On January 15, 2026, a US military tanker issued emergency communications in the Strait of Hormuz. No specific casualty or arrest numbers were reported.
On Monday, US forces escorted merchant ships through the Strait of Hormuz after sinking several Iranian boats, while Iran launched fresh attacks on vessels and facilities in the United Arab Emirates, heightening concerns over global energy supplies and the stability of a regional ceasefire.
South Korea is reviewing its domestic laws to facilitate its potential participation in "Project Freedom," an initiative launched by former U.S. President Trump in the Strait of Hormuz.
Footage shows a Ukrainian Flamingo heavy cruise missile striking Russia's VNIIR-Progress military electronics plant.
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft declared an emergency using code 7700 and then disappeared off radar over the Strait of Hormuz.
South Korean media reported that the country is reviewing domestic laws to potentially participate in former President Trump's "Freedom Project," while Yonhap, the state news agency, reported that diplomatic and security officials raised the alert level following an explosion and fire on a South Korean ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, urged the United Arab Emirates to avoid a "military solution" in response to recent developments in the Strait of Hormuz and warned the United States that political crises cannot be resolved through military means.
Student activist and former political prisoner Mutahhareh No-Kisheh was summoned to Branch 9 of the Tehran Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office for Culture and Media on a complaint from the Tharallah Headquarters of the IRGC Sepah.
Iran launched missile strikes against targets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid heightened regional tensions, according to Crypto Briefing.
A US military strike killed two individuals, raising the death toll in the alleged "narco boat" campaign against the Islamic Republic regime to at least 188.
New Zealand declared that Iran's missile and drone attacks on the United Arab Emirates constitute a "violation of the temporary ceasefire" and urged both parties to return to diplomatic negotiations. (Reported by Alireza Mohabbi for Iran International)
In an interview with "Salem News," U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Iran's oil wells are reaching a dangerous point and may soon "explode" naturally due to the country's inability to sell or store its oil effectively, citing the U.S. blockade of Iran's ports and the limited capacity of Iran's storage facilities.
The U.S. military announced that it had destroyed several Iranian fast boats and intercepted cruise missiles and drones launched from Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, following incidents where Iranian boats interfered with shipping in the region, according to CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper.
A 33-year-old Baloch woman, Mahsa Brahui, died two days after being beaten and set on fire by her husband in their home in Saravan. Police have arrested the husband following the incident.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, posted on X that the security of the Strait of Hormuz is being compromised by the United States and its allies through violations of the ceasefire and imposition of a blockade, warning that the status quo is unsustainable for America.
Maersk reported that one of its vessels transited through the Strait of Hormuz with an escort from the U.S. military.
On May 5, Tasnim News Agency reported that the U.S. Army attacked two civilian boats off the coast of Iran, killing five civilians, according to an unnamed military source close to the IRGC. The boats were traveling from Khasab, Oman, toward the Iranian coast.
Asadollah Behzad Okhsari, known as Haj Behzad Rasouli, a senior official in the West Azerbaijan Intelligence Department, was killed during early morning airstrikes in West Azerbaijan on March 1, 2025. At the time of his death, he held key positions including head of the West Azerbaijan Intelligence Department, deputy of the Mahabad Intelligence Department, and commander of the province's security operations.
Exclusive information received by Iran International indicates an unprecedented escalation in tensions between Iranian government officials and military commanders, with Masoud Pezeshkian expressing extreme frustration over the actions of Ahmad Vahidi, the commander of the IRGC.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the U.S. "Freedom Project" aimed at ensuring safe passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz as a "dead-end project," stating that political crises cannot be resolved militarily. This came after attacks on May 4 targeted several ships and an UAE oil port in the Strait, escalating tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to secure maritime routes.
