Month: May 2026

Today, 12:30 am The US strikes on an Iranian port city and an island in the Strait of Hormuz came following anger from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia over Iranian attacks on the UAE, which US officials had downplayed, according to a Fox News reporter. Iran shot more than a dozen missiles at the UAE on Monday amid an American operation to open up the strait, a key pathway for the global oil supply that Iran has blocked. On Tuesday, US officials said that the Iranian strikes did not mean the current ceasefire had ended. That statement sparked …

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NBC News reports that Trump halted “Project Freedom” in the Strait of Hormuz mission after Saudi Arabia pulled base access. Israel National News Published: May 7, 2026, 4:59 AM (GMT+3) Mohammed bin Salman and Donald TrumpPool/ABACA via Reuters Connect A report in NBC News on Wednesday shed light on the Trump administration’s sudden decision to halt the initiative to secure the Strait of Hormuz, Project Freedom. Trump announced the operation, meant to escort foreign vessels from the Strait of Hormuz, on Sunday. However, on Tuesday he declared that the operation would be halted in order to allow for talks with Iran. The NBC News report indicated that Saudi …

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by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff People walk on a street near a mural featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Iran said on Wednesday it was reviewing a US peace proposal that sources said would formally end the war while leaving unresolved the key US demands that Iran suspend its nuclear program and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson cited by Iran‘s ISNA news agency said Tehran would convey its response. US President Donald Trump said he believed Iran wanted an agreement. “They want to make a deal. We’ve had very good talks over the …

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Since the ceasefire in Lebanon began, Hezbollah has launched 70 explosive drones at IDF forces, killing five and wounding 33. Israel National News Published: May 5, 2026, 10:15 AM (GMT+3) IDF soldiers in LebanonIDF Spokesperson Since the official cessation of hostilities 18 days ago, the fighting in Lebanon has not only continued, but has focused on a deadly and precise weapon: the explosive FPV drone. According to statistics published by Galei Tzahal military correspondent Doron Kadosh, Hezbollah has launched no less than 70 explosive drones at IDF forces operating in Lebanon and on the border. The results are severe: 11 of …

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 May 5, 2026 President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) President Donald Trump proclaims Jewish American Heritage Month and calls on Americans to mark a National Sabbath later this month. By World Israel News Staff President Donald Trump on Monday proclaimed May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Month and called on Americans to mark a National Sabbath later this month as part of events tied to the country’s 250th anniversary. “This Jewish American Heritage Month, we honor the countless contributions of Jewish Americans throughout our Nation’s 250 glorious years of independence,” Trump said in the proclamation. The president said Jewish Americans …

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Senior IDF official: No change in home front rules • US close to delivering Israeli “Gideon” KC-46 refueling aircraft • IDF strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon US forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April 20, 2026, after firing upon the Iranian-flagged vessel that the U.S. accused of attempting to violate the U.S. naval […]

May 4, 2026 Hezbollah. (Shutterstock) A Hezbollah lawmaker said the group would not be bound by any future agreement between Israel and Lebanon. By World Israel News Staff A Lebanese parliamentarian affiliated with Hezbollah’s political wing said on Sunday that the terror organization would ignore any potential peace agreement between Israel and Lebanon, pledging that the group will continue its fight against the Jewish state. In recent weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump hosted senior Lebanese and Israeli officials at the White House for historic talks aimed at securing a formal peace agreement between the two countries, which have technically been in a state of …

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 May 4, 2026 A speedboat belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard approaches British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, July 21, 2019. (AP/Tasnim News Agency/Morteza Akhoondi) Iran issued a sharp warning following the launch of President Donald Trump’s “Project Freedom,” with a senior commander saying any foreign military presence in the Strait of Hormuz would face a “very harsh response.” Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters commander Ali Abdollahi said Iran “maintains and powerfully manages the security of the Strait of Hormuz,” urging all commercial vessels and oil tankers not to transit the waterway without coordination with Iranian forces “so that their security is not …

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All IDF officers are careful to state that the military never promised regime change, and at most the opportunity to improve conditions for such a change. A billboard with Iranian centrifuges illustrations and portraits of nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes is displayed on a street in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2025(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)ByYONAH JEREMY BOBMAY 1, 2026 17:00 As a series of complex post-Iran war dilemmas are set into place, the IDF has shifted to focus almost all of its Iran-related attention to the nuclear issue, with the ballistic missiles and regime change questions mostly …

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“Lebanon stands at a crossroads,” the diplomatic mission said, calling for a meeting between the two countries’ leaders. May. 1, 2026 JNS StaffRepublish ( May 1, 2026 / JNS )  The U.S. embassy in Beirut on Thursday called for direct engagement between Lebanon and Israel, saying the Land of the Cedars faces a “historic opportunity” to reclaim its sovereignty and shape its future. “Lebanon stands at a crossroads. Its people have a historic opportunity to reclaim their country and shape their future as a truly sovereign, independent nation,” the embassy said in a statement posted on social media. Direct talks …

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May 1, 2026 1:20 pm by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff Tehran has submitted its latest proposal for negotiations with the United States, Iranian state media and a Pakistani official said on Friday, a move that could break a deadlock in efforts to end the Iran war. The official, involved in Pakistani mediation over the war, said Pakistan had received the proposal late on Thursday and had forwarded it to the US. Neither the official nor Iranian state news agency IRNA gave details, and the White House initially declined to comment, while saying negotiations continued. Hours later, however, US President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with the latest Iranian proposal. “They want to make …

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In a letter to congressional leaders on Friday, the deadline to come to Congress about the war, Trump said there has been no exchange of fire with Iran since the ceasefire. US President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One upon his arrival at Ocala International Airport in Ocala, Florida, US, May 1, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard)ByREUTERSMAY 1, 2026 23:33  US President Donald Trump declared that a ceasefire had “terminated” hostilities against Iran, as he sought to bolster his argument that he does not need lawmakers’ permission to continue the conflict. In a letter to congressional leaders on Friday, the deadline to come to …

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