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Iran live updates: Trump threatens 'the bombing starts' if Iran doesn't make a deal

PHOTO: Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 6, 2026.
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Trump says war could stretch 3 more weeks, claims US 'already won'
By David Brennan, Meredith Deliso, Nadine El-Bawab
Last Updated: May 6, 2026, 5:57 PM

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal.

Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of a U.S. blockade until negotiations are concluded "one way or the other."

Key Headlines

  • US forces fire on Iranian tanker 'attempting to violate blockade'
  • Trump says Iran war has 'a very good chance of ending'
  • Iranian officials criticize negotiations with US
  • Trump says combat operations in Iran are not over, US could 'go in for 2 more weeks'
  • Trump says 'bombing starts' if Iran does not agree to a deal
Here's how the news is developing.

May 06, 2026 5:57 PM

Israel strikes Beirut targeting Hezbollah commander

Israel launched strikes on Beirut Wednesday, targeting a Hezbollah commander, according to a joint release from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yisrael Katz.

"The terrorists, led by Radwan, were responsible for firing at Israeli settlements and harming IDF soldiers. No terrorist has immunity - Israel's long arm will catch every enemy and murderer," Netanyahu and Katz said.


May 06, 2026 5:44 PM

US forces fire on Iranian tanker 'attempting to violate blockade'

U.S. Central Command said that U.S. forces fired on and disabled an Iranian-flagged tanker around 9 a.m. ET Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman.

In a press release, CENTCOM said the empty tanker was attempting to sail to an Iranian port after "repeated warnings."

"U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces observed M/T Hasna as it transited international waters enroute to an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman. American forces issued multiple warnings and informed the Iranian-flagged vessel it was in violation of the U.S. blockade," CENTCOM wrote in a press release Wednesday.

PHOTO: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush sails in the Arabian Sea, May 3, 2026.
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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush sails in the Arabian Sea, May 3, 2026.
US Navy


Officials said after the Hansa's crew failed to comply, forces fired "several rounds from the 20mm cannon gun of a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet launched from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)."

The shots hit the tanker's rudder, disabling its movement. "Hasna is no longer transiting to Iran," CENTCOM wrote in the release.

This is not the first time U.S. forces have fired on tankers attempting to bypass the blockade.

"The U.S. blockade against ships attempting to enter or depart Iranian ports remains in full effect. CENTCOM forces continue to act deliberately and professionally to ensure compliance," CENTCOM said.

-ABC News' Nathan Lee


May 06, 2026 4:05 PM

Trump says Iran war has 'a very good chance of ending'

President Donald Trump said he feels the U.S. is closing in on a deal with Iran, but cautioned that he’s “felt that way before with them," in an interview with PBS.

This deal could include Iran exporting its highly enriched uranium to the U.S., according to Trump.

Trump confirmed the deal would include a pledge from Iran to not operate underground facilities, though Trump followed up by saying they would be operating in "goodwill," making negotiations on the operations of nuclear facilities still unclear.

PHOTO: President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for a proclamation to revive the Presidential Fitness Test Award, a competitive school-based fitness program, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, May 5, 2026.
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President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for a proclamation to revive the Presidential Fitness Test Award, a competitive school-based fitness program, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, May 5, 2026.
Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images


"I think it's got a very good chance of ending, and if it doesn't end, we have to go back to bombing the hell out of them," Trump reportedly told PBS. “It's getting very close. If they agree, it's over, and if they don't agree, we bomb.”

He said sending special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to in-person talks is "unlikely."



May 06, 2026 3:12 PM

Iranian officials criticize negotiations with US

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei criticized negotiations with the U.S. in a new post on X.

"The concept of 'negotiations' requires, at the very least, a genuine attempt to engage in discussions with a view to resolving the dispute," Baqaei said.

Adding, "It needs 'good faith', then, meaning that 'negotiations' is not 'disputation'; nor is it 'dictation', 'deception', 'extortion' or 'coercion.'"


May 06, 2026 3:04 PM

CENTCOM says it turned around 52 commercial vessels in blockade

U.S. Central Command said 52 commercial vessels have been turned around by the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports.


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