Headlines
  • Six Iranian small boats are destroyed and missiles and drones are shot down by the US, according to a US admiral.
  • In Bukha, Oman, on the Strait of Hormuz coast, a residential building was attacked, injuring two persons.
  • After alerts in the Yiron area, the Israeli military claims that its air force effectively stopped a "suspicious aerial target" before it entered Israeli territory.
  • As a "humanitarian gesture," US President Donald Trump stated that ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz will be escorted.
  • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran claimed in a statement released by the state-run Press TV that the United States' ability to make decisions "has narrowed" due to the prolonged impasse in negotiations.
  • In a post to X on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces claimed to have attacked 120 alleged Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon over the weekend, including over 50 other infrastructure targets and 70 military-use buildings.
  • In an effort to maintain "market stability" despite the Iranian conflict, seven members of the OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries resolved on Sunday to begin gradually raising production in June.

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