Fresh attacks in the Gulf threaten the fragile truce with Iran

海湾地区再次爆发冲突,威胁到与伊朗脆弱的停火协议。

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2026-05-05

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Tensions flared in the Gulf as Trump’s efforts to guide stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz began. The Guardian’s Julian Borger breaks down how the operation has raised the stakes in the region. Indiana Republicans who defied Trump on redistricting face primary challenges today. NPR’s Tamara Keith joins to discuss why voters are fed up with the negativity surrounding the campaigns. New clinical trials showed promising results in the fight against pancreatic cancer. The Washington Post’s Carolyn Johnson explains why two new treatments are giving patients hope. Plus, the Secret Service shot a man near the White House, a freeze on visa applications for foreign doctors has been lifted, and this year’s Pulitzer Prizes were announced. Today’s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.
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  • Good morning.

  • Tensions between the U.S.

  • And Iran flare as American forces attempt to move stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

  • The Guardian explains the calculation ship operators are making.

  • On the whole, ship owners that I've seen interviewed have been fairly tepid about this.

  • They see it as far less than the sort of guarantees they would be looking for for safe transit.

  • In an Indiana primary, Trump seeks retribution against Republicans who rejected his redistricting efforts.

  • NPR breaks down the race.

  • And why new hope for pancreatic cancer patients could be on the horizon.

  • It's Tuesday, May 5th.

  • I'm Cecilia Lay, and this is Apple News Today.

  • Turbulent 24 Hours now threatens to upend the fragile ceasefire between the U.S.

  • And Iran after attacks took place on Monday, the first since the deal was reached last month.

  • The strikes came after the United States announced an operation

  • to help thousands of stranded commercial ships leave the Strait of Hormuz.

  • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responded by saying that ships going through the strait

  • without its permission faced serious risks.

  • U.S. Central Command said it had destroyed six small Iranian military boats on Monday as they attempted to interfere

  • while the Navy helped guide two commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

  • Those ships made it through successfully.