{"id":209790,"date":"2026-05-05T11:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-middle-east-tensions-back-to-the-brink-with-presidents-new-threats-against-iran-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T11:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:48:00","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-middle-east-tensions-back-to-the-brink-with-presidents-new-threats-against-iran-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-middle-east-tensions-back-to-the-brink-with-presidents-new-threats-against-iran-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: Middle East tensions back to the brink with president\u2019s new threats against Iran – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

US launched operation Monday to help hundreds of ships trapped with their crews in Gulf \u2013 key US politics stories from Monday 4 May at a glance
Donald Trump has threatened that Iran will be \u201cblown off the face of the earth\u201d if it attacks US vessels trying to reopen a route through the strait of Hormuz.
The US launched an operation on Monday to help hundreds of ships trapped with their crews in the Gulf, dragging the region back to the brink of full-scale war.
Tehran sought to reassert its blockade on the strait, which is a vital waterway in global trade. While the US military claimed to have destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted both Iranian cruise missiles and drones, this was denied by Iran<\/a>.
Trump\u2019s comments call into question the fragile, Pakistan-brokered ceasefire that halted hostilities last month, but failed to open up the strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of international oil supplies usually travel.
More than 800 ships and roughly 20,000 crew members remain stranded in the region.
Trump\u2019s threats against Iran echo remarks he made in April, when he warned that a \u201cwhole civilization will die\u201d if Tehran failed to comply with his demands over the strait of Hormuz \u2013 comments that drew widespread domestic<\/a> and international backlash<\/a>.
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The Trump administration<\/a> is continuing to pressure the United Nations and the international aid sector more broadly to adopt trade-focused policies to benefit US firms \u2013 or face the threat of further budget cuts.
Trump\u2019s second term has already seen USAID suffer mass layoffs and have its remaining operations folded into the state department, with a ripple effect across the globe that has many experts warning will cost thousands of lives as vital programs are cut.
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The Trump administration\u2019s attack on the 87-year-old food aid program that supports tens of millions of low-income Americans escalated last week as the agriculture secretary, Brooke Rollins, claimed<\/a> that 14,000 Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (Snap) recipients included owners of luxury vehicles such as Ferraris, Bentleys and Teslas.
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The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, will meet Pope Leo on Thursday, weeks after Donald Trump\u2019s unprecedented broadside against the pontiff.
Rubio will meet the first US-born pope privately in the Vatican\u2019s apostolic palace at 11.30am (10.30 GMT), the Holy See\u2019s press office confirmed on Monday after media reports on Sunday.
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With the stroke of a pen, Ron DeSantis has done more to determine the outcome of congressional elections in Florida<\/a> than any political operative or field organizer in the state. The new map slices and dices districts around Miami, Orlando and the Tampa Bay area.
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The US supreme court<\/a> has temporarily reinstated nationwide access to mifepristone, blocking a ruling that threatened to upend accessibility of an abortion pill involved in nearly two-thirds of pregnancy terminations across the country.
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The process of relocating people from New Orleans should start immediately, as the city has reached a \u201cpoint of no return\u201d that will see it surrounded by the ocean within decades<\/a><\/strong> due to the climate crisis<\/a>, a stark new study has concluded.
At least 13 people were hurt in a mass shooting during a party at a campground in Oklahoma<\/a><\/strong> on Sunday night, authorities said.
A US judge on Monday apologized to the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump for the \u201clegally deficient\u201d treatment<\/a><\/strong> he has faced in a Washington DC jail, including being placed on suicide watch, separated from other inmates and denied a Bible.
Europe will not submit to a more \u201cbrutal world\u201d, and can instead be the base from which a new international order can be rebuilt<\/a><\/strong>, Mark Carney<\/a>, the Canadian prime minister, has said.
New York City<\/a>\u2019s mayor, Zohran Mamdani<\/a>, and other local officials on Monday condemned Immigration and Customs Enforcement after federal officers dragged a man out of a hospital building where he had been taken following an arrest<\/a><\/strong>, prompting a crowd of protesters to gather outside, where they clashed with police.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on Sunday 3 May<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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