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Israeli Minister Amichai Chikli: I think we should have learned the lessons from Ukraine much earlier. I know there were teams within the military that worked on this, and it’s a shame they didn’t get more attention and space.
GCC condemns Iranian attack on UAE oil tanker Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassim Mohammed al-Badawi has denounced “in the strongest terms” the Iranian attack on an Emirati-affiliated oil tanker that was transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. “The continuation of these brutal Iranian attacks by targeting ships passing through the strait is piracy and serious extortion of the security of sea lanes and strait,” al-Badawi said in a statement on the GCC’s website
A court has sentenced a retired foreign military instructor who worked for the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to eight and a half years in prison, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: My son keeps asking me not to finish the job, so that there will still be something left for him to do in Lebanon. And I tell him: don’t worry — there will be enough for everyone.

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Bessent: Attacks from Iran have closed the Strait, and we are reopening it. I would urge the Chinese to join us in supporting this international operation.
Bessent: I think the Iranians are starting to believe their own propaganda. Their leadership is hunkered down in bunkers. I don’t think they know what’s going on.

Andrey Belousov thanked the personnel for remaining faithful to the Motherland and their oath
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NEW: Iranian IRGC attack hit a South Korean-linked ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Source: Yonhap
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Ukraine is ready for the next round of trilateral meetings to achieve a long-term ceasefire, reliable security, and lasting peace.
Bessent: Iranians are trying to cut off international freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, and the US is opening that up. We are saying the Iranians do not have control of the strait. We have absolute control of the strait. Their economy is in freefall, and everyone says they have the high tolerance for pain. Well, their soldiers will not have a high tolerance for not getting paid.

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Amid stalled talks and sparring over key waterway, Iranian media say US warship struck, but Washington denies incident.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich boasts: We finished the past year with exits worth 80 billion dollars — something that has never happened before. And all this while we are in the middle of a two-and-a-half-year war. Do you want to compare this to what happened to other countries during war? Look at the Ukrainian currency...
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Since December 2025, the Russian army has been losing more troops than it recruits, as reported by Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces.

As 50 world leaders from Europe & Canada gather for Armenia's first-ever EU summit, Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Dr Gesine Weber, Senior Researcher at the Center for Security Studies. She describes the European Political Community summit as symbolically significant yet structurally limited. Amid transatlantic tensions, shifting US engagement, and the rise of powers such as Canada, she sees the summit as an informal platform to address shared concerns and explore a wide array of solutions.
As of 15:30, the number of people injured in the morning missile strike on Merefa has risen to 31, according to Oleh Synehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration.
US Centcom: Two US-flagged ships have passed through Hormuz US Central Command (Centcom) said in a post to X on Monday that two US-flagged merchant vessels have transited safely through the Strait of Hormuz with assistance from US Navy guided-missile destroyers operating in the Gulf. This comes after Iranian media claimed that a US ship was forced to turn around after Iranian forces fired warning shots in its direction. U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers are currently operating in the Ara

Comments at European Political Community summit come as Britain seeks to join EU’s loan scheme for Ukraine UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has acknowledged that “tensions” between Donald Trump and Europe are high as he attends a summit of the European Political Community dominated by the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran. With European leaders concerned over the US president’s waning interest in the Ukraine war, the prime minister will use the summit in Armenia to begin negotiations
A decrease in combat activity of Russian troops has been recorded on the Huliaipole axis, as after setbacks they are forced to reorganize their formations and postpone timelines for capturing settlements.

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Vladimir Zelensky said that it is an important contribution

Ukrainian troops shelled Miratorg’s territory using Grad systems and wounded seven employees
Dr. Andreas Krieg | Gulf Security Expert | Institute of Middle Eastern Studies: Only 10% of the UAE population are locals. You can't build a military or staff a civil service with that. So Abu Dhabi's model is to delegate - buy mercenaries & use interlocutors to project power. The approach resembles England in the 1600s - building commercial networks & using locals to project influence. But this isn't just a commercial project. It's about strategic depth & making Abu Dhabi i

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"Using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of economic coercion or blackmail represents acts of piracy" the foreign ministry said.

Iran said on Monday that ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz must coordinate with Iranian authorities, after the US announced an effort to open the strait

Drone Force Aero also noted that the drone is equipped with a fiber-optic communication line
The UAE has strongly condemned the "targeting of a national tanker affiliated with ADNOC while passing through the Strait of Hormuz.” https://iran.liveuamap.com/en/2026/4-may-11-the-uae-has-strongly-condemned-the-targeting-of

Wall Street dipped and oil prices jumped early on Monday on conflicting reports of a strike by Iran on a US Navy vessel outside the Strait of Hormuz. Futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.2 per cent before the opening bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.5 per cent. Nasdaq futures dipped 0.1 per cent. Oil prices initially jumped 5 per cent on the news that a US ship had been hit, but is now trading between 2 per cent and 3 per cent higher after the US military denied the

The aircraft purchases are part of a decade-long modernization plan to the tune of $118 billion, the government said.

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A couple in their late eighties have been found dead in a To Kwa Wan flat, prompting Hong Kong police to launch an investigation. A security guard at Lok Seen Lau, a residential block in Lok Man Sun Chuen estate on Kau Pui Lung Road, reported a strange smell coming from the flat at around 4.15pm. Firefighters forced entry into the flat and discovered the couple, an 89-year-old man and his 87-year-old wife, lying unresponsive on a bed. Both were certified dead at the scene. Officers are...