Shaky ceasefire appears to hold as tensions rise between Iran and US

Описание: (5 May 2026)
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Tehran, Iran - 5 May 2026
1. Various of traffic on road
2. Pedestrians and newspaper stand
3. Newspaper headline reading (Farsi) "Tension rises at the Strait (of Hormuz)"
4. Newspapers
5. Newspaper headline reading (Farsi) "With Iran's mighty governance: Trump plan ignored. No vessel passed through Strait of Hormuz"
6. Statue with Iranian flag
7. Wide of traffic on road, statue
8. Billboard with graphic showing a hand gripping fabric resembling the Persian Gulf, text reading (Farsi): "Forever in Iran's hands" "Trump couldn't do a damn thing" "Iran will control Strait of Hormuz forever" (English) "Iran"
9. Wide of billboard and traffic on road
10. Statue of archer
11. Traffic on road
12. Various of pedestrians
13. Wide of billboard
14. Billboard with graphic showing U.S president Donald Trump and Strait of Hormuz, text reading (Farsi): "Desperate" (English) "At the breaking point" (Farsi) "#Strait of Hormuz"
15. Billboard and traffic on road
16. Various of pedestrians
STORYLINE:
A ceasefire between Iran and the United States appeared to be holding on Tuesday despite missile and drone attacks against ships and an Emirati port the day before.

The U.S. military said it fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats targeting civilian ships as it moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.

The United Arab Emirates, a key American ally, said it had come under attack from Iran for the first time since a fragile ceasefire took hold in early April.

Tehran did not outright confirm or deny the attacks but early on Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on X that both the U.S. and the UAE “should be wary of being dragged back into quagmire.”

Despite rising tensions, U.S. secretary of war Pete Hegseth confirmed Tuesday that the ceasefire remains in effect despite some Iranian strikes and the ongoing U.S. blockade.

AP Video by Mohsen Ganji

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