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@ايران اينترنشنال: The French company CMA CGM, owner of the San Antonio ship, confirmed that several crew members were injured and the ship was damaged following an attack on the vessel on Tuesday while passing through

The French company CMA CGM reported that the San Antonio ship sustained damage and several crew members were injured after an attack while passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. U.S. President Trump announced on Tuesday evening that "Operation Liberty" in the Strait of Hormuz would be temporarily suspended following requests from Pakistan and other countries.

May 6, 2026

@Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch: Breaking: Last night, the IRGC Navy launched two cruise missiles at the UAE from Bandar Abbas, north of the Hormuz Strait. It did not take long before multiple retaliatory airstrikes targeted two IRGC

Last night, the IRGC Navy launched two cruise missiles at the UAE from Bandar Abbas, north of the Hormuz Strait, prompting the UAE Air Force to conduct multiple retaliatory airstrikes on two IRGC naval bases in the area, including one near the first naval aviation base of the Iranian Navy. Explosions and aerial interceptions were reported in Qeshm Island and Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan Province around 01:30 local time.

May 6, 2026

@Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch: Breaking: The IRGC Aerospace Force is currently conducting multiple drone and ballistic missile strikes against the United Arab Emirates in response to Emirati airstrikes on several military and civil

The IRGC Aerospace Force is conducting multiple drone and ballistic missile strikes against the United Arab Emirates in response to Emirati airstrikes on military and civilian sites in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island. The conflict between Iran and the UAE is continuing, with both sides attempting to conceal details of the ongoing war.

@WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧: Two US destroyers are confirmed to have crossed the strait of Hormuz and have according to satellite imagery anchored off the coast of the UAE as mobile missile defence.

Two US destroyers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz and are anchored off the coast of the United Arab Emirates as part of mobile missile defense measures, according to satellite imagery.

@اتاق خبر منوتو: Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of War, also described the Islamic Republic's actions in the Strait of Hormuz as "a form of international extortion." The U.S. Secretary of War confirmed that during

Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of War, described the Islamic Republic's actions in the Strait of Hormuz as "a form of international extortion" during a U.S. operation to ensure safe passage for ships. Two American commercial vessels have already navigated through the Strait, with hundreds more queued to pass.

@Open Source Intel: Iranian Report: Iranian President Pezeshkian was furious with IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi over the attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, UAE, and Oman, which were carried out without the government's knowl

Iranian President Pezeshkian expressed fury at IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi for attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, UAE, and Oman, which were conducted without government approval. Pezeshkian demanded an urgent meeting with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to address the situation, describing the attacks as "madness" and "total irresponsibility."

@Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch: Breaking: F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers of the United States Navy operating from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) are currently patrolling over the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and th

F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) are patrolling the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman as part of Project Freedom to safeguard commercial shipping from threats by the IRGC Navy.

@Visegrád 24: BREAKING: Ukraine’s massive FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile has struck Russia’s JSC VNIIR-Progress military electronics plant in Cheboksary for the first time. The FP-5 Flamingo, which carries a large

Ukraine’s FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile struck Russia’s JSC VNIIR-Progress military electronics plant in Cheboksary, causing significant damage to the facility which produces navigation systems and components for Russian precision weapons.

@Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch: BREAKING: The United Arab Emirates is conducting retaliatory airstrikes against multiple civilian and military targets inside Iran. From IRGC Navy sites to petrochemical facilities in Bandar Abbas, an

The United Arab Emirates is conducting retaliatory airstrikes against multiple civilian and military targets in Iran, including IRGC Navy sites and petrochemical facilities in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island, Hormozgan Province. Reports indicate explosions and damage in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island, with local sources suggesting coordinated attacks involving UAE Mirage 2000-9EADs fighter jets and armed drones, possibly joined by U.S. Navy fighter jets from USS Abraham Lincoln.

@Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch: BREAKING: Terrified over the aborted and failed plot of Mossad for creating an ethnic crisis in western Iran by means of Iranian Kurdish separatist groups, the IRGC is now mobilizing its own Kurdish p

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is mobilizing its own Kurdish peshmerga forces to reinforce border regions in western Iran, following an aborted plot by Mossad to incite ethnic unrest through Iranian Kurdish separatist groups. The IRGC has targeted bases of groups like Komala, PAK, PJAK, and PDKI with drones and cruise missiles despite the groups' refusal to instigate a security crisis in March.

May 4, 2026

@Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch: BREAKING: Following the risk of a massive drone strike by the IRGC Aerospace Force against military and economic targets in the Arabian Peninsula, a large number of combat aircraft belonging to the U.

In response to a potential massive drone strike by the IRGC Aerospace Force against targets in the Arabian Peninsula, U.S. military forces, including combat aircraft from the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, are patrolling over the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Oman Sea, supported by KC-135R/T Stratotankers for aerial refueling.

May 4, 2026