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Islamic regime launches Persian Gulf Strait Authority, ships reportedly start paying tolls

Ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz now face tolls and strict Iranian oversight as Tehran launches the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, with JPMorgan forecasting 11‑figure annual revenue from tolls.

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026.
Hapag-Lloyd sign on a container ship at the Valparaiso port, Chile, January 11, 2024.

Shippers Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM suspend Cuba bookings after US executive order

US Chair of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Dan Caine, addresses the Senate Appropriations Committee on the Pentagon's budget request, May 12, 2026; illustrative.

Pentagon considering renaming Iran war 'Operation Sledgehammer' if ceasefire fails - report

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026.

Tanker struck by drone off coast of Doha after Qatari ship breaks Hormuz blockade


US Presbyterian Church: Israel is apartheid state, creates Nakba Remembrance Day

The resolutions called Christian Zionist doctrine heretical and idolatrous and compared Israel's treatment of the Palestinians to the Holocaust.

The Presbyterian Church (USA) has made itself a stalking horse for the BDS campaign

Palestinian factions preparing 'battle' to break Gaza naval blockade

The maritime actions being planned by the Palestinian factions would reportedly be similar to the "March of Return."

 Palestinians sail with boats towards the maritime border with Israel as smoke rises from a burning tire during a protest calling for lifting the Israeli blockade on Gaza, in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip September 10, 2018

Sinwar claims Hamas working on way to break Gaza maritime blockade

Sinwar stated talks are in "full swing" on establishing a maritime line to "break the siege completely."

YAHYA SINWAR, leader of Hamas in Gaza, gestures on stage during a rally in Gaza City on May 24

Anti-Israel protesters block Zim cargo ship in Oakland

“Block the Boat” organizers online also indicated similar actions would take place this week in Detroit, Vancouver, Philadelphia and London.

Zim cargo ship

Driver crashes into police blockade during car chase, 4 lightly injured

The man was able to evade police initially, taking police on a chase through route 31 before ramming into a police blockade near the Bedouin village of Mulada, also known as Sa'wa

Attempted ramming attack at the Kiosk Checkpoint near Ma'aleh Adumim, June 23, 2020

Israel has no obligation to give the Palestinians vaccines

Israel is under no obligation to provide vaccinations to the population of the territories.

Abdelnaser Soboh, Emergency Health Lead in the World Health Organization's Gaza sub-office, stands next to boxes containing ventilators delivered by the World Health Organization (WHO) and donated by Kuwait, in Gaza City November 29, 2020.

IDF strikes Hamas targets as Haniyeh demands end to blockade

The Hamas leader stressed that the movement is still conducting talks through Egyptian and Qatari mediation in an effort to achieve their demands.

Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh gestures as he speaks during a rally marking the 31st anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City December 16, 2018

Hundreds of international artists call for end to Gaza blockade

Some of the prominent names pressuring for an end to the blockade include Peter Gabriel, British filmmaker Ken Loach, and Hollywood actor Viggo Mortensen.

Workers pack food supplies to be distributed and delivered by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to the homes of Palestinian refugees as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the northern Gaza Strip March 31, 2020

Roads and highways across Israel flooded - Update

As Israel deals with one of the worst storms of recent years, roads across the country are closed off

Roads across Israel are blocked due to stormy weather conditions.

Cairo contests Palestinian claim that Egyptian forces killed Gaza fisherman

Israel maintains a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip and sets a varying fishing limit, which currently extends to a maximum of nine nautical miles.

A Palestinian fisherman stands in a boat at the seaport of Gaza City September 26, 2016