Welcome to our live coverage of the US and Israel\u2019s war with Iran.<\/p>\n
A cargo ship has been struck by multiple small craft while sailing near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to UK military officials.<\/p>\n
The ship, which was not immediately identified, was hit right off the coast of Sirik, Iran, just east of the strait, the British military\u2019s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said.<\/p>\n
All crew members were reported safe, with no group immediately claiming responsibility for the attack.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s military, however, has repeatedly warned any ship that tries to navigate the strait would be attacked unless they pay a toll and prove they are not affiliated with the US or Israel.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe room for US decision-making has narrowed,\u201d Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards said in a statement on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said he on Sunday demanded that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz and give up its nuclear weapons program in a telephone call with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi. <\/p>\n
\u201cI emphasised that Germany supports a negotiated solution,\u201d Mr Wadephul said in a post on X about the call.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a close US ally, we share the same goal: Iran must completely and verifiably renounce nuclear weapons and immediately open the Strait of Hormuz, as also demanded by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.\u201d <\/p>\n
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Iran earlier took aim at Mr Trump for his comments likening the takeover of Iranian vessels by US troops to the act of \u201cpirates\u201d.<\/p>\n
Spokesman for Iran\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Esmaeil Baqaei lambasted Mr Trump on X over the act, which he claimed was illegal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe President of the United States has openly described the unlawful seizure of Iranian vessels as \u2018piracy\u2019, brazenly boasting that \u2018we act like pirates\u2019,\u201d Mr Baqaei wrote on the social media platform.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was no verbal slip. It was a direct and damning admission of the criminal nature of their actions against international maritime navigation. The international community, UN Member States, and the UN Secretary-General must firmly reject any normalisation of such blatant violations of international law.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Rubio will meet Pope Leo on a trip to Rome this week, in the wake of the pontiff\u2019s clash with Donald Trump, a Vatican source said on Sunday. <\/p>\n
It comes just weeks after Mr Trump\u2019s extraordinary criticism of Pope Leo XIV over the Catholic leader\u2019s anti-war rhetoric.<\/p>\n
Read on below for updates.<\/p>\n