Places in this day's records
5 places · 2 events not on the map
Erbil Governorate · Nabatieh · New York · Tyre District · Washington
15 May 2026
7 events recorded (2 confirmed), and 5 statements counted apart.
15 May 2026 in brief
Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes in the Tyre district wounded at least 37 people, including nine women and four children, and the National News Agency said at least seven people were killed in the south; the ministry put the toll since 2 March at 2,951. [1][2] The US State Department said Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their cessation of hostilities by 45 days after two days of talks in Washington. [1] Trump said he would accept a 20-year suspension of Iran's nuclear programme if the commitment was real, and said Xi pledged not to send military equipment to Iran. Foreign Minister Araghchi said Tehran had no trust in the US and that all vessels could pass Hormuz except those of states at war with Iran, which must coordinate with Iran's navy. US prosecutors charged an alleged senior Kataib Hezbollah leader over at least 18 attacks and attempted attacks in Europe, Canada and the US. [1]
New count
at least
2,951
killed, Lebanon
Ministry of Public Health of Lebanon · by its own count
as of 15 May · 1 other count this day
Said
At the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, Araghchi urged members to condemn the US-Israeli war as a breach of international law, said Iran would never bow to pressure, and said the UAE was directly involved in the aggression against Iran. BRICS ended without a joint statement.
Government of Iran
15 May · to an international body
Reported by Al Jazeera
Open
Market
$113.96
Brent crude, per barrel
+61% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
15 May · US Energy Information Administration
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Said: 5 statements, not counted as events
Said
Government of Iran: At the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, Araghchi urged members to condemn the US-Israeli war as a breach of international law, said Iran would never bow to pressure, and said the UAE was directly involved in the aggression against Iran. BRICS ended without a joint statement.
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Government of the United States: Trump said he would accept a 20-year suspension of Iran's nuclear programme if the commitment was real, and that he would decide within days whether to lift sanctions on Chinese companies that buy Iranian oil.
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Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Araghchi said Tehran had no trust in the US and would negotiate only if Washington was serious; he said all vessels could pass Hormuz except those of states at war with Iran, which must coordinate with Iran's navy, and that Pakistan's mediation was in difficulty but had not failed.
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Government of the United States: Trump said Xi offered China's help to reopen Hormuz and pledged not to send military equipment to Iran; the White House said Xi agreed the strait must remain open to support the free flow of energy.
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Government of the United Arab Emirates: The UAE rejected what it called Iranian claims of an active Emirati role in the war, describing them as attempts to justify Iranian attacks.