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The United States said it expected an Iranian response as soon as later in the day on Friday to its latest proposal to end the war in the Gulf, even as U.S. and Iranian forces clashed in the Gulf and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack.<\/p>\n

Recent days have seen the biggest flare-ups in fighting in and around the contested Strait of Hormuz since a ceasefire began a month ago, despite the U.S. and Iran indicating they were closer than ever to a deal to end the war.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018We should know something earlier today,\u2019\u2018 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Rome. \u2018\u2018We\u2019re expecting a response from them… The hope is it\u2019s something that can put us into a serious process of negotiation.\u2019\u2018 Iran\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson said Tehran was still weighing its response.<\/p>\n

Sporadic clashes between Iranian armed forces and U.S. vessels were taking place in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, Iran\u2019s semi-official Fars news agency revealed. <\/p>\n

The U.S. military said it had struck two more Iran-linked vessels that were trying to enter an Iranian port. A U.S. fighter jet had hit the vessels\u2019 smokestacks and prevented them from entering Iran.<\/p>\n

President Donald \u2060Trump said on Thursday a ceasefire was still holding despite the flare-ups. Washington is awaiting Tehran\u2019s response to a U.S. proposal, which would formally end the war first, before talks to resolve the most contentious issues such as the fate of Iran\u2019s nuclear programme.<\/p>\n

Trump said three U.S. Navy destroyers were attacked as they moved through the strait, and the U.S. military fired back.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018Three World Class American Destroyers just transited, very successfully, out of the Strait of Hormuz, under fire. There was no damage done to the three Destroyers, but great damage done to the Iranian attackers,\u2019\u2018 Trump wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n

He later told reporters the ceasefire remained in effect and played down the exchange. \u2018\u2018They trifled with us earlier today. We blew them away,\u2019\u2018 Trump said in Washington.<\/p>\n

IRAN ACCUSES U.S. OF BREACHING TRUCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran accused the United States of breaching the ceasefire, which had largely held since it was confirmed on April 7 but has come under far greater strain this week since Trump confirmed – and then paused – a new naval mission to force open the strait.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018Every time a diplomatic solution is on the table, the U.S. opts for a reckless military adventure,\u2019\u2018 Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s top joint military command said U.S. forces had targeted an Iranian oil tanker and another ship, and carried out air attacks on civilian areas on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz and nearby coastal areas. Iranian forces responded by attacking U.S. military vessels east of the strait \u2060and south of the port of Chabahar.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said the Iranian strikes inflicted \u2018\u2018significant damage\u2019\u2018, but U.S. Central Command said none of its assets was hit.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Mehr news agency shared that one crew member was killed, 10 wounded and four were missing after the U.S. Navy attacked an Iranian commercial ship late on Thursday in waters near the strait, the vital conduit for global energy supplies that Tehran has all but closed since the war began.<\/p>\n

The confrontation was not confined to the waterway. The United Arab Emirates said its air defences engaged with two ballistic missiles and three drones from Iran on Friday, resulting in three moderate injuries.<\/p>\n

During the war, Iran has repeatedly targeted the UAE and other Gulf states that host U.S. military bases. In what the UAE called \u2060a \u2018\u2018major escalation\u2019\u2018, Iran stepped up attacks on its neighbour this week after Trump confirmed \u2018\u2018Project Freedom\u2019\u2018 to escort ships in the strait, which he then paused after 48 hours.<\/p>\n

OIL PRICES HOVER AROUND $100<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a separate situation, Iranian forces seized an oil tanker, the Ocean Koi, in the Gulf of Oman east of the strait, over an alleged attempt to disrupt Iran\u2019s oil exports, state media said on Friday, quoting an army statement.<\/p>\n

It said the Barbados-flagged tanker, which is under U.S. sanctions, was carrying Iranian oil and \u2018\u2018was trying to harm and disrupt \u2060oil exports…by exploiting regional conditions\u2019\u2018, without giving further explanation.<\/p>\n

Oil market prices held steady, with Brent crude futures hovering around $100 a barrel, as traders weigh the conflicting signals of clashes in the Gulf against reports of diplomatic progress.<\/p>\n

TRUMP URGES NEGOTIATED END TO WAR<\/strong><\/p>\n

The latest U.S. proposal would formally end the conflict first, before addressing Washington\u2019s core demands – that Iran suspend its nuclear programme and reopen the strait. Tehran, which had made a similar proposal last week, said it had not yet reached a decision \u2060on the U.S. project.<\/p>\n

Trump said Tehran had acknowledged his demand that Iran could never get a nuclear weapon, a prohibition he said was implicit in the U.S. proposal.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018There\u2019s zero chance. And they know that, and they\u2019ve agreed to that. Let\u2019s see if they are willing to sign it,\u2019\u2018 Trump said. Iran has always said its nuclear programme is peaceful and it is not pursuing a weapon.<\/p>\n

Asked when any deal might be reached, Trump said: \u2018\u2018It might not happen, but it could happen any day.”<\/p>\n

Source: Reuters<\/strong>
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