“The UAE's coordinated bombings on Iranian sites including Qeshm Island and Bandar Abbas, backed by US and Israeli intelligence, extended well past the April ceasefire, illustrating how such escalations risk civilian harm and erode trust in diplomatic pauses. US forces intercepted the Gambia-flagged bulk carrier Lian Star in the Gulf of Oman for breaching the blockade, raising the total of detained vessels to six since April 17 and demonstrating the avoidable tightening of maritime restrictions. These measures have stranded critical oil, natural gas, and fertilizer cargoes through the Strait of Hormuz, worsening pressures on global energy access and food production chains that directly affect civilian livelihoods. President Trump discussed with advisers the option to prolong the ceasefire, in place since April 7, by 60 days specifically to enable renewed nuclear talks and prioritize negotiated solutions over continued operations.”