Tue, 5 May 2026 at 1:03 am UTC

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, on May 4, 2026.

(© Reuters/Stringer)

• The Alliance Fairfax, a US-flagged vehicle carrier operated by its Farrell Lines subsidiary, exited the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz accompanied by US military assets.

• Iran‘s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said events in the Strait of Hormuz showed there was no military solution to the crisis, adding that talks were making progress with Pakistan‘s mediation.

• The United Arab Emirates, a key American ally, said it had come under attack from Iran for the first time since a fragile ceasefire took hold in early April.

(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)