Hunted by drones it should have seen coming, Israel now sees its Lebanon strategy at risk

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL; Israel has a major problem on its hands in Lebanon. Hezbollah has made an unmistakable leap in its drone capabilities and tactics in recent weeks, and is using explosive-laden unmanned aerial […]

Trump says the US will ‘guide’ stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz, starting on Monday

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States will launch an effort on Monday to “guide” stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said, as two ships around the strait […]

Human-to-human transmission suspected on board hantavirus cruise ship, WHO says

By CNN MAY 5, 2026 Some human-to-human transmission may have occurred on board the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak that has left three people dead and several others ill, the World Health Organization […]

Iran’s nuclear weapon timeline barely set back despite US-Israeli strikes, sources say

By REUTERS MAY 5, 2026 US intelligence assessments indicate that the time Iran would need to build a nuclear weapon has not changed since last summer, when analysts estimated that a US-Israeli attack had pushed […]

CNN: Israel and US planning another round of strikes in Iran

Israel National News; Israel is coordinating closely with the US as rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz threaten the stability of a ceasefire with Iran. CNN, citing an Israeli source, reported that coordination reportedly […]

U.S. intelligence detects signs China is weighing giving Iran advance radar systems

Washington — Days after the U.S.-Israel led war with Iran kicked off last month, American intelligence agencies detected signs that the war risked widening beyond the immediate battlefield as Russia and China sought to support […]

Trump Announces ‘Project Freedom’ to Escort Ships Out of Hormuz — ‘Any Interference Will Be Dealt with Forcefully’

BREITBART NEWS; President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States will begin what he dubbed “Project Freedom” on Monday to guide and free foreign ships trapped in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that any […]

Iran Claims Two-Missile Strike on U.S. Warship, CENTCOM Denies

BREITBART NEWS; Central Command (CENTCOM), the U.S. military formation responsible for operations in the Middle East, moved to dispel a claim by Iran that it had landed a blow on one of its warships on […]

Make no mistake: Iran is far from breaking point

YNETNews; The failure so far in talks between the United States and Iran is no surprise. Statements by both sides throughout the negotiations point to gaps that appear almost impossible to bridge, stemming from the […]

Germany’s secret nuclear assistance to Iran

Ron Jager Israel National News; Nazi Germany’s responsibility for implementing the Holocaust is an undisputable historical fact. Yet few associate Iran’s current nuclear and military capabilities with the very same nation, namely Germany, a nation […]

Russia has given Iran something more important than weapons

The visit of Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, to Russia once again raises questions about Moscow’s position on the conflict between Iran on one side and the United States and Israel on the other. This […]

Rubio warns China after Panama ship detentions, calls hemisphere sovereignty ‘non-negotiable’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned China that “the sovereignty of our hemisphere is non-negotiable” after the U.S. and regional allies accused Beijing of detaining Panama-flagged ships in a dispute tied to canal port control. […]