Places in this day's records
5 places · 0 events not on the map
Strait of Hormuz · Bukha · Fujairah · Ras Al Khaimah · Southern Lebanon
4 May 2026
7 events recorded (3 confirmed), and 1 statement counted apart.
4 May 2026 in brief
Fujairah authorities said an Iranian drone started a fire at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone and injured three Indian nationals, and Oman News Agency said a strike on a residential building in Bukha injured two foreign workers. [1][2] Lebanon's Health Ministry said 17 people had been killed in 24 hours, bringing the toll since 2 March to 2,696 killed and 8,264 injured. [1][2][3] The UAE Ministry of Defence said its air defences engaged 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles and four drones launched from Iran, the first strike on the UAE since the April ceasefire. [1] As a US operation to guide ships out of Hormuz began, CENTCOM said US helicopters sank six Iranian small boats after Iran opened fire; Iran denied losing military boats, and its state media said five people on civilian craft were killed. [1][2] Two US-flagged merchant ships left the Gulf through the strait, while the cargo ship HMM Namu and the tanker JV Innovation reported fires off the UAE. [1][2][3]
New count
at least
2,696
killed, Lebanon
Ministry of Public Health of Lebanon · by its own count
as of 4 May · 1 other count this day
Said
Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya central command, under Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi, said foreign forces, especially the US military, would be targeted if they approached or entered the Strait of Hormuz, and that safe passage must be coordinated with Iran's armed forces.
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
4 May · to a foreign audience
Reported by Iran International
Market
€1975.34
EU average diesel pump price, per 1,000 litres
+24% on the average of the 30 days before the war (€1587.95).
4 May · European Commission
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Said: 1 statement, not counted as events
Said
Islamic Republic of Iran Army: Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya central command, under Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi, said foreign forces, especially the US military, would be targeted if they approached or entered the Strait of Hormuz, and that safe passage must be coordinated with Iran's armed forces.