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FILE - In this photo released by Tasnim News Agency, a Revolutionary Guard Navy (IRGC) speedboat approaches the cargo ship Epaminondas during what state media described as the seizure of one of two vessels accused of violations in the Strait of Hormuz, April 21, 2026. (Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim News Agency via AP, File)
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IRGC navy threatens ‘heavy attack’ on US assets if oil tankers come under fire
By ToI Staff
Warning comes a day after US attacks against two Iranian tankers in the Gulf of Oman * Man arrested for allegedly hurling antisemitic abuse at Jewish passengers on London bus
FILE - In this photo released by Tasnim News Agency, a Revolutionary Guard Navy (IRGC) speedboat approaches the cargo ship Epaminondas during what state media described as the seizure of one of two vessels accused of violations in the Strait of Hormuz, April 21, 2026. (Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim News Agency via AP, File)
May 10, 2026, 5:19 am
IRGC navy threatens ‘heavy attack’ on US assets if oil tankers come under fire
Warning comes a day after US attacks against two Iranian tankers in the Gulf of Oman * Man arrested for allegedly hurling antisemitic abuse at Jewish passengers on London bus
By ToI Staff
A man jogs along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea in the port city of Bandar Anzali, Iran, Decenmber 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 9, 2026, 2:55 am
May 9: Qatari PM meets with Rubio, Witkoff in Miami as Doha reportedly mediating US-Iran talks
Man arrested after Tel Aviv protest for allegedly insulting cop; police use water cannon at Jerusalem demo * Palestinian from East Jerusalem killed in West Bank; police launch probe
By ToI Staff
Motorbikes drive past a billboard with graphic showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 8, 2026, 4:20 am
May 8: Adviser to Iran supreme leader compares control of Hormuz to ‘atomic bomb’
Poll says 42% of Likud voters considering or have decided to back different party in next election * Palestinian man and young son reportedly attacked by settlers in southern West Bank
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House, May 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
May 7, 2026, 4:24 am
May 7: Following clash, Trump threatens more force if Iran doesn’t agree to deal
Earlier, US said it struck Iranian targets in ‘self defense,’ and ‘does not seek escalation * Iran accuses US of violating ceasefire, says air defenses activated in Tehran * Herzog reportedly met with pro-Netanyahu journalist to discuss pardon
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026. (Shalev Shalom/POOL)
May 6, 2026, 1:59 am
May 6: Netanyahu convenes security cabinet, says he will speak to Trump about Iran developments
US said to tell Israel that Iran showing ‘surprising openness’ on transferring its uranium stockpile overseas * Trump indicates one week needed to finalize deal with Iran to permanently end war
By ToI Staff
IDF soldiers drive a tank inside a village in southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
May 5, 2026, 6:40 am
May 5: German FM says Israel has ‘every right’ to be in south Lebanon, but warns of damages from war
UAE says it came under drone, missile attack from Iran for second day * IDF chief says military ‘closely monitoring’ situation in Gulf and prepared to ‘respond with force’
By ToI Staff and Michael Bachner
US President Donald Trump calls out the members of the press as he arrives on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, May 3, 2026. (AP/ Matt Rourke)
May 4, 2026, 12:50 am
May 4: IDF at ‘high readiness’ as Trump says Iran to be ‘blown off the face of the earth’ if it hits US ships
Israeli-dispatched Iron Dome reportedly intercepts Iranian salvo targeting UAE * 3 IDF troops wounded in Lebanon * Aoun: No meeting with Netanyahu until deal reached, Israeli attacks end
By ToI Staff
Cargo ships are seen at sea in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, as viewed from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
May 3, 2026, 4:05 am
May 3: Trump says US launching effort to ‘guide’ stranded ships out of Strait of Hormuz
US president says Iran’s latest offer is ‘not acceptable to me’ * Hezbollah launches rockets at IDF soldiers in south Lebanon
By ToI Staff
Demonstrators protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, May 2, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 2, 2026, 12:54 am
May 2: Hundreds protest in Tel Aviv against ‘government of debacle and disaster’
Netanyahu to convene security cabinet Sunday to discuss Iran * Report says possible return to fighting in Gaza also on the agenda * AG said expected to soon file indictment against PM’s chief of staff
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, May 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
May 1, 2026, 5:37 am
May 1: Trump tells Congress that deadline to approve Iran war doesn’t apply as hostilities ‘terminated’
Shin Bet chief said ignoring AG’s instruction not to carry out requests from PM that could impact his graft trial * US cautions Americans in UK to be alert after terror threat level raised to ‘severe’
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
This grab from black and white CCTV footage shows members on flotilla boat with hands in air as Israeli forces intercepted activists who set sail earlier this month from Barcelona attempting to break Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza, near the southern Greek island of Crete, April 30, 2026. (Global Sumud Flotilla via AP)
April 30, 2026, 3:33 am
April 30: Trump’s Board of Peace condemns Gaza flotilla as ‘love boat activism’
Pezeshkian says US blockade ‘extension of military operations’ amid ceasefire * Report: IDF Central Command chief warns ‘Jewish terrorism’ could spark Palestinian uprising
By ToI Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir is seen on the border with Lebanon, April 29, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 29, 2026, 2:31 am
April 29: Israel reportedly asks Trump to put 2-3 week deadline on Lebanon talks amid growing Hezbollah attacks
Trump says Netanyahu complained to him over trial, Herzog would be ‘national hero’ if he pardons PM * In interview blitz, ex-PM Bennett vows to fire officials he deems serve political interests if he becomes premier
By Michael Horovitz, Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who dodge the military draft, near Bnei Brak, April 28, 2026. (Flash90)
April 28, 2026, 5:24 am
April 28: Haredi extremists call ‘protest of rage’ for Thursday over arrests of draft dodgers
Leaders, officials condemn Haredi extremists for breaking into Military Police chief’s backyard * Netanyahu blasts ICC after Qatar alleged to have made offer to chief prosecutor
By Michael Bachner, Shira Silkoff and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump gestures during a press conference after a shooting incident outside the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, April 25, 2026, as acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI director Kash Patel listen. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
April 27, 2026, 4:41 am
April 27: White House says Trump reviewing latest Iran proposal on reopening Hormuz
Ukraine summons Israeli envoy over Russian vessel carrying alleged stolen cargo to Haifa * Putin tells visiting Iranian FM Moscow will do ‘everything’ to secure Mideast peace
By ToI Staff
Smoke rises from southern Lebanon during Israeli military action, April 26, 2026 (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
April 26, 2026, 3:47 am
April 26: Home Front Command limits gatherings in several areas of north amid Hezbollah attacks
PM nixes mass Lag B’Omer festivities on Mount Meron * Haredi leaders censure High Court for ordering financial sanctions on draft evaders * IDF says it hit Hezbollah in south Lebanon
By ToI Staff
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