May 2026

The Israeli military ordered all residents south of the Zahrani River to move north, and the state news agency said a strike killed at least four in al-Abbasieh; the health ministry put the toll since 2 March at 3,412 killed and 10,269 wounded. ^[1][2][3] AP and Reuters reported that Israeli forces took Beaufort Castle near Nabatieh, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel of a scorched-earth policy. ^[1] The US military said it disabled a Gambia-flagged ship trying to reach an Iranian port, and the IRGC said it shot down a US drone, which the US did not confirm. ^[1] Iran said gas production had resumed at three undamaged South Pars offshore platforms. ^[1] Foreign Minister Araghchi said dialogue and an exchange of messages with the US were ongoing.

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Lebanon's state news agency said an Israeli drone strike killed a paramedic and wounded four in Jebchit, and Israel said one of its soldiers was killed in southern Lebanon; the health ministry put the toll since 2 March at 3,371. ^[1][2] WHO recorded attacks affecting health facilities in Mashghara and El Nabatieh. ^[1][2] Hezbollah fired rockets at Safed, Nahariya and Karmiel for the first time since the April ceasefire, and Ynet reported no injuries. ^[1] Iran's armed forces said they managed Hormuz with full authority and that ships must use designated routes with IRGC navy permission. ^[1] Trump said he was in no hurry for a deal, Defense Secretary Hegseth said the US was more than capable of restarting the war, and Fars said Iran wanted $12bn in frozen assets released before the next phase.

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Lebanese state media said Israeli strikes killed at least 14 people in southern Lebanon, the UN said 15 children were killed over seven days, and MSF said about 40 hospitals in the south were closed. ^[1] Netanyahu said Israeli forces had crossed the Litani River. ^[1] Trump met his national security team on the draft deal and asked for several amendments, Axios reported, while Ghalibaf said Iran would judge any agreement by actions rather than words. ^[1] Israeli and Lebanese military delegations met at the Pentagon in the US-facilitated security track. ^[1] The US Treasury sanctioned firms, vessels and Hong Kong entities tied to Iranian oil sales, and IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said Kazakhstan had signalled willingness to store Iran's near-weapons-grade uranium, according to the Financial Times. ^[1]

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Lebanese health authorities said Israeli attacks killed 19 people and wounded 58, including a woman and two children in a strike south of Beirut, as Israel ordered residents of Tyre and large parts of the south to move north of the Zahrani River and the ICRC warned that mass forced displacement put civilians at severe risk. ^[1] The IRGC said it struck the US air base used for the Bandar Abbas strike, and the US military said an Iranian ballistic missile fired toward Kuwait was intercepted. ^[1] Unnamed US officials said the two sides had reached a preliminary memorandum to extend the ceasefire by 60 days, pending Trump's decision, a report disputed by Tasnim, which said a deal was not imminent. ^[1] The US Treasury sanctioned Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority, and President Pezeshkian said Iran was not looking for nuclear weapons. ^[1]

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US officials said US forces shot down four Iranian drones and struck a drone ground control station in Bandar Abbas, and Iran's foreign ministry accused Washington of aggressive acts. ^[1] Iran's state broadcaster IRIB said Iranian forces fired warning shots to turn back four ships trying to enter the Gulf without permission. ^[1] Iranian state television aired what it called an unofficial draft deal for joint Iran-Oman management of Hormuz, which Trump rejected and the White House disputed; asked about it, Trump said Oman would behave or the US would have to blow them up. ^[1][2] US crude settled 5.5 percent lower at $88.68 a barrel as markets bet on a deal, Al Jazeera reported. ^[1]

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Al Jazeera and Reuters reported that Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon killed at least 31 people and wounded 40, with dozens of displacement orders, and the health ministry put the toll since 2 March at 3,213 killed and 9,737 wounded. ^[1][2][3] WHO recorded attacks affecting health workers in Srifa and Qaraoun. ^[1][2] The IRGC said it reserved the right to retaliate for the US strikes and that its air defences downed a US drone over the Gulf, which the US did not confirm. ^[1] Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned Gulf states against hosting US bases that could be used to attack Iran, and Rubio said Hormuz had to be open one way or the other.

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Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli raids on Mashghara in the Bekaa killed at least 11 people and wounded 15, after Netanyahu said he had ordered stepped-up strikes on Hezbollah; the ministry put the toll since 2 March at 3,185. ^[1] Iran's government said it had begun restoring internet access to pre-war levels after a nationwide shutdown imposed at the start of the war, Al Jazeera reported. ^[1] CENTCOM said US forces carried out self-defence strikes on missile launch sites and boats laying mines in southern Iran, and Marine Insight reported four IRGC members killed; Iran's foreign ministry called the strikes a gross violation of the ceasefire. ^[1] Iran's foreign minister, parliament speaker and central bank governor travelled to Doha for talks with Qatari mediators, and foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said a large portion of issues had been concluded. ^[1] Trump said the US blockade of Iranian ports would stay in full force until an agreement was signed. ^[1]

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Lebanon's state news agency reported people killed in Israeli strikes on several southern towns, including a paramedic in Arab Salim, and Al Jazeera put the toll at six or more; the health ministry put the toll since early March at 3,151 killed and 9,571 wounded. ^[1][2][3] Lebanese Civil Defence said a strike destroyed its regional facility in Nabatieh, and a WHO Lebanon health brief recorded 123 deaths among health workers since 2 March. ^[1][2] Iran's military said it shot down an Israeli-made surveillance drone over Hormozgan province, a claim the Israeli military disputed by saying it was not aware of any such incident. ^[1] President Pezeshkian said no deal would be made without the Supreme Leader's permission, Netanyahu said any final agreement must dismantle Iran's enrichment sites, and Rubio said significant progress had been made on Hormuz. Brent crude fell more than 5 percent as markets reacted to Trump's deal remarks, and Bahraini state media said nine people were jailed for life for acts carried out with the IRGC. ^[1][2]

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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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Al Jazeera and AFP reported that Israeli attacks killed at least 11 people in southern Lebanon, including six paramedics, and Lebanese government figures put the number of health workers killed since early March at 116. ^[1][2] WHO recorded attacks affecting health transport and health workers in Deir Qanoun En-Nahr and Hanaouay. ^[1][2] Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir arrived in Tehran for a second mediation visit as a Qatari delegation held talks with Iran, and Secretary of State Rubio said there had been slight progress. ^[1] EU governments extended their Iran sanctions framework so that more individuals can be listed over the Hormuz blockade. ^[1]

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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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Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon killed 19 people, including three children and three women, and destroyed a primary healthcare centre in al-Maashouq, Tyre district. ^[1] The IRGC said 26 vessels transited Hormuz in 24 hours in coordination with its navy, and Iran's new Persian Gulf Strait Authority said transit without its authorisation would be illegal. ^[1] Shipping data showed two Chinese supertankers leaving Hormuz with about 4 million barrels of crude after more than two months in the Gulf, Al Jazeera and Reuters reported. ^[1] Iran's army spokesman said Iran would open new fronts if the US attacked again.

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Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli attacks killed at least 22 people in 24 hours, taking the toll since 2 March to 3,042, as the Israeli military ordered residents of 12 towns and villages to leave. ^[1][2] IAEA chief Rafael Grossi briefed the UN Security Council on the Barakah strike, warning that a direct strike on reactors or spent fuel could cause a very high release of radioactivity. ^[1] The IRGC said it struck armed groups near the Iraqi border in Iran's Kurdistan province that it accused of smuggling US weapons; the claim could not be independently checked. ^[1] The US Senate voted 50 to 47 to advance a war powers resolution on Iran, and Trump told lawmakers he was giving Iran two to three days to make a deal. ^[1] The IRGC said fibre-optic cables passing through Hormuz could be subject to a permit system.

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Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike in Douris, Baalbek district, killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader and his 17-year-old daughter, and put the toll since 2 March at 3,020 killed and 9,273 wounded. ^[1][2][3] Trump said he called off a scheduled US attack on Iran for the next day at the request of Gulf leaders because serious negotiations were taking place. ^[1] Iran's foreign ministry said its reply to the latest US proposal had been conveyed through Pakistan, and President Pezeshkian said dialogue did not mean surrender. ^[1] Saudi Arabia said it intercepted three drones that entered its airspace from Iraq. ^[1] The New York Times reported that Israel built two covert outposts in Iraq's western desert before the war, an account Iraq disputes: its deputy joint operations commander said there was no agreement or consent for any force there, and Israel has not commented. ^[1]

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Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon killed at least five people, and the state news agency reported three more killed in Jouaiya; the ministry put the toll since 2 March at 2,988 killed and 9,210 injured. ^[1] Abu Dhabi authorities said a drone hit an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah nuclear power plant, starting a fire with no injuries, and the UAE nuclear regulator said no radioactive material was released. ^[1] The US military said its blockade of Iranian ports had redirected 78 commercial ships and disabled four vessels. ^[1] Trump wrote that Iran had better get moving fast or there would not be anything left of them.

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Tehran's municipal government said US and Israeli strikes during the war killed more than 1,260 people in the capital and damaged about 51,000 homes; the figures have not been independently verified. ^[1][2] Lebanon's state news agency said an Israeli strike on Tayr Falsayh killed at least three people, including a paramedic, and the health ministry put the toll since 2 March at 2,969 killed and 9,112 wounded; the Israeli military said an officer was killed in southern Lebanon. ^[1][2] WHO recorded attacks affecting health facilities in Tyr and Tebnin. ^[1][2] Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran to facilitate US-Iran talks, and Foreign Minister Araghchi said a deadlock remained over enriched nuclear material. ^[1] First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said Iran would no longer allow enemy military equipment through Hormuz, and the UAE said it would speed up an Abu Dhabi to Fujairah oil pipeline that bypasses the strait. ^[2]

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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]

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A drone attack the IDF attributed to Hezbollah wounded three Israeli civilians in the Rosh Hanikra area, and the IDF said a soldier was killed by Hezbollah fire in southern Lebanon. ^[1] The Indian-flagged livestock carrier Haji Ali sank off Oman after an attack, and Oman's coast guard rescued all 14 Indian crew, Marine Insight reported. ^[1] UKMTO said unauthorised personnel boarded a vessel at anchor off Fujairah, which then lost contact; no country claimed the seizure. ^[1] Iranian media said more than 30 ships, some linked to Chinese firms, were allowed through Hormuz overnight, as Trump and Xi Jinping discussed the strait in Beijing and the White House said both agreed it must stay open. ^[1][2] The US House rejected a resolution to limit Trump's Iran war powers on a 212-212 tie, and Israeli and Lebanese envoys opened a third round of direct talks in Washington. ^[1][2]

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Israeli strikes on seven vehicles in Lebanon killed 12 people, including a woman and her two children near the Beirut to Sidon highway, AP reported citing Lebanon's Health Ministry, which put the toll since 2 March at 2,896 killed and 8,824 wounded. ^[1][2][3] The US Senate rejected a seventh resolution to curb Trump's war powers on Iran by 50 to 49. ^[1] Israel's Prime Minister's Office said Netanyahu secretly visited the UAE during the war, which the UAE denied. ^[1] Iran's Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Washington must accept Tehran's latest peace plan or the talks would fail.

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Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health said Israeli attacks on southern towns killed 13 people, including two civil defence paramedics, and AP reported that a drone presumed to be Hezbollah's detonated inside UNIFIL's headquarters in Naqoura without causing injuries. ^[1] The IDF said troops carried out a week-long raid across the Litani River near Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and killed dozens of Hezbollah fighters. ^[1] Kuwaiti authorities said they arrested four men accused of IRGC membership who landed on Bubiyan Island and injured a Kuwaiti soldier; Iran rejected the allegation. ^[1] Pentagon comptroller Jay Hurst said the war had cost $29 billion, while The New York Times reported US intelligence assessments that Iran retained about 70% of its mobile launchers and pre-war missile stockpile. ^[1][2] A draft Security Council resolution from Bahrain and the US calling for freedom of navigation through Hormuz had 112 co-sponsors, diplomatic sources told Al Jazeera. ^[1]

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UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said 87 people were killed in Lebanon over the weekend and that a $308 million flash appeal needed more funding to keep health, water and sanitation services running; Lebanon's health ministry put the toll since 2 March at 2,869 killed and 8,730 wounded. ^[1][2] Iran executed a 29-year-old man convicted of spying for US and Israeli intelligence, the judiciary's Mizan outlet said. ^[1] Trump called Iran's response to the US proposal garbage and said the ceasefire was on massive life support, while Iran's foreign ministry called US demands unreasonable. ^[1] The Wall Street Journal reported that the UAE secretly struck Iran during the war, including a refinery on Lavan Island; the UAE Foreign Ministry declined to comment. ^[1] The US sanctioned 12 people and entities over Iranian oil sales to China, hours after the UK announced similar measures. ^[1]

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Lebanon's Health Ministry said Israeli attacks killed 51 people in 24 hours, including two medical workers, and put the toll since 2 March at 2,846. ^[1][2] The IDF said a reservist was killed when a Hezbollah explosive drone struck Israeli territory near the Lebanon border. ^[1] Qatar's Ministry of Defence said a drone struck a cargo ship in Qatari waters, and Kuwait and the UAE said they dealt with drones; no casualties were reported. ^[1] A Qatari LNG tanker bound for Pakistan made the first Qatari LNG transit of Hormuz since 28 February, Al Jazeera reported, as the IRGC navy warned that any further attack on Iranian tankers would bring a heavy assault on a regional US base and enemy ships. ^[1][2] Iran sent its reply to the US proposal through Pakistan, and Trump said he found it totally unacceptable. ^[1]

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Israeli strikes on more than 10 towns in southern Lebanon killed at least 24 people, Al Jazeera reported citing AFP and Reuters. ^[1] Bahrain's Interior Ministry said it arrested 41 people it described as the core of an IRGC-linked organisation, accusing them of espionage and of collecting funds for Iran. ^[1]

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An Israeli strike killed four people, including two women, in Toura in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said. ^[1] The UAE Defence Ministry said three people were wounded as its air defences engaged two ballistic missiles and three drones launched by Iran. ^[1] Hezbollah fired rockets and drones at northern Israel in response to the killing of its Radwan Force chief, and the IDF said explosive drones wounded three soldiers. ^[1] CENTCOM said US forces disabled two more empty Iranian-flagged tankers trying to break the blockade, and Iran's navy and the IRGC said they seized the Barbados-registered tanker Ocean Koi in the Gulf of Oman. ^[1][2] Satellite images reviewed by AP showed an oil slick of about 95 square kilometres west of Kharg Island, Iran's main crude export terminal; its cause was not established. ^[1]

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Israeli strikes on three villages in Nabatieh district killed 11 people, including two children, and wounded 36, Lebanon's National News Agency reported. ^[1] WHO recorded attacks affecting health workers in Kfar Hamam and health transport, workers and supplies in Toul. ^[1][2] CENTCOM said Iran attacked three US destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz and that it struck Iranian launch sites in self-defence, while Iran's military command said the US struck first and that 10 Iranian sailors were wounded and five missing; Al Jazeera said it was unclear who fired first. ^[1] Trump said a deal could be within reach but threatened to resume bombing at a much higher level and intensity if Iran did not agree. The US Treasury sanctioned Iraq's deputy oil minister and three armed group leaders over Iranian oil sales. ^[1]

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Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs for the first time since the 17 April truce and said it killed a commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Force, while at least 13 people were killed in strikes elsewhere in Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported. ^[1] WHO recorded an attack affecting health transport and health workers in Deir Kifa. ^[1] CENTCOM said a US Navy jet disabled the unladen Iranian-flagged tanker Hasna in the Gulf of Oman after its crew ignored warnings that it was breaching the US blockade. ^[1] Axios reported that the White House believed it was close to a one-page memorandum with Iran that would declare an end to the war and open 30 days of talks. ^[1]

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The International Maritime Organization said eight crew were wounded when the container ship CMA CGM San Antonio was hit in the Strait of Hormuz. ^[1] Iranian authorities hanged three men in Mashhad who had been arrested in the January protests, Al Jazeera reported. ^[1] The UAE said it faced Iranian missile and drone attacks for a second day, which the IRGC denied. ^[1] Trump paused the US shipping operation in Hormuz to see whether a deal with Iran could be finalised, citing requests from countries including Pakistan, and said the blockade of Iranian ports would stay in force. ^[1] Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US offensive operation against Iran had concluded, and Trump warned that Iran would be blown off the face of the earth if it targeted US Navy ships. ^[1]

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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]

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WHO recorded an attack affecting a health facility, health workers and health supplies in Srifa, in Lebanon. ^[1] UKMTO said multiple small craft attacked a bulk carrier west of Sirik, Iran, with the crew reported safe, and CENTCOM said 49 commercial vessels had been redirected under its blockade of Iranian ports. ^[1] Trump announced that the US would begin helping neutral ships trapped in the Gulf leave through the Strait of Hormuz the next day, and told Israel's Kan that Iran's 14-point plan was not acceptable to him. ^[1] Seven OPEC+ countries agreed to raise June output targets by 188,000 barrels per day. ^[1]

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Israeli airstrikes killed at least seven people in southern Lebanon, Lebanon's National News Agency reported, and the Lebanese Health Ministry put its overall toll at 2,659 killed. ^[1][2] Iran sent a 14-point response to a nine-point US plan through Pakistan, Tasnim reported, and Trump said he found it hard to imagine the plan being acceptable. ^[1] Yemen's Coast Guard said armed men seized the oil tanker Eureka off Shabwa province and steered it toward the Somali coast. ^[1]

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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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