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Gulf of Oman · Kafra · Nabatieh · Nabatieh district · New York · Washington
23 May 2026
6 events recorded (0 confirmed), and 1 statement counted apart.
23 May 2026 in brief
Lebanon's state news agency and health ministry reported at least 20 people killed in Israeli attacks, including nine in a residential building in Seir al-Gharbiya, and the ministry said at least 25 staff were wounded by a strike near Hiram Hospital in Tyre. [1] Trump said a US-Iran memorandum of understanding had been largely negotiated and would include reopening Hormuz, an account Iran's Fars news agency disputed the next day as inconsistent with reality. [1] CENTCOM said its blockade had redirected 100 commercial vessels, disabled four and let 26 humanitarian aid ships through, while Iran's foreign ministry said more than 30 vessels had passed in coordination with the IRGC navy over the past day. [1] France drafted a UN Security Council resolution proposing an international mission to restore shipping through Hormuz. [1]
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Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said differences with the US remained "deep and significant", that tolls in Hormuz were a "security service", and that more than 30 vessels had passed in coordination with the IRGC navy over the past day.
Government of Iran
23 May · to a mixed audience
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Government of Iran: Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said differences with the US remained "deep and significant", that tolls in Hormuz were a "security service", and that more than 30 vessels had passed in coordination with the IRGC navy over the past day.