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Iran-US-Israel War News Highlights: Iran has formally conveyed its response to the latest US proposal aimed at ending the ongoing conflict, with the communication delivered through Pakistan, which is acting as a mediator in the negotiations, IRNA News Agency has reported citing a source familiar to the matter. A Pakistani government official has confirmed that Iran’s response to the latest US proposal on the war has been received and forwarded to Washington, according to Reuters.
Gas carrier, Al-Kharaitiyat, operated by a Qatar-based company, Sunday crossed the Strait of Hormuz, according to navigational data from Marine Traffic — the first such crossing since the start of the war on February 28, Al Jazeera reported. It has departed from the Qatari port of Ras Laffan and is scheduled to unload its cargo at Port Qasim in Pakistan, the report stated. It appeared yesterday at the Hormuz, and then hid its signal for about 14 hours.
Meanwhile, despite a fragile Iran-US ceasefire holding amid sporadic Strait of Hormuz clashes, violence continued as Israeli bombardment of Lebanon killed at least 24 people. The IRGC warned that any attack on Iranian oil tankers or commercial ships would trigger strikes on US bases and “enemy ships” in the region, while Washington said it was optimistic Tehran would respond to its latest proposal to end the war. CENTCOM added that since April 13 it has “disabled” four ships and blocked 58 vessels from entering or exiting Iranian ports.
The Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and LNG passes, remains the epicentre of this volatility. With energy prices surging and diplomatic channels fraying, the international community is watching for Tehran’s next move.
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The Australian and New Zealand dollars slipped on Monday as US-Iran peace talks remained unresolved, although the currencies held firm as global stocks stayed resilient.
President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected Iran's response to a US proposal for peace talks to end the war, saying Tehran's demands were "totally unacceptable." Brent crude futures rallied over 3%, but equities were largely untroubled by the news; Wall Street futures were mostly flat.
Israel’s military has announced the death of a soldier who was killed in combat in near the border of Lebanon.
It said Alexander Glovanyov, 47, was a vehicle driver for the army and was killed on Sunday.
Dr Tahir Mohammed, a surgeon who has worked in Lebanon and Gaza, told Al Jazeera he has seen “absolutely no” evidence for Israel’s claim that Hezbollah was using ambulances to transport weapons in Lebanon. Pointing to recent incidents, he said ambulance crews were blocked from reaching a journalist who later died in southern Lebanon and cited footage from Gaza showing paramedics killed and buried in shallow graves after trying to retrieve the wounded. Mohammed added that he had seen colleagues in Gaza killed with Israeli weapons, arguing that the targeting of healthcare workers in Lebanon reflected “consistency” in the same policy.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has spoken to his Dutch counterpart, Tom Berendsen, over the phone, according to IRIB.
In a post on its Telegram channel, Iran’s state media outlet said the two “exchanged views on issues related to bilateral relations and the latest ongoing regional and diplomatic developments”.
Their conversation came after Araghchi spoke to his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty, earlier in the day.
Australian shares fell on Monday as risk aversion deepened after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's response to a peace proposal, while CSL slid to a near-decade low, with the biotech firm cutting outlook and flagging $5 billion in impairments.
The S&P/ASX 200 index was down 1% at 8,661.4 points, as of 0031 GMT. The benchmark closed 1.5% lower on Friday.
Escalating geopolitical uncertainty sapped investor appetite, with Middle East tensions reviving demand for safe-haven assets and weighing on equities.
ran sent its response to the latest US proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but US President Donald Trump quickly rejected it in a social media post as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” — the latest setback to efforts to resolve the standoff in the Persian Gulf that has throttled shipping and sent energy prices soaring. Iranian state television reported that Tehran rejected the US proposal as amounting to surrender, insisting instead on “war reparations by the US, full Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, an end to sanctions, and the release of seized Iranian assets.”
Aramco, the world's largest oil company, said Sunday its first quarter profit jumped 25 per cent as the Iran war disrupted oil supplies and raised prices.
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia-based Aramco said it successfully shifted some oil exports to a pipeline to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, which has been disrupted by the war.
On Sunday, the price of Brent crude, the international standard, rose 2.58 per cent to to USD 103.91 per barrel. That's below its heights above USD 119 during the war, but it's still much more expensive than its roughly USD 70 level from late February before the fighting began.
Hezbollah says it targeted Israeli soldiers in the town of Khiam, in southern Lebanon, with “attack drones”.
The group also says it sent a drone to attack Israeli forces in Khallat Raj, in the town of Deir Siryan.
Iran’s proposed text for negotiations with the United States underlines the necessity of lifting US sanctions, IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News reported, citing an informed source.
The proposed text also underlines the necessity of ending the naval blockade of Iran following the signing of an initial understanding, Tasnim cited the source as saying.
The proposal includes the need for an immediate end to the war and guarantees against any renewed attack on Iran, the source said.
Tasnim cited the source as saying Iran’s proposal stresses the need for an end to the war on all fronts.
The proposal also demands the rescinding of US OFAC sanctions related to Iranian oil sales during a 30-day period, Tasnim cited the source as saying.
Oil prices jumped $3 a barrel on Monday as the United States and Iran failed to agree to a peace proposal drafted by Washington while the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed, keeping global energy supplies tight.
Brent crude futures climbed $3.18 or 3.14% to $104.47 a barrel by 2336 GMT, extending a 1.23% gain on Friday.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate was at $98.51 a barrel, up $3.09, or 3.24%, after settling 0.64% higher in the previous session.
Two more tankers laden with crude exited the Strait of Hormuz last week with trackers switched off to avoid Iranian attacks, Kpler shipping data showed, underscoring a rising trend to sustain Middle East oil exports.
The very large crude carrier (VLCC) Basrah Energy loaded 2 million barrels of Upper Zakum crude from Abu Dhabi National Oil Co's (ADNOC's) Zirku terminal on May 1 and exited the Strait of Hormuz on May 6, the data showed on Monday.
Trump has expanded on his Truth Social post rejecting Iran’s response to the US ceasefire proposal.
“I don’t like their letter. It’s inappropriate,” Trump told Axios. He would not share details of what he disliked about the text.
The president also had a “very nice call” with Netanyahu, but emphasised that the Iran negotiations are “my situation, not everybody else’s”.
The Iranian army says an “enemy drone was destroyed” by their air defence systems in the southwestern region, according to the Fars news agency.
President Donald Trump has dismissed Iran's response to US proposals to end the war as "totally unacceptable".
Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said Tehran's proposal, sent via Pakistan, which has served as a mediator, included an immediate end to the war on all fronts, a halt to a US naval blockade and guarantees of no further attacks on Iran.
A ceasefire meant to facilitate talks to end the war launched by the US and Israel in February has been largely observed, despite occasional exchanges of fire.
👁 ImageIn an interview with CBS, Netanyahu said Israel and the US had “degraded” parts of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure but insisted more work remained, according to Al Jazeera.
He said Iran’s nuclear materials, enrichment sites and allied groups across the region still needed to be dismantled. When asked how the US and Israel planned to remove the nuclear materials, Netanyahu declined to provide details or timelines, saying he would “dodge” such questions.
A Pakistani government official said Iran’s response to the latest US proposal on the war has been received and forwarded to Washington, according to Reuters.
Iran’s IRIB news agency reported that Tehran’s response sent through Pakistani mediators prioritises ending the war imposed by the US and Israel across all fronts, particularly in Lebanon, acoording to Al Jazeera.
The report also referenced maritime security concerns linked to the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The development comes as Israel continues carrying out strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreement reached in April.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued “new guiding measures” to the country’s military leadership for pursuing operations and confronting adversaries, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency, as cited by Reuters.
According to the report, Ali Abdollahi, commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, met Mojtaba Khamenei and briefed him on the readiness of Iran’s armed forces. During the meeting, the Supreme Leader reportedly issued new guidance regarding military operations and confronting adversaries. The report did not specify when the meeting took place.
Iran’s Oil Terminals Company said inspections found no evidence of any oil leak from storage tanks, pipelines, loading facilities or tankers operating near Kharg Island. The company added that the regional marine pollution body MEMAC had also reported no signs of leakage in the area. Iranian officials said additional field inspections and laboratory tests did not identify “even the smallest trace” of an oil spill.
(With inputs from Al Jazeera)
Iran has formally conveyed its response to the latest US proposal aimed at ending the ongoing conflict, with the communication delivered through Pakistan, which is acting as a mediator in the negotiations, IRNA News Agency has reported citing a source familiar to the matter.
Iran has formally presented to Pakistani mediators its response to the latest US proposal aimed at ending the war of aggression against the country, a source familiar with the matter confirmed on Sunday.https://t.co/swlVezmisJ pic.twitter.com/pi4tt3MiBq
— IRNA News Agency ☫ (@IrnaEnglish) May 10, 2026
Qatar's PM Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani warned Iran against using the Strait of Hormuz as a “pressure tool”, saying such a move would only worsen the crisis in the Gulf region.
According to Qatar’s foreign ministry, Al Thani conveyed the message during a phone call with Abbas Araghchi.
The Qatari Prime Minister reportedly stressed that all parties involved in the conflict should respond positively to ongoing mediation efforts aimed at ending the war and reducing regional tensions.
(With inputs from Reuters)
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani warned Iran against using the Strait of Hormuz as a “pressure tool”, saying such a move would only worsen the crisis in the Gulf region. Al Thani reportedly stressed that all parties involved in the conflict should respond positively to ongoing mediation efforts aimed at ending the war and reducing regional tensions.
According to Qatar’s foreign ministry, Al Thani conveyed the message during a phone call with Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi.
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani warned Iran against using the Strait of Hormuz as a “pressure tool”, saying such a move would only worsen the crisis in the Gulf region. Al Thani reportedly stressed that all parties involved in the conflict should respond positively to ongoing mediation efforts aimed at ending the war and reducing regional tensions.
According to Qatar’s foreign ministry, Al Thani conveyed the message during a phone call with Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi.
Donald Trump heads to China amid Iran war fallout, tariff tensions and shifting US-China dynamics, with Xi Jinping expected to balance ceremony with strategic caution.
Analysts say the ongoing Iran conflict and unresolved trade tensions could make the atmosphere markedly cooler than Trump’s lavish 2017 state visit.
Trump’s tariff policies, rare earth export restrictions and trade deficit concerns continue to weigh on bilateral ties despite a temporary easing of tensions under a trade truce reached last year.
Analysts say Xi now has a much deeper understanding of Trump compared to 2017 and may approach the summit more strategically. Some experts believe Beijing could avoid offering major concessions immediately, especially with US midterm elections approaching and domestic pressure mounting on Trump over economic concerns and the Iran war.
(With inputs from AP)
Bangladesh faces fuel shortages, rising inflation and pressure on garment exports as disruptions linked to the Iran war ripple across the economy.
In Dhaka, ride-share driver Tariqul Islam said long queues at fuel stations and shortages linked to the conflict had sharply reduced his earnings. Like many Bangladeshis, he depends on imported fuel supplies that have become strained amid disruptions linked to tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.
Bangladesh, heavily dependent on imported energy, has already introduced austerity measures, including fuel rationing, restrictions on shopping mall operating hours and diversion of gas supplies from fertiliser factories to power plants.
The World Bank has projected Bangladesh’s growth to slow to 3.9% in the fiscal year ending June 2026, warning that prolonged Middle East tensions could worsen inflation, increase subsidy burdens and strain public finances.
The government may also have to spend an additional USD 1.07 billion on LNG subsidies in just the April–June quarter if global energy prices remain elevated. Bangladesh has sought additional fuel supplies from India to ease pressure.
Garment industry leaders say exports to Europe and the US have already fallen by 5% to 13% in recent months. Factory production has reportedly declined by up to 40%, while businesses face rising costs linked to power cuts and expensive petroleum-based raw materials.
(With inputs from AP)
UAE Ministry of Defence said the country’s air defence systems intercepted two drones launched from Iran on Sunday, as regional tensions and cross-border attacks continue to escalate.
In a statement posted on X, the ministry said UAE air defences had successfully engaged the two UAVs on May 10, adding that no casualties or injuries were reported in the latest incident.
The ministry also released updated figures on the ongoing attacks, saying that since the escalation began, UAE air defences had intercepted: 551 ballistic missiles, 29 cruise missiles and 2,265 UAVs.
According to the statement, the total number of deaths since the attacks began stands at 13, including two Emirati martyrs, one Moroccan civilian contractor working with the armed forces, and 10 civilians of various nationalities including Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Egyptian, Palestinian and Nepalese nationals.
The ministry added that 230 people of multiple nationalities had been injured since the start of the attacks.
The UAE defence ministry said it remained “fully prepared and ready” to confront threats targeting the country’s security and sovereignty.
UAE Air Defenses engaged 2 UAV’s.
— وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE (@modgovae) May 10, 2026
The Ministry of Defense announced that on May 10, 2026, UAE air defense systems successfully engaged 2 UAV’s launched from Iran.
Since the onset of these blatant Iranian attacks, UAE air defenses have engaged a total of 551 ballistic missiles,… pic.twitter.com/yvruj6d3om
Qatar confirmed that a commercial cargo vessel in its territorial waters was targeted in a drone attack on Sunday morning, resulting in a limited fire onboard, reported Al Jazeera.
According to a statement from Qatar’s defence ministry cited by Al Jazeera, the vessel — which was arriving from Abu Dhabi — caught fire after the attack, but the blaze was quickly brought under control. No injuries were reported in the incident.
“The vessel continued its journey toward Mesaieed Port after the fire was brought under control. The necessary measures were taken, and coordination was carried out with the relevant authorities,” the ministry said.
Iran’s parliament’s Foreign Policy and National Security Committee spokesperson, Ebrahim Rezaei, Sunday asserted that Tehran’s “restraint is over”.
“Any aggression against our vessels will be met with a heavy and decisive Iranian response against American vessels and bases,” Rezaei wrote on X.
His comments comes after the Iranian military spokesperson, Akrami Nia, warned early Sunday that any country enforcing US sanctions against Iran would “definitely face difficulties passing through the Strait of Hormuz”, Al Jazeera reported quoting the Tasnim news agency.
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An Israeli air strike on Sunday targeted the outskirts of the town of Bilda in southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported.
More details are awaited.
Over a meeting with the US Secretary of State, Qatar Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani discussed relations between the US and Iran, the situation in West Asia, and Pakistan’s mediation efforts to end the war.
“His Excellency the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed, during the meeting, the necessity for all parties to respond to the ongoing mediation efforts in a way that opens the door to addressing the roots of the crisis through peaceful means and dialogue, and leads to reaching a comprehensive agreement that achieves lasting peace in the region,” a statement from Qatar read.
The global supply shock from the US-Iran war has deprived the world of about one billion barrels of oil over the past two months, the chief executive of Saudi Aramco, Amin Nasser, said on Sunday.
Even if energy flows resume, it will take time for the system to return to normal, Nasser told Reuters in a statement.
“Our objective is simple: Keep energy flowing, even when the system is under strain,” he said. (Reuters)
Gas carrier, Al-Kharaitiyat, operated by a Qatar-based company, Sunday crossed the Strait of Hormuz, according to navigational data from Marine Traffic — the first such crossing since the start of the war on February 28, Al Jazeera reported.
It has departed from the Qatari port of Ras Laffan and is scheduled to unload its cargo at Port Qasim in Pakistan, the report stated.
It appeared yesterday at the Hormuz, and then hid its signal for about 14 hours. (Al Jazeera)
An Israeli drone targeted a vehicle in Khan Younis, killing at least two people, on Sunday, Al Jazeera reported.
The enclave’s police service said on Telegram that an airstrike targeting the Al Amal neighbourhood west of Khan Younis killed Lieutenant Colonel Wissam Fayez Abdel-Hadi and Sergeant Fadi Abdel-Moati Heikal.
Across several areas in Gaza, Israeli artillery shelling, heavy gunfire, and intensive drone activity are underway.
(Al Jazeera)
Lebanese group Hezbollah Sunday said that its fighters hit an Israeli D9 bulldozer in the Khallat Raj area of the town of Deir Siryan in southern Lebanon at 8:20am (05:20 GMT), according to an update shared by Al Jazeera.
The Israeli military Sunday said that it has intercepted a “suspicious aerial target” detected in the area where its invading troops are operating in southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported.
No alerts were activated, a statement by the Army read.
The Israeli military Sunday said it has struck more than 40 infrastructure sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon this weekend.
Over a statement on X, it said that its forces also killed 10 Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon. Among the targets that were hit include weapons storage facilities and a launcher.
(Al Jazeera)
Pakistan’s military chief Asim Munir Sunday reiterated that Islamabad will continue its mediation efforts between the US and Iran, Al Jazeera reported.
“We will do all our efforts to succeed in the mediation, and we will continue to do so,” Asim Munir said during a public address.
He also said that Islamabad is aiming to achieve permanent peace in the war. (Al Jazeera)
Iran's army spokesperson Sunday said that if its enemy, in reference to the US and Israel, attacked the Islamic country again, they would be "surprised" by new weapons, new methods of warfare, and new arenas of war, Tasnim news agency reported.
Vessels from countries that comply with US sanctions against Iran will, from now, face difficulties crossing the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Army Spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia said on Sunday according to semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Iranian lawmakers have said they are drafting a bill to formalise Iran's management of the Strait of Hormuz, with clauses including forbidding passage to vessels of "hostile states."
The British military said a ship caught fire Sunday after being hit by an unknown projectile off the coast of Qatar.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said the attack caused a small fire on the bulk carrier, which was extinguished.
The attack happened 23 nautical miles (43 kilometers) northeast of Qatar’s capital, Doha, the UKMTO said.There were no reported casualties, it said.
It was the latest attack on vessels in the Persian Gulf since a shaky ceasefire stopped fighting between the United States and Iran.
The Saudi oil giant has reported a net profit of 120.13 billion Saudi riyals ($32.5bn) in the first three months of 2025, marking a sharp 25.5 percent increase over the 95.68 billion Saudi riyal ($25.4 billion) figure recorded in the same period last year.
Total sales climbed to $114.9bn, up from $107.6bn a year ago and the company reported $30.7bn in cash flow.
The improved financial performance has been mainly credited to higher sales, while the East-West crude pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz has reached its full capacity.
Iran has launched fresh salvos at US President Donald Trump’s administration on social media over the war, this time targeting White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who was celebrating her newborn. In a scathing attack, the Iranian Embassy in Armenia referred to the US strikes on a school in southern Iran, telling the MAGA official that her “boss” killed 168 children and that she justified the attack.
“When you kiss your baby, think of the mothers of those children,” the embassy wrote on social media. Read more
The United Kingdom’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) says it has received a report of an incident 23 nautical miles northeast of the Qatari capital, Doha.
It said the bulk carrier had reported being struck by an “unknown projectile” and that a small fire had been extinguished.
There were no casualties from the incident, and the UKMTO reported no environmental impact.
According to Reuters, the latest peace efforts between Tehran and Washington aim to reach a memorandum of understanding to halt the war and restore traffic through the Strait of Hormuz while both sides negotiate a broader deal.
The proposed framework would unfold in three stages: formally ending the war, resolving the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, and launching a 30-day window for wider negotiations.
Iran's soccer federation said the country "definitely" will participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup and insisted that tournament hosts - the United States, Canada and Mexico - consider Tehran's concerns around the team's travel and how it will be treated.
"All players and technical staff, especially those who served their military service in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, should be granted visas without problems," Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran president Mehdi Taj said, according to Iranian media.
The team represents a country in a fragile ceasefire with the United States after the U.S. and Israel sparked a war with attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, and whose citizens are subject to a travel ban imposed by the Trump administration.
A state of relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran's response to its latest proposals to end more than two months of fighting and begin peace talks.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington expected a response within hours. But a day later, there was no sign of movement from Tehran on the proposal, which would formally end the war before talks on more contentious issues, including Iran's nuclear program.
Dozens of Israelis have protested in Tel Aviv overnight against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ongoing attacks on southern Lebanon.
General elections are expected later this year, amid both the war on Iran and Lebanon, and internal tensions, some involving members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community who refuse to enrol in the army.
The far-right deputy speaker of Israel’s Knesset says a bill she is sponsoring to scrap the Oslo Accords will be reviewed today by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation.
In a post on X, Limor Son Har-Melech said the bill is a “first and necessary” step towards legislation to “prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state”.
Over a year since Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam last met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, and the regional picture has shifted dramatically since then, according to Al Jazeera. The visit now focuses on re-establishing ties and cooperating on border security, especially as both governments seek to curb Hezbollah amid Israel’s campaign in Lebanon and its ongoing operations in southern Syria.
Key on the agenda is the long-standing drug and arms smuggling along the Lebanon-Syria border, once part of Iran’s supply route to Hezbollah, which dropped sharply after the fall of the Assad regime but has seen renewed Syrian crackdowns in recent months.
A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran appeared to hold Saturday despite fresh military escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, as Bahrain announced the arrest of dozens of people allegedly linked to Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard, and Britain moved a warship toward the region.
News agency Associated Press reported that the latest tensions erupted after the US military said it disabled two Iranian oil tankers accused of trying to breach Washington’s blockade of Iranian ports. Hours earlier, the US said it had thwarted attacks on three Navy ships and launched strikes on Iranian military positions in the Strait of Hormuz.
Senator Bernie Sanders on Saturday accused the Trump administration of lying about the cost of the Iran war, saying the conflict could exceed $1 trillion rather than the $25 billion figure cited by the administration.
The Trump Administration says the war in Iran will cost $25 billion. That’s a lie.
This war could cost over $1 trillion—thousands of dollars for every household in America. Invest in housing, education, and health care—not illegal and unconstitutional wars.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is ready to transport and store Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium.
Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Putin said Russia had transported enriched uranium out of Iran in 2015 and was prepared “to repeat this experience”.
He said all parties to the conflict had agreed to have the uranium moved out of Iran. “But then the United States hardened its position and demanded that the uranium be transported exclusively to US territory. Iran then hardened its position.”
A state of relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran's response to its latest proposals to end more than two months of fighting and begin peace talks.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington expected a response within hours. But a day later, there was no sign of movement from Tehran on the proposal, which would formally end the war before talks on more contentious issues, including Iran's nuclear program.
he United States would likely move quickly to degrade Iran’s military capabilities if talks collapse, beginning with missile systems, naval assets and command networks before moving to more controversial targets, Fox News reported, citing analysts.
Negotiators are still working toward a preliminary framework deal on Iran’s nuclear program and possible sanctions relief, but former Joint Staff planner Seth Krummrich said both sides are starting “at minus 1,000” because neither trusts the other.
The report said a recent US strike on Qeshm port and Bandar Abbas, near the Strait of Hormuz, showed the fragility of the process.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday he met with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani "to discuss US support for Qatar’s defense."
"Our partnership is important to deterring threats and promoting stability in the Middle East," Rubio said in a post on X, after the two sides met in Miami.
Israel set up a clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran and launched air strikes against Iraqi troops who nearly discovered it, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter, including US officials.
Israel built the installation, which housed special forces and served as a logistical hub for its air force, with the knowledge of the US just before the start of the US-Israel war on Iran the newspaper said. It also included search-and-rescue teams positioned to assist any downed Israeli pilots, the WSJ said.
Israel set up a clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran and launched air strikes against Iraqi troops who nearly discovered it, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter, including US officials.
Israel built the installation, which housed special forces and served as a logistical hub for its air force, with the knowledge of the US just before the start of the US-Israel war on Iran the newspaper said. It also included search-and-rescue teams positioned to assist any downed Israeli pilots, the WSJ said.
Iranian junior tennis player Hana Shabanpour has withdrawn from the final of a J60 tennis tournament in Turkiye to avoid playing against an Israeli opponent.
According to Iran’s ISNA news agency, the decision was a protest against Israeli actions against Palestinians.
Missiles and drones belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have been aimed at American targets and enemy vessels in the region and are awaiting orders to launch, an IRGC commander said.
“IRGC missiles and aerospace drones are locked on American targets in the region and aggressor enemy ships,” General Sardar Mousavi of the IRGC Aerospace Force told Iran’s state-run IRIB News agency. “We are waiting for the order to fire.”
A member of the Iranian parliament’s presiding board warned the United Arab Emirates against aligning with the United States and Israel in the war, saying Abu Dhabi should avoid entering a confrontation beyond its capacity.
Ruhollah Motefaker Azad said that if the UAE has “strategic rationality,” it would not place itself in a danger greater than its ability to handle “for the interests of Israel and America,” which he said had failed in the conflict.
“The UAE does not count for the Islamic Republic,” he said.
He added that Emirati officials should understand “the rules of this war” and avoid entering an arena that is “beyond their capacity and size.”
(Iran International)
US Central Command said its naval blockade against Iran remains “fully enforced,” with American forces redirecting 58 commercial vessels and disabling four since April 13 to prevent ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports.
CENTCOM said the blockade applies to maritime traffic entering or departing Iranian ports, while vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports are not being impeded.
(Iran International)
Exchanges of fire continued Saturday between Israel’s military and Hezbollah, with the Iranian-backed group claiming nine attacks against Israeli forces.
The Israeli military said explosive drones launched by Hezbollah had fallen within Israeli territory, and one Israeli reservist soldier had been severely injured.
(CNN)
Exchanges of fire continued Saturday between Israel’s military and Hezbollah, with the Iranian-backed group claiming nine attacks against Israeli forces.
The Israeli military said explosive drones launched by Hezbollah had fallen within Israeli territory, and one Israeli reservist soldier had been severely injured.
(CNN)
Three Israeli soldiers were wounded by a Hezbollah drone explosion in northern Israel near the Lebanese border, one of whom is in serious condition, the IDF said.
The IDF reported several explosive drone launches that fell in Israeli territory on Saturday, adding that it "intercepted several projectiles launched by Hezbollah toward IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon."
A state of relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran's response to its latest proposals to end more than two months of fighting and begin peace talks.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington expected a response within hours. But a day later, there was no sign of movement from Tehran on the proposal, which would formally end the war before talks on more contentious issues, including Iran's nuclear program.
With US President Donald Trump due to begin a long-awaited visit to China next week, there has been mounting pressure to draw a line under the conflict, which has thrown energy markets into turmoil and posed a growing threat to the world economy.
Recent days have seen the biggest flare-ups in fighting in and around the Strait of Hormuz since a ceasefire began a month ago, and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack on Friday.
(Reuters)
An Iranian official has denied reports in state media that several people are missing after a US attack “on Iranian fishing and cargo vessels” in the Persian Gulf.
The alleged attack by “American warplanes” was reported by the semi-official Mehr news agency, and quoted the governor of Bandar-e-Lengeh, Fawad Moradzadeh.
Bandar-e-Lengeh is a small port near the Strait of Hormuz.
(CNN)
An Iranian official has denied reports in state media that several people are missing after a US attack “on Iranian fishing and cargo vessels” in the Persian Gulf.
The alleged attack by “American warplanes” was reported by the semi-official Mehr news agency, and quoted the governor of Bandar-e-Lengeh, Fawad Moradzadeh.
Bandar-e-Lengeh is a small port near the Strait of Hormuz.
(CNN)
The Caspian Sea has emerged as a critical trade and military supply route for Iran as Tehran seeks alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz amid the US naval blockade, The New York Times reported.
According to the report, Russia has been shipping commercial goods and drone components to Iran through the landlocked waterway, helping Tehran replenish military supplies and sustain imports disrupted by tensions around Hormuz.
Bahrain's interior ministry said on Saturday it had arrested 41 people it said were linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), the state news agency reported.
The ministry said security authorities uncovered a group linked to Iran's IRGC, adding that investigations by the public prosecutor had also involved cases related to sympathy with Iranian attacks.
Iran fired at targets in Bahrain and other Gulf Arab states where the US has military bases after the U.S. and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28.
(Reuters)
An Indian sailor was killed and several others injured after their wooden dhow caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz, government sources said on Saturday. Seventeen other Indian crew members were rescued following the incident on Friday, they said, noting that the exact cause of the blaze is still being ascertained.
The crew members were rescued by a vessel which was passing by in the area, the sources said.
The incident came amid increasing hostilities between Iran and the US in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime chokepoint between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman through which a significant portion of the world's oil supply passes.
"A wooden Dhow, carrying general cargo, with 18 Indian crew capsized yesterday close to the Strait of Hormuz after it caught fire," said a source.
(PTI)
Six people have gone missing after what Iranian officials alleged was a US strike on Iranian fishing and cargo vessels in the Persian Gulf, CNN reported.
According to Iranian authorities, the attack was carried out by “American warplanes” near the Omani port of Khasab, located along the southern side of the Strait of Hormuz. Fawad Moradzadeh, the governor of Bandar-e-Lengeh, said several injured people were taken to hospitals in Khasab following the incident.
The Israeli army has issued forced displacement orders nine towns and villages in southern Lebanon, warning of forthcoming attacks.
In a post on X, Israel’s military said it would soon act “forcefully” in the designated areas and that “anyone” still present “exposes their life to danger”.
The areas where residents were ordered to flee from are: Tayr Debba, Al-Abbasiyeh, Burj Rahhal, Maroub, Barish, Arzun, Jennata (Tyre), Al-Zrariyeh, and Ain Baal.
Moscow is urging the US and Bahrain to withdraw a draft resolution in the UN Security Council that calls on Iran to end its blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
According to Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov told the Izvestia daily news outlet that Moscow “cannot support” the resolution, which is also backed by Gulf states.
“We now call on the co-authors of the US-Bahraini draft to withdraw it and not rush decisions on it, as we don’t yet see any potential for this document,” Alimov said.
Israeli forces carried out a series of raids and arrests across the occupied West Bank on Friday night, while settlers attacked Palestinians, according to the Palestinian Wafa news agency. In al-Lubban Asharqiya south of Nablus, settlers set a house on fire before Palestinian Civil Defence teams arrived to put it out.
In a separate incident in Jenin’s al-Asa’asa village, Israeli forces forced residents to dig up the body of a Palestinian man buried earlier that day and rebury it elsewhere, saying the original site was too close to an illegal Israeli settlement.
Efforts to end the war between the US and Iran appeared to stall as the two sides traded fire in the Gulf on Friday, while a US intelligence analysis concluded Tehran could withstand a naval blockade for months.
A CIA assessment indicated that Iran would not suffer severe economic pressure from a US blockade of Iranian ports for about another four months, according to a US official familiar with the matter, suggesting that US leverage over Tehran remains limited as the two sides seek to end a conflict that has been unpopular with US voters.
The Washington Post first reported the assessment.
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