US fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war
Source: Associated Press
US fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing on Wednesday morning. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Abbas Araghchi that China was "deeply distressed" over the war that has lasted more than two months and said a "comprehensive ceasefire" was needed urgently.
By JOSHUA BOAK, BEN FINLEY and RUSS BYNUM
Updated 3:16 PM EDT, May 6, 2026
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. military fired on an Iranian oil tanker Wednesday as President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war. The Islamic Republic said it was reviewing the latest American proposals.
A fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to breach the American blockade of Iran's ports, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post.
The attack occurred as Iran and the U.S. are officially in a ceasefire. Trump threatened Tehran with a new wave of bombing if a deal is not reached that includes opening the critical Strait of Hormuz.
Trump posted on social media that the two-month war could soon end and that oil and natural gas shipments disrupted by the conflict could restart. But he said that depends on Iran accepting a reported agreement that the president did not detail. ... “If they don’t agree, the bombing starts,” Trump wrote.
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