May 8 | What did US and Iran say about Iran war over past 24 hours

Published on 8 May 2026 11:18:58 PM

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on May 8 said the United States expected an Iranian response as soon as later in the day to its latest proposal to end the war in the Gulf, even as US and Iranian forces clashed in the Gulf and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the US firing at Iranian boats in the Strait of Hormuz on May 7 violated international law and the ceasefire between Iran, the US and Israel.

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