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Washington, D.C. · Iran · Southern Lebanon · United Arab Emirates · Zanjan Province
1 May 2026
6 events recorded (2 confirmed), and 1 statement counted apart.
1 May 2026 in brief
Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health said Israeli strikes killed 12 people in southern Lebanon, including in a town under an Israeli order to leave. [1] Fourteen Iranian soldiers were killed while defusing unexploded ordnance in Zanjan province, Iranian local media reported, and the Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate said at least 44 Iranian seafarers, fishermen and dock workers were killed in US and Israeli attacks between 28 February and 1 April. [1][2] At the 60-day mark of the war, President Trump wrote to congressional leaders that the hostilities that began on 28 February had terminated, while saying the threat from Iran remained significant. [1] The US sanctioned Iranian currency exchange firms and a China-based oil terminal and warned that ships paying Iran tolls to transit Hormuz could face sanctions, Al Jazeera reported. [1] The UAE's withdrawal from OPEC and OPEC+ took effect. [1]
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In a letter to congressional leaders, President Trump said the hostilities that began on 28 February had terminated, while the threat from Iran remained significant.
Government of the United States
1 May · to a domestic audience
Reported by The National News Desk (Sinclair)
Market
$118.26
Brent crude, per barrel
+67% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
1 May · US Energy Information Administration
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Government of the United States: In a letter to congressional leaders, President Trump said the hostilities that began on 28 February had terminated, while the threat from Iran remained significant.