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Bint Jbeil District · Jerash Governorate · Lebanon · Tebnin · Tehran
21 May 2026
5 events recorded (0 confirmed), and 3 statements counted apart.
21 May 2026 in brief
Lebanon's health ministry and media said Israeli attacks killed more than 20 people in southern Lebanon, and the ministry said an attack near Tebnine Hospital damaged all three floors. [1][2] Jordan's military said it shot down a drone of unknown origin over Jerash governorate, and the UAE said the drones that struck near Barakah were launched by armed groups in Iraq. [1] Reuters reported, citing two senior Iranian sources, that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei directed that Iran's near-weapons-grade uranium must not be sent abroad; no public Iranian statement confirmed it. [1] Trump said the two sides were right on the borderline between a deal and renewed war, while Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf said the US was seeking to start a new war. The US Treasury sanctioned nine people, including a Hezbollah MP and Iran's ambassador-designate to Lebanon, for obstructing the peace process in Lebanon. [1]
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The UAE foreign ministry said the drones that struck near the Barakah nuclear plant were launched by armed groups in Iraq and urged Iraq to stop attacks from its territory immediately and without conditions.
Government of the United Arab Emirates
21 May · to an international body
Reported by Al Jazeera
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$105.84
Brent crude, per barrel
+49% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
21 May · US Energy Information Administration
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Government of Iran: Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in an audio message that the US was seeking to start a new war and had not dropped its military goals.
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Government of the United Arab Emirates: The UAE foreign ministry said the drones that struck near the Barakah nuclear plant were launched by armed groups in Iraq and urged Iraq to stop attacks from its territory immediately and without conditions.
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Government of the United States: Trump said the two sides were "right on the borderline" between a deal and renewed war and that he would give diplomacy "a few days"; White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller warned of military consequences "unmatched in modern history" if Iran rejected a deal.