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Donald Trump assured on Sunday, May 3, that the United States will begin an operation on Monday morning to free the ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz as a "humanitarian gesture" and help neutral countries in the war between the United States and Israel and Iran. Meanwhile, Israel ordered thousands of Lebanese to leave their villages in southern Lebanon, in another escalation in the war against Hezbollah.

The essentials:

This minute by minute has been closed. Below, the most relevant news from the day of May 3 related to the war that began on February 28 with the joint attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, and Tehran's subsequent response:

Trump says negotiations with Iran are going "very well"

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, affirmed this Sunday that negotiations with Iran are going "very well", hours after he assured that he would soon review the peace plan sent by Tehran.

The president thus defined the progress of the peace talks before the media, upon his return to Washington D.C. after spending the weekend in Florida.

The US will mobilize more than 100 aircraft and ships to escort ships trapped in Hormuz

The US operation to free ships trapped in the Strait of Hormuz by the Iranian blockade, announced this Sunday by President Donald Trump and called 'Project Freedom', will mobilize more than 100 aircraft, destroyers, drones and 15,000 military personnel.

The mission will begin on Monday, Trump warned in a message on Truth Social, after "countries around the world" requested American help to allow the safe passage of their ships.

Oil falls after Trump said US would help free ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz

Trump says countries around the world have asked for help to free their ships from Hormuz

Donald Trump assured this Sunday that several countries, most of them unrelated to the conflict in the Middle East, have asked for help to free their ships from the Strait of Hormuz and that he has given orders to help them leave, while "very positive talks with Iran" are underway.

The above is the only comment that Trump made about these conversations and the first time that he speaks in those terms about the telephone negotiations that his representatives are holding with Iran, after having received a third peace offer, which the president had said he was not pleased with.

"I have instructed my representatives to inform you that we will do everything possible to ensure that your ships and crews leave the strait safely. In all cases, they have stated that they will not return until the area is safe for navigation," said the US head of state on his Truth Social platform.

Trump says US will help free ships in Strait of Hormuz starting Monday morning

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States would begin an operation Monday morning to free ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.

Macron asks Al Zaidi to investigate the attack in Iraq that killed a French soldier

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, congratulated the Iraqi Prime Minister, Ali al Zaidi, on his recent appointment to form a new government, and urged him to investigate "to the end" the attack that last March ended the life of the French soldier Arnaud Frion in Iraqi Kurdistan.

"I had a telephone conversation with Ali al Zaidi, in charge of forming the next Iraqi government. I congratulated him on his appointment and wished him every success in this crucial mission for the future of Iraq, in an extremely difficult regional context," Macron indicated in X, after a telephone interview with Al Zaidi.

Hezbollah justifies attack on Israel as “taking advantage of an opportunity” and justifies the 2,600 deaths in Lebanon

When the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, the Israeli army, which held positions in southern Lebanon, was already preparing for a broader war with its neighboring country.

Although the Lebanese government had warned Hezbollah not to attack Israel, the Shiite group launched rockets into northern Israel starting on March 2, triggering a large-scale military operation in Lebanon. Although Israel has killed more than 2,650 people in Lebanon in two months, Hezbollah continues to defend the group's decision.

Cargo ship reports attack near Strait of Hormuz

A cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz has reported being attacked by several small vessels, according to the UK Maritime and Commercial Operations Centre.

The attack occurred off the city of Sirik, in Iran, east of the strait, according to the British maritime authority. There was no immediate claim for the attack, the first recorded in the area since April 22, the observatory added.

President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis affirms that the war against Iran limits the Fed's capabilities

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Neel Kashkari, said that the longer the war with Iran continues, the greater the risks of rising inflation and economic damage, limiting the guidance that the Fed, the US central bank, can offer on interest rate policy.

On CBS's "Face the Nation," Kashkari said he was "very focused" on the Iran war and its impact on inflation and economic demand, amid the current closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran is currently examining the US response to its 14-point proposal

Iran confirms that the United States responded to its 14-point proposal through Pakistan and that it is examining this response, according to Iranian media.

“The US position on Tehran's proposal has reached Iran through Pakistan,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Bagaei told state television.

Bagaei insisted that the Iranian proposal "is conditional exclusively on the end of the war. At this stage we are not holding nuclear negotiations," he added.

Furthermore, the spokesman for Iranian diplomacy rejected that Iran had given the US a period of 30 days to end the war. “The 30-day period is to agree on the way in which the peace agreement should be implemented,” he explained.

Iran pressures Trump, who will now “study” Tehran's new truce proposal

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, claimed to have received a new proposal from Iran, a gesture from Tehran that comes just hours after the Islamic Republic stated that it did not rule out resuming clashes.

Previously, Washington had already received an Iranian offer, but had rejected it as insufficient. Although Trump has since insisted that hostilities with Iran would have ended permanently, the US military presence remains off the Iranian coast, reflecting that tension in the region still persists.

Macron seeks to strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership with the new Iraqi government

Through his official account on the social network X, the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, announced his recent meeting with Ali Zaydi, prime minister in charge of Iraq.

In his message, Macron stressed that Iraqi stability and sovereignty are fundamental for both the Middle East and Europe, ensuring that France will maintain its constant support. Likewise, the president took advantage of the platform to publicly demand clarification of the attack in Makhmour, where a French officer died, linking justice in this case with the strengthening of the bilateral relationship between both nations.

What is known about the Iranian proposal to end the war that Trump received? (Al Jazeera)

These are the points of the Iranian peace proposal reported by Al Jazeera:

Germany supports the US and calls for both Iran's nuclear renunciation and the liberation of Hormuz

In a message published on the social network

However, Wadephul emphasized that, as a close US ally, the German government shares Washington's strategic objectives, demanding that Iran completely and verifiably renounce nuclear weapons and proceed with the immediate liberation of the Strait of Hormuz, in line with the demands expressed by Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio).

Spain demands the immediate release of a Spanish-Palestinian activist detained by Israel

The Government of Spain, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has described as illegal the detention of the Spanish-Palestinian activist Saif Abu Keshek by the Israeli army after the interception of a humanitarian flotilla to Gaza, formally demanding his immediate release.

This diplomatic demand comes after a court's decision to extend the custody of both Keshek and the Brazilian activist Thiago Avila for two days, a process in which the Spanish consul in Tel Aviv has directly intervened by providing in-person accompaniment to the detainee during the court hearing.

Israeli court extends detention of activists from the flotilla carrying aid to Gaza

Spaniard Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila appeared in court in Ashkelon after being intercepted in international waters while trying to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, facing a two-day extension of their detention under Israeli accusations of links to sanctioned organizations.

During the hearing, the defense alleged that the activists were victims of extreme brutality, including beatings that caused them to faint and degrading treatment such as isolation and the use of blindfolds. Given this situation, the Government of Spain has firmly rejected Israel's accusations, demanding the immediate release of Abu Keshek, considering that his detention is illegal.

Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon leave one person dead and several rescuers injured

Lebanon's health ministry says Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed at least one person and wounded eight people, despite a truce in its war with Hezbollah.

In separate statements, the ministry said an attack in Arabsalim killed at least one person and wounded three, including a child. Another attack in Srifa injured five people, including four rescuers from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee, as the attack hit the vicinity of one of their centers.

"The ministry reiterates its condemnation of these repeated attacks and recalls what is included in Article 19 of the Geneva Convention regarding the need to verify that medical facilities are safe from any danger caused by attacks in conflict zones, while what is happening is exactly the opposite."

OPEC+ raises oil production quotas after the departure of the United Arab Emirates

Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other OPEC+ countries agreed this Sunday to increase their production quotas by 188,000 barrels per day for June, a measure with which the bloc seeks to project stability and continuity after the surprise departure of the United Arab Emirates at the beginning of the week.

According to the organization's official statement, this increase responds to the "collective commitment to support the stability of the oil market", omitting any direct reference to the Emirati withdrawal, in an attempt to minimize the impact of the internal crisis that the cartel is going through.

Hezbollah can "derail" talks between Lebanon and Israel, says one of its deputies

Hassan Fadlallah, a deputy for the pro-Iran Hezbollah movement, stated that his organization is in a position to "derail" the negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, which it rejects.

"These negotiations, with all their effects, do not concern us. We will not launch them, we will not let them succeed," declared Hassan Fadlallah during an event organized in honor of Hezbollah fighters killed by Israel.

For the Revolutionary Guard, Washington can only choose between an "impossible operation" or a "bad agreement"

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has declared that the United States' options in the Middle East conflict are limited to an "impossible" military operation or a "bad deal" with the Islamic Republic.

In a statement broadcast on state television, the Guard—the ideological army of the Islamic Republic—states that Donald "Trump must choose between 'an impossible operation or a bad deal,'" citing a "change in tone" by China, Russia and Europe toward Washington, as well as an Iranian "ultimatum" regarding the US blockade of Iranian ports.

With information from EFE, AFP, AP, Reuters and local media.

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