Iran threatens ships that take up U.S. offer on Strait of Hormuz transit

Live Live Updates: Iran threatens to attack ships as Trump says U.S. will guide vessels through Strait of Hormuz By Tucker Reals Tucker Reals Editor Tucker Reals is CBSNews.com's foreign editor, based in the CBS News London bureau. He has worked for CBS News since 2006, prior to which he worked for The Associated Press in Washington, D.C., and London. Read Full Bio Tucker Reals May 4, 2026 / 6:36 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google What to know about the Iran war today:Iran has threatened to attack any vessel that tries to transit the Strait of Hormuz without permission from its military, challenging a plan announced by President Trump for the American military to "guide" commercial ships through the narrow waterway.The U.S. military says 15,000 forces and more than 100 aircraft are involved in the effort, which he called "Project Freedom."The Iranian regime says it has received a U.S. response to its latest 14-point peace proposal, which it says is aimed at ending the war, not extending the current ceasefire. Mr. Trump said over the weekend that he'd likely reject the Iranian proposal, as "they have not paid a big enough price." New Updates   1m ago Macron calls on U.S., Iran to coordinate to open Strait of Hormuz, says France won't join "unclear" military operation French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the U.S. and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a "coordinated" way, indicating that his country won't join an effort announced by President Trump to "guide" commercial vessels out of the Persian Gulf under the threat of Iranian attack."What we want above all is a coordinated reopening by the United States and Iran — that is the only solution for reopening the Strait of Hormuz," Macron told fellow European leaders during a meeting on Monday in Armenia."We are not going to take part in any military operation in a framework that to me seems unclear," he said.France and the U.K. have led efforts to build a coalition of nations to deploy mil...