US denies Iran strike claim as tensions surge in Hormuz, Hezbollah rejects talks with Israel

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US close to delivering Israeli "Gideon" KC-46 refueling aircraft • Hezbollah rejects direct talks with Israel • IDF strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon

IRGC unveils new map of Strait of Hormuz as shipping remains at standstill

U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April 20, 2026, after firing upon the Iranian-flagged vessel that the U.S. accused of attempting to violate the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz.
A worker of the Maritime International Cooperation and Awareness (MICA) center looks at screens at the MICA in Brest, western France on April 27, 2026.
IDF soldiers raid Hezbollah site in southern Lebanon, discover large cache of weapons, May 4, 2026.

South Korean ship attacked near Strait of Hormuz, South Korea's government confirms

Earlier on Monday, an official from the South Korean Foreign Affairs Ministry told a Korean media outlet that there had been no Korean casualties in the attack.

The South Korean Navy destroyer Wang Geon participates in the South Korean Navy Fleet Review off the southern port city of Busan on September 26 2025.
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Michigan University professor praises anti-Israel student activists in commencement speech

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A picture of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on the wall of the Grand Hotel in central Oslo before the Nobel banquet, in connection with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, in Oslo, Norway December 10, 2023.

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A man holds an Iranian flag near an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 2, 2026.

Trump rejects Iran's peace proposal calling for end to war in 30 days

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THE ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz, last month.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley, and British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood speak with members of the Jewish community during a visit to Golders Green, north west London, Britain, April 30, 2026.

UK government does all but admit Iran is behind attacks on British soil

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US denies Iranian strike on US Navy, Trump rejects 14-point plan

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