Day 87 of the WarMonday, May 25, 2026
Day 87 — BREAKING: Bandar Abbas Firefight, CENTCOM Self-Defense Strikes Kill Multiple IRGC Navy Personnel; Trump's 7-Day Ultimatum; U.S. Intel: Iran Retained 2/3 Missile Stockpile
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Bandar Abbas
Inside Iran — Larijani's Posthumous Conclusion + Ghalibaf Re-Elected Speaker
- Ali Larijani (before his death) reached stark internal conclusion: January uprising was fueled NOT by foreign actors but by REGIME-OFFICIAL CORRUPTION. Summoned Saeed Mohammad (ex-Khatam al-Anbiya) to investigate.source
- Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf re-elected Speaker of Iran's Parliament — 235 of 271 votes. Ex-IRGC commander, has served as speaker since 2020.
U.S. Intelligence — Iran 'Rearmed Rapidly' Per American Assessment, 2/3 Missile Stockpile Retained
- American intelligence assessment: Iran has rearmed rapidly since ceasefire — producing more launchers, ballistic missiles, air defense systems. Retained ~2/3 of initial missile stockpile.source
- Assessment has alarmed defense officials — undermines U.S. theory that Iran was militarily exhausted entering MOU talks, raises threat-floor for any post-deal verification regime.
BREAKING: Bandar Abbas Firefight — CENTCOM Self-Defense Strikes Kill Multiple IRGC Navy Personnel
Gulf & Naval- CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins to Fox News: 'U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today.' Targets: missile launch sites + Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines.source
- Al Jazeera: heavy fire near Bandar Abbas after IRGC naval boat opened fire on U.S. vessel — U.S. airforce planes responded targeting multiple IRGC boats. Multiple IRGC Navy personnel reportedly killed.source
- British RFA Lyme Bay near Gibraltar — hundreds of British sailors on high alert, ready for deployment to Persian Gulf to clear sea mines if needed.
Diplomacy — Trump's 7-Day Ultimatum: 'Real Big Awesome Deal or No Deal at All'
- Al-Arabiya: Trump gives Iran 7 days to finalize negotiations + specify agreement — disputes remain over frozen-asset release, nuclear program, Hormuz, and Israel's freedom to act.source
- Trump: 'Either we'll have a real, big, and awesome deal with the terrorist regime of the Islamic Republic, or there will be no deal at all.'
- Tasnim DENIES reports that Iran agreed to remove nuclear materials from country — direct pushback against U.S. media framing of agreement progress.source
- Rubio on Lebanon track: 'We are engaged. We have a 45-day ceasefire. Weekly meetings now and ongoing daily engagements' — Lebanon handled separately from Iran package.