC on 2026-02-25.
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- Middle East crisis live: Trump insists ceasefire is intact after Iran and US exchange fire in HormuzGuardian - World · Taz Ali · May 8, 2026, 11:40 AM
- Middle East crisis live: Iranians ‘never bow to pressure’, says foreign minister after clashes in the strait of HormuzGuardian - World · Yohannes Lowe (now) and Taz Ali (earlier) · May 8, 2026, 2:44 PM
- Middle East crisis live: US fires on two Iranian-flagged oil tankers it claims were trying to violate blockadeGuardian - World · Lucy Campbell (now); Yohannes Lowe and Taz Ali (earlier) · May 8, 2026, 8:05 PM
- Middle East crisis live: US fires on two Iranian-flagged oil tankers it claims tried to violate blockade; US to mediate Israel-Lebanon talks
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