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· Song Sang-ho
UAE to adopt remote learning for rest of week after Iran attacks | The National
UAE nurseries, schools and universities will switch to distance learning for the remainder of the week as a safety measure, following renewed Iranian attacks on the country.
· The National
UAE moves schools to remote learning as US-Israeli war on Iran threatens to restart
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have ordered all schools to switch to remote learning as regional tensions intensify. The situation will be reviewed on 8 May, authorities said.
· Middleeasteye
Trump team denies Iran hit US warship entering Hormuz Strait
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· Stephen Prager
Senior IDF official: No change in home front rules despite Iran attack on UAE, Oman
Despite an Iranian attack on the United Arab Emirates and Oman on Monday night, a senior IDF official said that there was still no change to Israel’s home front rules.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
Trump says Iran has taken shots at S. Korean vessel, calls for Seoul to join Strait of Hormuz mission
WASHINGTON, May 4 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran has taken shots at a South Korean cargo ship and other targets, noting that it is time for Seoul to participate in a mission to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
· Song Sang-ho
True Iranian regime change won't occur if the IRGC holds power - opinion
The reestablishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Venezuela in March 2026 marked one of the most significant foreign policy reversals in recent history.
· FAEZEH ALAVI
Trump threatens to 'blow Iran off face of the Earth' if US vessels attacked
US President Donald Trump threatened that Iran would be "blown off the face of the Earth" if US vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz during an interview with FOX News on Monday.
· SHIR PERETS
(URGENT) Trump says Iran has taken some shots at unrelated nations, including S. Korean cargo ship
(2nd LD) Explosion followed by fire reported on S. Korean vessel in Strait of Hormuz: foreign ministry
· Song Sang-ho
Iran says managing Strait of Hormuz is its ‘legitimate right’
Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has said Tehran has the right to control activity in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the ISNA.
· Middleeasteye
Germany positions navy for possible Strait of Hormuz deployment: Report
Germany is moving naval assets closer to the Middle East as it prepares to intervene in the Israeli-US war on Iran.
· Middleeasteye
UAE condemns Iran attacks, warns it reserves right to respond
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Iranian missile and drone strikes, describing them as a dangerous escalation.
· Middleeasteye
US forces sink 6 Iranian small boats in the Strait of Hormuz as hostilities between US-Tehran reignite
US forces sank six Iranian small boats deployed to harass traffic in the Strait of Hormuz as hostilities ramp up again between Washington and Tehran.
· Samuel Chamberlain
What to know as US effort to open the Strait of Hormuz shakes a ceasefire
A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
· Cara Anna
Senate Republicans prepare Iran authorisation bill: Report
A group of Republican senators is drafting plans for a potential officially authorise a war against Iran if US strikes resume, according to a report by Semafor.
· Middleeasteye
Iran Guards deny any commercial ships crossed Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN — Iran's Revolutionary Guards denied on Monday that any commercial ships had crossed the Strait of Hormuz, after the US military earlier said two US-flagged merchant vessels had transited through the vital waterway.
· Agence France-Presse
Dow tumbles 400 points, oil spikes 5% as Iran tensions stoke fear on Wall Street
The US stock market pulled back from its record heights Monday, while oil prices jump with uncertainty about when oil tankers can resume crossing the Strait of Hormuz and restore the world’s flow of crude. Escalations in the Middle East are heightening tensions in the war with Iran and may be undermining a ceasefire.
· Associated Press
UAE intercepts Iranian missiles for first time since ceasefire
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Support for Iran war among ‘connected’ US Jews falls again, poll finds
In the early days of the US-Israel war on Iran, 68% of “connected” American Jews - those with ties to American Jewish institutions - supported the war, according to a poll taken by an Israeli public affairs institute.
· PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
‘The View’ Hosts Criticize Tucker Carlson For Suddenly Turning His Back On Trump: “He Sold His Soul”
President Trump has unexpectedly found a new critic in his former supporter Tucker Carlson, who has taken issue with the ongoing war in Iran. But Ana Navarro and the hosts of The View are skeptical about his recent change of heart.
· Radhamely De Leon
US lawmakers step up efforts to strip Trump of authority over Iran war
US lawmakers have intensified efforts to strip President Donald Trump of the authority to continue the Iran war launched by the US and Israel in February, after the 60-day deadline for military operations without congressional approval expired on May 1.
· RT
US lawmakers step up efforts to strip Trump of authority over Iran war
US lawmakers have intensified efforts to strip President Donald Trump of the authority to continue the Iran war launched by the US and Israel in February, after the 60-day deadline for military operations without congressional approval expired on May 1.
· RT
US official says China is ‘funding’ Iran, urges Beijing to help open Hormuz
United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has accused China of “funding the largest state sponsor of terrorism”, referring to Iran, saying that Beijing should help Washington in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
· Al Jazeera Staff
UAE reports missile and drone strikes incoming from Iran
The United Arab Emirates has said its air defences are engaging with missile attacks and incoming drones from Iran.
· Al Jazeera
Iran strikes hit UAE petroleum industrial site
A fire has broken out in an Emirati petroleum industrial site following a drone attack from Iran, according to the UAE’s Fujairah media office.
· Middleeasteye
UAE says it intercepted Iranian missiles for first time since ceasefire began
The United Arab Emirates said Monday it successfully intercepted multiple missiles fired from Iran.
· Kevin Breuninger
Saudi Arabia and its allies must curb the growing Israeli-Emirati axis
US President Donald Trump has hit a brick wall with Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Iranian-Americans want regime gone — aside from a few gun-running social media mavens
The Trump administration has been cracking down on a handful of Iranian residents who have ties to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and have even allegedly been involved in gun-running while living lavish lifestyles in LA. That may leave the impression that this community might not support attempts to…
· Joel Kotkin
IRGC: US claims vessels crossed Hormuz ‘complete lies’
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has denied that two merchant vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, calling the claims from US Central Command “baseless and complete lies”.
· Middleeasteye
Does Trump hold ‘all the cards’ against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz?
“I have all the cards,” posted the White House on its X account on Sunday, alongside an image of President Donald Trump holding playing cards from the Uno game, in a message appearing to signal Washington’s confidence in its ongoing war on Iran.
· Usaid Siddiqui
How does Iran view the Strait of Hormuz stalemate? | The National
Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
· Lizzie Porter
Awkward India diplomacy, US-Nato ‘crisis’, Strait of Hormuz woes: 7 global relations reads
From a possible Trump-Iran joint venture to Russia-China talks, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in April 2026
· SCMP
Awkward India diplomacy, US-Nato ‘crisis’, Strait of Hormuz woes: 7 global relations reads
From a possible Trump-Iran joint venture to Russia-China talks, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in April 2026
· SCMP
UK government does all but admit Iran is behind attacks on British soil - analysis
The United Kingdom's government and law enforcement have all but admitted that the Iranian Islamic regime has been behind a spate of recent attacks against Jewish, Israeli, and Iranian dissident sites in the country, but have skirted around directly attributing them to Iran or even saying the Islamic Republic's name.
· MICHAEL STARR
Middle East flight updates: British Airways plans phased return to Dubai and Doha | The National
Air travel in the Gulf is ramping up amid a ceasefire between the US and Iran.
· Evelyn Lau
IRGC unveil new map of Strait of Hormuz as shipping remains at standstill
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy issued a new map of the area of the Strait of Hormuz under its control on Monday, state media reported.
· REUTERS
UAE warns - up to 700,000 daily cyberattacks from Iran-linked hackers
The United Arab Emirates has issued urgent warnings about a surge in AI-powered cyber threats and disinformation campaigns linked to Iran, citing increased risks during a period of heightened regional tensions.
· THE MEDIA LINE
Iran Nobel laureate Mohammadi needs urgent heart treatment in Tehran, brother says
Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was taken from jail to hospital last week, requires urgent specialized medical care to treat a life-threatening heart condition, her brother told Reuters on Monday.
· REUTERS
The Trump-Merz feud could hasten the US-Europe separation | The National
A $1 billion project to build an advanced US military hospital in Ramstein, Germany is suddenly in the public eye. Scheduled to open next year, there are now doubts about its future. Its role could be made redundant should there be drastic changes in US deployments in the country and around Europe.
· Damien McElroy
Iranians moved tons of bricks by hand to recover Torah scrolls – Jewish community member (VIDEO)
Iranian rescue workers dug through debris by hand to recover religious artifacts from a Tehran synagogue damaged by an Israeli strike last month, Marjan Yeshayayi, a member of the local Jewish community, has told RT.
· RT
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Iranian rescue workers dug through debris by hand to recover religious artifacts from a Tehran synagogue damaged by an Israeli strike last month, Marjan Yeshayayi, a member of the local Jewish community, has told RT.
· RT
Live updates: Trump launches new effort to reopen Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire holds
An Iranian tugboat floats in the foreground as cargo ships sit at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, May 4, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
US official touts ‘extreme calamity’ in Iran
A top White House official has said Iran is on the brink of an “extreme calamity” and hunger as the US is counting on economic pressure to secure its objectives in the conflict.
· RT
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A top White House official has said Iran is on the brink of an “extreme calamity” and hunger as the US is counting on economic pressure to secure its objectives in the conflict.
· RT
Opinion: War on Iran has triggered a fundamental crisis of trust in the nuclear non-proliferation treaty
As diplomats convene in New York from 27 April to 22 May for the latest session of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Review Conference, its credibility is under unprecedented strain, Former Chief of Iran's National Security and Foreign Relations Committee Seyed Hossein Mousavian writes for…
· Middleeasteye
Trump’s Hormuz ‘protection’ seeks ‘pretext for escalation’: Iran
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· Jake Johnson, Jon Queally
War preparations under way in Iran as Hormuz tensions with US escalate
Iran says it fired missiles at US warship to prevent it entering Hormuz
· Maziar Motamedi
Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’: Can US navy ‘guide’ stuck ships out of Hormuz?
United States President Donald Trump has said Washington will guide ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz to safety – in an initiative dubbed “Project Freedom” – signalling a potential challenge to Iran’s blockade of the strategic waterway.
· Caolán Magee
U.S. military denies Iran's claim it struck U.S. warship in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Central Command on Monday denied claims from Iranian state media that a U.S. warship transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by two missiles and forced to retreat.
· Kevin Breuninger