Iran, 5-6-26

Links to FIVE-plus reports (9 or 10): from National Public Radio, Reuters, the Associated Press, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for IRAN 5-5-26. Scroll up for WEST BANK, LEBANON and GAZA.) — MCM

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Iran opens Hortmez Strait for shipping, Revolutionary Guard says. From NPR. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday said safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz would be provided, under unspecified procedures, after President Trump paused a U.S. military effort to guide merchant vessels through the strategic waterway. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. and Iran closing in on memorandum to end war, sources say. From Reuters. ISLAMABAD / WASHINGTON / TEL AVIV — The United States and Iran are closing in on an agreement on a one-page memorandum to end the war in the Gulf, a source from mediator Pakistan and another source briefed on the mediation said, confirming information initially reported by the U.S. media outlet Axios. READ MORE . . .

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China’s top envoy meets with Iran’s in Beijing as Trump pauses U.S. effort in the Strait, by Aamer Madhani, Adam Schreck, Ben Finley and Elena Becatoros | AP  DUBAI — U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening he was pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place. Click HERE to read and for some video. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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Former U.S. special representative for Iran on Trump pausing ‘Project Freedom.’ asks former U.S. special representative for Iran Robert Malley about President Trump’s about-face on a brief American effort to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Click HERE to listen and, later, read; and HERE and HERE for all five or six Iran war-related reports last night and today on NPR‘s “All Things Considered” and “Morning Edition.” Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.
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* Among the news organizations with frequent war updates, photos and occasionally maps are Al Jazeera, the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, and Middle East Monitor. They are found HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. AP and El País reports in Spanish are HERE and HERE. *
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