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In reply to the discussion: MAJOR BREAKING: Trump has just struck Iran's Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas according to FOX News. Qeshm is at the entran [View all]
Wiz Imp
(10,346 posts)14. Didn't Rubio just say yesterday that the war was over?
Yep. He did.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/05/world/live-news/iran-war-news
Day 67 of Middle East conflict - Marco Rubio says Operation Epic Fury in Iran ‘is over’
Status of the war: The US will pause “Project Freedom,” the effort aimed at guiding commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said. The announcement came just hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the combat operation against Iran has ended and the US would instead focus on Project Freedom.
• Iranian FM in China: Iran’s top diplomat is in Beijing for talks “on regional and international developments” with his Chinese counterpart. It is the first time the foreign ministers of the two allies have met face-to-face since the war began.
• Economic impact: Demand for oil is falling at the fastest rate seen outside the Covid pandemic, as businesses and consumers cut consumption. Global oil stockpiles have also seen their sharpest decline since the Covid-19 pandemic. US gas prices have increased by 50% since the start of the war.
Status of the war: The US will pause “Project Freedom,” the effort aimed at guiding commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said. The announcement came just hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the combat operation against Iran has ended and the US would instead focus on Project Freedom.
• Iranian FM in China: Iran’s top diplomat is in Beijing for talks “on regional and international developments” with his Chinese counterpart. It is the first time the foreign ministers of the two allies have met face-to-face since the war began.
• Economic impact: Demand for oil is falling at the fastest rate seen outside the Covid pandemic, as businesses and consumers cut consumption. Global oil stockpiles have also seen their sharpest decline since the Covid-19 pandemic. US gas prices have increased by 50% since the start of the war.
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MAJOR BREAKING: Trump has just struck Iran's Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas according to FOX News. Qeshm is at the entran [View all]
riversedge
Thursday
OP
Ditto. Someone just kindly let me know when the nukes are headed my direction....
hlthe2b
Thursday
#18
Iran targets three US destroyers near strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reports
muriel_volestrangler
Thursday
#4
Actually I don't trust fake news, the current US administration and Iran.................
Lovie777
Thursday
#6
Seems the criminal at the Resolute Desk is gonna keep escalating in hopes things get so bad Europe will jump in
Attilatheblond
Thursday
#36