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The shaky ceasefire between the United States and Iran appeared to be holding Saturday after the U.S. struck two Iranian oil tankers.
Meanwhile, Washington is waiting for Iran's response to its latest proposal to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and roll back Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.
Here's the latest:
Britain deploys ships to Middle East
Just days after France announced its aircraft carrier group was moving to the Persian Gulf as part of a joint operation with the United Kingdom, the British defense ministry revealed it has a warship headed to the region.
The HMS Dragon will "preposition" in the Middle East with the aim of eventually escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the British government explained.
Britain and France have been part of discussions among several dozen countries on reestablishing freedom of navigation in the strait. But, the countries do not plan to begin their operation until there is a lasting ceasefire, and shipping companies are sure their vessels can make it through safely.
Bahrain arrests dozens
Bahrain arrested dozens of people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the small Persian Gulf nation announced.
The country's interior ministry stated the 41 who were detained had been in contact with the Guard and collected money "with the aim of sending them to Iran."
Like Iran, Bahrain is a majority Shiite nation. However, the leadership is Sunni, and rights groups argue the kingdom has used the U.S.-Iran war to crack down on dissent.
US responds to attack in Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military said Friday that its forces had disabled two Iranian tankers that were trying to breach an American blockade of Iran’s ports. Hours earlier, the military said it thwarted attacks on three Navy ships and struck Iranian military facilities in the strait.
In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency and taken on May 2, 2026, the Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili is pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. (Photo by Amirhossein KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFP via Get …
The U.S. military posted video of the two Iranian tankers as their smokestacks were struck by an American fighter jet on Friday. Earlier in the week, an American military jet shot out the rudder of a tanker the U.S. military said was attempting to breach its blockade.
READ MORE: 'Iran wasn't developing a nuclear weapon,' ex-counterterrorism chief says
A U.S. strike overnight killed at least one sailor and injured 10 others aboard a cargo vessel that caught fire, a news agency affiliated with Iran’s judiciary reported. It was not clear if the ship was one of the two tankers the U.S. acknowledged striking.
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U.S. fires and disables 2 more Iranian tankers
Politico's Paul McLeary joins LiveNOW's Anna Marsick to discuss the latest on tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
Despite the attacks, President Donald Trump has insisted the ceasefire is holding. He also has reiterated threats to resume full-scale bombing if Iran doesn’t accept an agreement to reopen the strait and roll back its nuclear program.
'Iran wasn't developing a nuclear weapon,' ex-counterterrorism chief says
Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent, who resigned his position in March over the U.S.- and Israel-led attacks against Iran, said the intelligence community concluded Iran was not developing a nuclear weapon before the war began. Kent made the comments on X. Thursday.
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Iran’s nuclear program has been a major talking point for the Trump administration as it defends the unpopular military operation.
Read more on Kent's claims here.
The Source: This article includes information from The Associatd Press and previous FOX Local reporting.