Day 93 of the WarSunday, May 31, 2026
Day 93 — Reuters: Ceasefire Extension in Doubt over Hormuz & Nuclear File; Iranian Mines off Omani Coast; UNCONFIRMED: Pezeshkian Resignation Letter to Mojtaba; Macron Presses Gulf Leaders; Berri Guarantees Lebanon Ceasefire
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Cracks in Tehran — Unconfirmed Pezeshkian Resignation; Hardliner Rally at the MFA
- UNCONFIRMED (Iran International): President Masoud Pezeshkian has submitted a resignation request in a sharply worded letter addressed to Mojtaba Khamenei — reliability of the report uncertain.source
- Rajanews chief Meysam Nili leads a gathering outside the Foreign Ministry, calling the potential new agreement 'worse than the JCPOA' — open hardliner dissent over the nuclear track.
Inside Iran — Ali Ataei; Kermanshah Footage; Levin: '40,000 Never Returned'
- Don't Stop Talking About Iran — Ali Ataei, 27, had money, comfort, a good life — and still went to the streets. Shot dead January 19 in Tehran; his father found his body while trying to rescue a wounded woman and was forced to pay to recover it.
- Newly published footage from Kermanshah (January 9): Basij and IRGC forces fire directly at civilians in public streets — armed units stopping and shooting at passers-by.
- U.S. host Mark Levin on the uprising: '40,000 people never returned' — spotlighting the bloody January crackdown. In Andisheh, a gas explosion in a 40-unit complex injures at least four (Tasnim).
Strait of Hormuz — Iranian Mines Reported off the Omani Coast
Gulf & Naval- Iranian mines have reportedly been placed near the Omani coast, threatening the route used by the U.S. Navy to escort merchant ships through the Strait — apparent goal: divert traffic into a lane under Iranian control.source
Diplomacy — 60-Day Ceasefire Extension in Doubt
- Reuters: the Washington–Tehran dispute over the Strait of Hormuz and the nuclear file has plunged the future of the 60-day ceasefire extension into doubt — Trump demands the Strait reopened.source
- Trump blasts CNN: his Iran Nuclear Deal 'states, very clearly, that Iran will not have a Nuclear Weapon' — rejecting reports the deal doesn't address the nuclear issue.source
- Macron calls the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE and Egypt — pressing for a rapid U.S.–Iran agreement, the unconditional reopening of Hormuz and de-escalation in southern Lebanon; France offers support.source
Regional Reactions — Berri Guarantees Ceasefire; Austria Keeps Banning U.S. Overflights
- Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (Amal leader, key Hezbollah ally): guarantees a 'full, comprehensive and immediate' ceasefire commitment by the resistance — but asks who will compel Israel to halt its attacks.
- Austria continues its ban on U.S. military aircraft — many C-17 transports flying to and from the Middle East forced to route around its airspace.source