U.S. Officials Meet Qatari Prime Minister in Miami on Iran Talks; Trump Announces Russia-Ukraine Three-Day Ceasefire

Washington Examiner reported that the U.S. has redirected 58 and disabled 4 tankers during the Hormuz blockade, per CENTCOM. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Chinese companies for allegedly helping Iran, according to Financial Times and The American Conservative.

No publicly released evidence has documented the contested claims in some of those sanctions announcements.

Trump said the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of 1,000 prisoners by each country. The ceasefire is set to run from May 9 through May 11. Trump described the halt to hostilities as potentially the “beginning of the end” of the war that began in February 2022.

"I asked and, President Putin agreed. President Zelenskyy agreed — both readily. And we have a little period of time where they’re not going to be killing people. " Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the agreement. Zelenskyy issued a formal presidential decree authorizing Russia to hold its Victory Day parade on Red Square and declaring it off-limits for Ukrainian strikes.

” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the three-day ceasefire and prisoner exchange. Hours after Trump’s announcement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S. mediation efforts have not led to a “fruitful outcome” so far.

In Damascus, the Lebanese prime minister and Syrian president discussed issues including security, transport and energy, according to Al Jazeera. The vessels' operators have not been publicly identified by the U.S. government in all cases. Iran's foreign ministry has not commented as of the dates reflected in the source bundle.