After an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the weekend that set it on fire and left a crew member missing, the United States launched several waves of strikes on Iran on Sunday.
Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, voiced his "deep concern" over the escalating attacks in Iran and warned "catastrophic consequences" on a global scale if parties resume "full-scale hostilities."
Iran has denounced the latest wave of American attacks on its territory, claiming that they have "rendered futile" all of the past few months' diplomatic efforts..
In order "to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships" in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday that its forces had carried out more strikes against Iran.
A bar fire in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, claimed at least 27 lives and injured over 60 more.
Press Briefing on Launch of World Migration Report
Zoe Brennan (left at dais), International Organization for Migration (IOM) Spokesperson, and Jonathan Prentice (right at dais), Head of the UN Network on Migration, briefs reporters on the launch of the World Migration Report.On the screen are Pablo Rojas Campo fom IOM’s research team, addressing technical questions on the report.Standing at the podium is Farhan Haq,Deputy Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary General,and in the centre Melissa Fleming,Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications on May 5,2026-UN Photo/Loey Felipe