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An overnight strike on an ambulance centre of the Hezbollah-linked Islamic Health Committee in Hannaouiyeh killed four paramedics, and a strike on Deir Qanoun en-Nahr near Tyre later on Friday killed six people including two Amal-affiliated Risala Scouts rescuers and a Syrian girl, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. The ministry called both attacks violations of international law.
Brent crude fell 5.2% to $105.47 a barrel and U.S. crude 5% to $98.94 after Trump told reporters "We're in final stages of Iran", adding that there would be either a deal or "some things that are a little bit nasty".
Republicans Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul and Bill Cassidy joined most Democrats to discharge the resolution from committee, with Democrat John Fetterman opposed and three Republicans not voting; the measure needs further votes and would face a veto. On May 21 House Republican leaders called off a vote on a similar resolution.
Abu Dhabi said a drone hit an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah plant in al-Dhafra, causing a fire with no injuries and no radiological impact; the Defence Ministry said three drones crossed the western border and two were intercepted, and on May 19 said they came from Iraqi territory. The IAEA said it was following the situation closely.
Israeli drones hit seven vehicles on Wednesday, three of them on or beside the Beirut-Sidon highway near Jiyeh and Saadiyat about 20km south of the capital, killing 12 people including a woman and her two children, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. Israel said it struck Hezbollah infrastructure after ordering residents of six southern villages to leave.
Iran sent its response to the US peace text through Pakistan, focusing on ending the war on all fronts, especially Lebanon, and on maritime security; Tasnim said it sought guarantees, sanctions relief and release of frozen assets within 30 days, with nuclear issues left for later. Trump wrote that he had read it and 'TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!', and Brent rose about 4% to $105.45 on Monday morning.
Lebanon's Health Ministry said Israeli attacks directly targeted two emergency response centres in the Bint Jbeil district, killing a paramedic in Qalawiya and another in Tibnin and wounding five. It said 2,846 people had been killed since March 2, including 552 since the ceasefire began on April 16; the UN relief chief said the next day that Israel carried out more than 100 strikes on Lebanon in 24 hours.
Israeli attacks killed at least 18 people across Lebanon, including seven killed and 15 wounded in a strike on a building housing displaced families in Saksakiyeh, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. Israel said it hit Hezbollah members in a structure used for military purposes and was reviewing reports of civilian harm.
CENTCOM said Iran fired missiles and drones and sent small boats at the destroyers Truxtun, Rafael Peralta and Mason as they transited the strait, none were hit, and US 'self-defense strikes' hit missile and drone launch sites and command nodes; US officials said Bandar Abbas and Qeshm were targeted. Iran said the US first attacked an Iranian tanker and struck coastal areas, and a local official said 10 sailors were wounded and five missing; Trump called the strikes a 'love tap' and said the ceasefire was still in effect.
Israel struck a building in the Haret Hreik and Ghobeiri area of Beirut's southern suburbs, the first strike there in about a month, and Netanyahu and Katz said it targeted the commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Force. A source close to Hezbollah told AFP that Radwan operations commander Malek Ballout was killed, and Israel's army said the next day it had killed the Radwan commander, whom it named as Ahmad Balut, and two other Hezbollah officials.
On his first trip to China since the war began, Araghchi met Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who said China was 'deeply distressed', that a resumption of hostilities was 'not acceptable' and that a comprehensive ceasefire was urgently needed; Tasnim quoted him calling the US-Israeli attacks 'illegitimate'. China's Foreign Ministry also urged a quick response to calls for safe passage through Hormuz.
The UAE Defense Ministry said it engaged 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles and four drones from Iran, the first attack on the country since the ceasefire; a drone started a fire at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone and three Indian nationals were hurt. Oman said a workers' building in Musandam was hit and two people wounded, without naming the source, and the UAE said it reserves the right to respond.
Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Algeria and Kazakhstan agreed at an online meeting to raise June output targets by 188,000 barrels per day, their first decision since the UAE left the group; the increase is largely symbolic while Hormuz is closed. Kuwait exported no crude at all in April, a first since the 1991 Gulf War, Al Jazeera reported.
UKMTO said a northbound bulk carrier was attacked by multiple small craft about 11 nautical miles west of Sirik on Iran's coast; all crew were safe and nobody claimed responsibility. Hours later UKMTO said a tanker off Fujairah was hit by unknown projectiles, also without casualties.
Iran delivered a revised response to the latest US terms to Pakistani mediators on Thursday evening, IRNA said, and Pakistani officials told CBS it had been passed to US officials and that a deal might be nearer. Trump said Iran 'wants to make a deal, but I'm not satisfied with it', calling its leadership 'disjointed'.
Brent for June delivery jumped past $125 in Asian trading and briefly above $126 before easing to about $122. Axios reported that CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper would brief Trump on options including 'short and powerful' strikes on Iran.
An Israeli strike on Majdal Zoun near Tyre hit an army patrol escorting civil defence teams at the site of an earlier strike, killing at least five people, including three paramedics, and wounding two soldiers, Lebanon's Health Ministry and army said. President Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned it as an attack on rescuers, with Salam calling it a war crime.
West Texas Intermediate rose about 5% to $101.10 a barrel and Brent traded at $112.30 on Tuesday morning as talks to reopen Hormuz stalled; Brent for June delivery later stood 2.7% higher at $111.18. AAA said average US gasoline hit $4.18 a gallon, the highest since 2022.
The United Arab Emirates said it will quit OPEC and the wider OPEC+ group on May 1, citing its long-term strategy and the need to meet 'urgent' market needs amid disruptions in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. It said it would raise output gradually once free of the group's production limits.
An extraordinary Gulf Cooperation Council summit chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman rejected Iran's 'illegal actions' to close the strait, warned against any fees for passage and called for restoring freedom of navigation to prewar levels. Leaders also urged deeper military integration, including a ballistic missile early-warning system; the UAE was represented by its foreign minister.
At the opening of the four-week Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty review at the UN, the US objected to Iran's election as one of 34 vice-presidents, with Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw calling it 'beyond shameful'. Iran's envoy Reza Najafi called the US allegations 'baseless and politically motivated'; Russia objected to singling out Iran.
Putin met Iran's foreign minister in St Petersburg, praised Iranians for fighting 'for their independence and sovereignty' and said Russia would do everything in the interests of Iran and the region to bring peace as quickly as possible. Putin said he had received a message from Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the week before.
Iran's foreign minister met Sultan Haitham bin Tariq in Muscat, then spent about three hours in Islamabad, where Fars said he relayed messages to Washington on Iran's 'red lines' on nuclear issues and Hormuz, before leaving for Russia. Trump told Fox News Iran 'can call us' and that he would not send envoys on an 18-hour trip, while Pezeshkian told Pakistan's prime minister the US must first lift its blockade.
Israel's military told residents of seven villages north of the Litani, including Arnoun, Yahmar and Kafr Tibnit, to leave ahead of strikes, alleging Hezbollah truce violations; Lebanon's Health Ministry said Israeli attacks that day killed 14 people, including two children and two women, and put the toll since March 2 at 2,509. The Israeli army said one of its soldiers was killed in southern Lebanon, and Netanyahu said Hezbollah's violations were 'dismantling' the ceasefire.
Araghchi left Pakistan for Oman after meeting Sharif and Munir but no U.S. officials, and Trump then said he had cancelled his envoys’ trip, citing “too much time wasted on traveling” and “infighting” in Iran’s leadership: “If they want to talk, all they have to do is call.” Trump later told reporters Iran sent a new, “much better” paper within 10 minutes of the cancellation, while insisting Iran “will not have a nuclear weapon.”
Commercial flights resumed at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport on Saturday morning, with departures to Istanbul, Muscat and Medina, Iranian media said; Flightradar24 showed at least three Istanbul-bound flights.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad, received by Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Field Marshal Asim Munir, at the start of a tour to Pakistan, Oman and Russia; the White House said Witkoff and Kushner would fly to Pakistan the next morning, with Vance on standby. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said no meeting with U.S. officials was planned and Pakistan would relay messages.
Brent crude stood at $106.80 a barrel at 01:00 GMT on Friday, up nearly 5% from Wednesday’s close, when it had passed $100 for the first time in two weeks, Al Jazeera reported; CBS News put Brent near $107 and U.S. crude just over $97. Both cited the tit-for-tat ship captures in Hormuz.
Al-Akhbar reporter Amal Khalil was killed and photographer Zeinab Faraj wounded in Israeli strikes on al-Tiri; Lebanon’s Health Ministry and journalists’ union said Israeli fire kept rescuers from reaching Khalil for hours after the house she sheltered in was hit. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called it a war crime; the Israeli military said it struck militants posing a threat and denied blocking rescuers or targeting journalists.
UKMTO said an IRGC gunboat fired on a container ship 15 nautical miles northeast of Oman, heavily damaging its bridge, and a second cargo ship was fired upon and stopped; Iranian state TV said the MSC Francesca and Epaminondas were in IRGC custody and being taken to Iran, and Iranian agencies reported a third vessel, Euphoria, attacked. The White House said the seizures did not breach the truce because the ships were not American or Israeli; Panama condemned the “illegal seizure” of the Panama-flagged MSC Francesca.