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The IRGC instructed Houthi proxies in Yemen to launch a one-way attack drone toward Eilat, southern Israel, as a test of the IDF's air defense readiness. The drone was intercepted and shot down by an Iron Dome battery upon reaching Eilat.
The Greek oil tanker Agios FANOURIOS I, carrying Iraqi crude oil destined for Vietnam, was forced to turn back in the Oman Sea by the U.S. Navy after passing through the Strait of Hormuz with authorization from Iran.
The IRGC Navy and the U.S. Navy are engaging in ongoing maritime conflicts in the Oman Sea, with the U.S. Navy targeting an Iranian oil tanker, the Sanandaj, near Jask, resulting in environmental pollution.
President Trump abruptly ended a press conference on mental health to discuss Iran with a group of generals. The ceasefire in the conflict with Iran was set to end on the same day.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported that several Hezbollah rockets fired at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon were intercepted, with no injuries sustained. An IDF airstrike the previous day killed a Hezbollah operative who had approached Israeli forces in the region.
An Iranian projectile struck and set fire to a bulk carrier off the coast of Qatar. Qatar has historically assisted Iran in evading sanctions and disseminating its propaganda through Al Jazeera, yet Iran proceeded with the attack.
Satellite imagery from ports in northern Iran and Russia indicates that large shipments of components for ballistic missile production have been transferred from Russia to Iran, likely to replenish and expand the IRGC Aerospace Force's missile inventory following recent conflicts.
Erfan Shakurzadeh, a university student at Iran University of Science and Technology, is set to be executed at Qezelhesar Prison in the coming hours. Shakurzadeh is one of many young individuals, including students and protesters, facing execution by the Islamic Republic.
U.S. President Donald Trump announces a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, effective immediately.
Emirati officials typically claim to intercept all drones and ballistic missiles launched by the IRGC against their country. However, new footage leaked by a passenger on an aircraft landing in Dubai this morning contradicts those claims, showing a different outcome.
On May 8, 2026, U.S. forces disabled the Iranian-flagged tankers Sea Star III and Sevda as they attempted to enter an Iranian port, in violation of the U.S. naval blockade, according to a statement by the United States Central Command.
The United Arab Emirates announced that its air defense systems intercepted 2 ballistic missiles and 3 unmanned aerial vehicles launched at the country today, resulting in 3 wounded individuals.
