Under U.S. mediation, Russia and Ukraine agreed to extend their fragile Victory Day ceasefire through May 11 and swap 1,000 prisoners each — the largest exchange since the war began.

As U.S.-Iran peace talks inched toward a memorandum, Russia told diplomats in Kyiv to get out — warning of massive strikes if Ukraine disrupts Victory Day. The world held its breath.

After weeks of naval standoff, U.S. and Iran inch toward a preliminary memorandum that could reopen the world's most critical oil chokepoint.

Six Iranian attack boats sunk. Missiles over Abu Dhabi. The Strait of Hormuz became a war zone again — and this time, the ceasefire didn't hold.

Iran fires two missiles at a US Navy frigate in the Strait of Hormuz — Tehran claims a direct hit, Washington denies it, and 15,000 American troops now sit offshore waiting for orders.