Diplomatic efforts continuing despite fighting in and around contested strait of Hormuz in recent days

The renewed hostilities broke out as Washington was awaiting Iran's response to a U.S. proposal that would stop the fighting but leave the most contentious issues, such as Iran's nuclear program, unresolved for now.

US Central Command said an F/A-18 Super Hornet used precision munitions on Friday against two ships in the Gulf of Oman – gateway to the vital Strait of Hormuz – to prevent them from continuing to Ira

Attacks continue but at a lower intensity; Putin signals preparedness to end the war. What we know on day 1,537

WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced on social media that there would be a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine from May 9 until May 11 to mark the end of World War Two for the Russians.

The Trump administration said it was anticipating a reply from Tehran on its latest terms for ending the war. Iran said the U.S. proposal is still under review.

President Trump said late Thursday that the temporary truce with Tehran remains intact despite U.S. forces hitting military targets in Iran. The latest strikes came after Tehran attacked American-guided missile destroyers that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz,

Russian ⁠President ⁠Vladimir Putin ⁠said on Saturday that he ​thought the Ukraine conflict was coming to ‌an end. Russia's 2022 invasion ‌of Ukraine triggered the ⁠most ⁠serious crisis in relations between Russia and the ​West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis,