Israeli air raids have torn through densely populated commercial and residential districts in central Beirut without warning, striking the heart of the capital just hours after a ceasefire was announced in the United States-Israeli war with Iran.
The Israeli military claimed it attacked more than 100 Hezbollah headquarters and military targets, though many strikes were in densely populated residential areas. No warnings were given.
Very telling how much trust the Lebanese have in Israeli strike precision. This Christian family was driving when Israel hit a Hezbollah target. Mother lost it, started invoking Jesus, Mary and the saints for safety, daughter driver started calming her that it’s nothing and soon… pic.twitter.com/fJIJYtNecz
Several people reported killed in fresh Israeli attacks on Lebanon
At least 254 people were killed and more than 1,160 were injured in dozens of attackson Beirut, its suburbs, the south of the country and the eastern Bekaa Valley.
Israeli attacks on Lebanon raise questions about the future of a fragile Iran-United States ceasefire as the US and Israel insist Lebanon is not included in the agreement.
Lebanon has declared a day of mourning after a wave of Israeli attacks killed at least 200 people and injured more than 1,000 in a single day on Wednesday.
CNN Arabic on Monday published an interview with Houthi leader Mohammed Ali al-Houthi saying that the Houthis will stay out of the war unless things escalate.
The interesting part is that Yemen’s Saba news agency published its own version of the interview, and while some parts line up, every crazy thing he said about Jews was ignored by CNN:CNN Correspondent: Will the…
“You don’t switch global shipping flows back on in 24 hours”
The United States and Iran have announced a suspension of all attacks for two weeks, and Tehran has agreed to allow safe transit of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has claimed victory and says upcoming talks in Pakistan’s Islamabad on Friday do not mean that the end of the war is guaranteed.
Investors welcome the possible resumption of oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
Oil prices have dived, bonds rallied, and stocks surged as a two-week ceasefire involving Iran spurred a relief rally, with investors cheering the possible resumption of oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump said late on Tuesday that he had agreed to suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks, adding that a long-term peace agreement was in progress.
President Donald Trump has agreed to a two-week ceasefire subject to Iran implementing a complete, immediate and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Immediately after the announcement of the agreement, oil prices plunged below $100 per barrel.
Israel has said the ceasefire will not include Lebanon and has continued its attacks on the country.
Hezbollah is threatening that the US-Iranian ceasefire deal could collapse altogether if the Lebanon front is not included.
The Israeli military issued a statement this morning saying the fighting with Hezbollah and the ground invasion will continue, backing what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said – that the [ceasefire] deal does not include Lebanon.
In other news, the massive explosion of a fuel tanker truck under the Bridge of the Americas over the Panama Canal killed one person and injured two, temporarily closing the bridge. Traffic on the Panama Canal is continuing normally.
PopeLeo condemned US President Trump’s threats thatIran’s “civilisationwilldie” if Hormuz Strait remained closed, calling Trump’s remarks “unacceptable.”
The comments come before Trump’s deadline, after which he’s threatened strikes on Iran‘s power plants if there’s no deal.
Pope Leo slams Trump’s threat that Iran’s ‘civilisation will die’
PopeLeo condemns Trump’s warning that “a whole civilisation willdie tonight,” calling threats against Iran’s population “unacceptable” and urging people worldwide to press their political leaders to end the expanding regional war.
🇺🇸🇮🇷 Vice President JD Vance suggests to back President Trump’s threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” threatening Iran with “tools in our toolkit that we so far haven’t decided to use” https://t.co/yIG4MeUNxTpic.twitter.com/q0naxhsvYT
VATICAN CITY—Four days ago, Pope Leo XIV praised Christian-Muslim “dialogue” during Wednesday’s meeting with the Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa.
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Majed al-Ansari, warned today that the window for a diplomatic resolution is rapidly closing.
“We are close to the point where the situation in the region could spiral out of control.”
He emphasized that the prolonged nature of the hostilities serves no state’s long-term interest. “There are no winners if this war continues,” he said.
Iran’s IRGC says it will respond outside the region and deprive US and its allies of oil and gas “for many years” if the US crosses “red lines” and attacks civilian facilities.
In his latest threat to Iran, the US president says, “A whole civilisation will die tonight,” with the deadline he imposed for the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz mere hours away.
Several blasts have been reported in Iran’s capital, Tehran, after overnight strikes killed at least 15 people across the country.
The Israeli military said it struck an Iranian petrochemical compound in Shiraz, while the IRGC said it launched retaliatory strikes on US companies operating in Saudi Arabia shortly after.
The Israeli army issued a statement warning Iranians against using trains for their “safety” until 9pm local time (17:30 GMT).
Israeli media reported damage in central Israel after Iran launched several projectiles, which hit areas including Rosh Haayin and Ramat Hasharon.
Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan said diplomatic efforts to bring the war to an end have reached a “critical” stage, without offering more details.
The King Fahd Causeway, an important bridge linking Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, has been indefinitely closed to traffic as both countries face attacks from Iran.
US lawmakers urged members of Trump’s administration to remove him from office by invoking the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution, which provides for a transfer of power if the president is unable to serve.
…for decades, they fed us the lie, that diversity is a strength, but what we see today in the streets of Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Paris, Vienna and Berlin, it’s not strength, it’s civilisational erasure”!
…for decades, they fed us the lie, that diversity is a strength, but what we see today in the streets of Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Paris, Vienna and Berlin, it’s not strength, it’s civilisational erasure”!@geertwilderspvv full speech 🔥 pic.twitter.com/jKpVekN19n
Mike Gallagher, the 8th most recognized talk radio personality, in the U.S.A., is heard by over 2.25 million listeners weekly. He compiled and wrote the following essay entitled,
“Obama: It was You.”
* It was you who spoke these words at an Islamic dinner – “I am one of you.”
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EUnuch’s are flakes. Macron, Starmer & Merz are despicable. Meloni is a disappointment, and that Spanish blowhard Pedro Sanchez is beneath contempt.
Macron lectures the world about stability and restraint while France quietly does the opposite behind closed doors.
In a single day, France aligned with China and Russia at the UN Security Council to block a resolution that would have enabled action to reopen the Strait of… pic.twitter.com/YsMNJANpMj
My message here clearly struck a nerve. A few friends from when I was press secretary, domestically and abroad, don’t like what I said. Instead of seeing how Western European nations must change, they just want to attack Trump.
No, Iran has not announced or granted blanket “free passage” to all French ships and tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as a special reward for Macron’s stance. What actually happenedA single French-owned container ship (CMA CGM Kribi, Malta-flagged) successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz on April 2–3, 2026. It was the first known French-linked (and Western European-linked) vessel to do so since the recent Iran-related conflict escalated and largely shut down commercial traffic.
If these were senior leaders in the IRGC, you have to wonder who is left to negotiate with. Seems like the IRGC wants to go down with the ship since there seems to be no progress with the negotiations. So what will probably happen is we will keep bombing for a few more days until there is almost nothing left of Iran’s military and civilian infrastructure. Then we’ll determine that they are not a threat for a generation to come, and leave. As for the Strait of Hormuz, that’s Europe’s, China, and India’s problem. Let them have some skin in the game.