Middle East truce in peril as US and Iran struggle for control of vital waterway
kathmandupost.com · Tue May 05 13:45:37 GMT 2026

Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said breaches of the ceasefire by the US and its allies had endangered shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
A fragile truce in the Gulf was in danger on Tuesday after the US and Iran exchanged fire as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz, and Tehran warned it had “not even begun yet” in its bid to strengthen its hold on the strategic waterway.
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