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Middle East crisis live: ‘We have not even begun’, Iran warns US amid escalation in strait of Hormuz

The Guardian · · 1249 words · By Yohannes Lowe; Adam Fulton; Graeme Wearden
US-Iran military escalation Geopolitical Conflict in the Strait of Hormuz Maritime Security and Blockades
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17 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Iranian parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said in a post on X this morning that a “new equation of the strait of Hormuz is in the process of being solidified””
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Multiple independent sources (The Guardian, and two other web results) confirm that Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf posted on X regarding a 'new equation' for the strait of Hormuz.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Iranian parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said in a post on X this morning that a “new equation of the strait of Hormuz is in the process of being solidified” and warned that the conti…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/05/iran-us-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ghalibaf posted his equation the same day. The US administration's underlying bet is that it can squeeze Iran economically by not allowing it to police the strait. Ghalibaf’s argument is that it will …
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/irans-ghalibaf-eng…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of Iran's Parliament, posted a pointed message on X , sharing a screenshot of current U.S. gasoline prices near the White House and warning that closure of the Strait…
https://www.oneindia.com/international/two-minds-two-message…
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“Iran imposed a blockade on foreign shipping using the strait of Hormuz soon after the war began with a US-Israeli attack on 28 February which killed the country’s former supreme leader.”
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The claim is explicitly confirmed by Wikipedia (2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis) and corroborated by The Guardian and other web results, detailing the blockade starting February 28, 2026, following a US-Israeli attack.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran imposed a blockade on foreign shipping using the strait of Hormuz soon after the war began with a US-Israeli attack on 28 February which killed the country’s former supreme leader.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/05/iran-us-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — After the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February, Iran has been targeting and striking ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, including seizing two of them. The US has also enforced a naval b…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v2l2qq9qlo
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“The US president, Donald Trump, imposed a counter-blockade of ships using Iranian ports on 13 April.”
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Wikipedia (2026 United States naval blockade of Iran) specifically confirms that a US naval blockade took effect on April 13, 2026, under the direction of Donald Trump.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, at 10 a.m. ET, the U.S. military naval blockade of Iran took effect, [37] at the direction of Donald Trump and under the command of Admiral Brad Cooper at the United States Central C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran imposed a blockade on foreign shipping using the strait of Hormuz soon afterwards and Trump imposed a counter-blockade of ships using Iranian ports on 13 April.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/shipping-bosse…
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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S. blockade would apply to "any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz," President Donald Trump said.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/13/trump-iran-war-strait-of-hor…
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“Trump’s so-called “Project Freedom”, which began yesterday, says its aim is to use the US military to guide stranded cargo ships out of the strategic waterway.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the launch of 'Project Freedom' by President Trump to guide ships through the waterway.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s military has warned the United States Navy to stay out of the Strait of Hormuz after President Trump said the US will “help free up” ships stuck in the strategic waterway.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/4/iran-warns-us-to-sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has fired cruise missiles and drones and launched small boats to target U.S.-flagged ships in the Strait of Hormuz, but no vessels have been hit and no one was injured, according to the commander…
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-war-trump-mission-gu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran also struck several vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and set a UAE oil port on fire. This came as President Donald Trump launched Project Freedom to free up shipping in the key waterway.
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/trump-iran-war-hormuz-stra…
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“The Israeli military has issued more forced displacement orders for people in southern Lebanon – this time for those in the towns of Jabsheet and Sarafand.”
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The Guardian and other web results confirm that the Israeli military issued forced displacement orders for residents of Jabsheet and Sarafand in southern Lebanon.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli military has issued more forced displacement orders for people in southern Lebanon – this time for those in the towns of Jabsheet and Sarafand. In a statement on social media, the military…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/05/iran-us-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli military escalated further against Lebanon on 3 May, issuing new forced displacement orders across south Lebanon while continuing violent and deadly attacks on the country.
https://thecradle.co/articles-id/37472
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel ordered residents of 16 southern Lebanese towns to evacuate north towards Sidon ahead of an expected attack. Tebnine, hosting south Lebanon’s only functioning hospital, came under bombardment s…
https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/04/28/israel-…
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“the IDF are “compelled to act forcefully against” Hezbollah, which he said had violated the US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon that came into effect in mid April.”
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Multiple sources (Caliber.Az and others) report the IDF's claim that Hezbollah violated a US-brokered ceasefire agreement that began in mid-April.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has accused the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire by attacking Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.The escalation comes shortly after the first …
https://caliber.az/en/post/israel-says-hezbollah-violated-ce…
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the escalation in the Middle East just days after a ceasefire deal was reached and Vla...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqmfUSZihDM
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web search NEUTRAL — Thousands of Israeli troops continue to occupy a wide area of southern Lebanon after a US-brokered ceasefire came into force between Israel and Lebanon on Friday. The ceasefire has paused six weeks of…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd575n1znzo
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“India’s ministry of external affairs said the attack on Fujairah in the UAE – which injured three Indian nationals – was “unacceptable””
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Three independent sources (The Hindu, News18, and another web result) confirm that India's Ministry of External Affairs called the attack in Fujairah 'unacceptable' and that three Indian nationals were injured.
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web search NEUTRAL — India has condemned an attack on Fujairah that injured three Indian nationals, calling the incident "unacceptable."
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/latest-updates/iran…
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web search NEUTRAL — On May 4, 2026, three Indian nationals were injured after a fire broke out on the Fujairah Petroleum Industries Zone (FOIZ) in the UAE following a drone strike originating from Iran.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-condemns-attack…
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web search NEUTRAL — India condemned the Fujairah attack as “unacceptable,” after a drone strike triggered a fire at an oil facility and injured three Indian nationals.
https://www.news18.com/world/india-mea-condemns-fujairah-att…
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“Officials in Fujairah said yesterday that a fire broke out at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone following what they described as a drone attack originating from Iran.”
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Multiple sources confirm a fire at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone resulting from a drone attack originating from Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fire in Fujairah caused by drone debris after air defence interception.Some Fujairah oil operations suspended after drone attack and fire — report. 9 hours ago. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Smoke rises in the Fujairah oil industry zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defenses, according to the Fujairah media office, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Fujai…
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/uaes-fujairah-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — An aircraft taxis at Fujairah International Airport in the gulf emirate of Fujairah. File. The relevant authorities in Fujairah confirmed that a developing fire has broken out in the Fujairah Oil Indu…
https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2026/05/04/drone-strike-from-i…
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“the US said it had destroyed six small Iranian military boats”
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The claim is reported by a single cross-reference source (Al Jazeera). No other independent sources in the provided evidence confirm this specific number of boats.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the US military said it had destroyed six of Iran’s small boats in response to Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the waterway
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/5/5/oil-prices-surge-…
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“Iran attacked the UAE with drones and missiles, setting the oil port of Fujairah on fire.”
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Although the specific search for claim 9 returned no results, the evidence gathered for claims 6 and 7 explicitly confirms that a drone strike originating from Iran caused a fire at the Fujairah oil facility/port.
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“The US military’s Central Command (Centcom) said two US-flagged merchant vessels crossed through the strait of Hormuz on Monday”
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“Shipping company Maersk later said one of its US-flagged commercial vessels had successfully exited the strait under US military escort.”
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“Centcom chief Adm Brad Cooper... acknowledged Iran’s Revolutionary Guards tried to “interfere” with Trump’s operation.”
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“Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said... peace talks were progressing with Pakistan’s mediation”
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“In Oman, two people were injured by an attack on a residential building in Bukha, on the Hormuz strait’s coastline, an Omani state news agency reported.”
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“A fire on a South Korean-operated vessel that had an explosion in the Hormuz strait has been extinguished, ship operator HMM said.”
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“South Korea’s foreign ministry said all 24 crew on the HMM Namu – including six South Koreans – were unharmed.”
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