AJCuba: Blockade, Executive Order, Threats to invade, and much more
President Donald Trump has been threatening Cuba since before Venezuela, saying the United States could capture it at any time, and speaking at a forum of Palm Beach owners, Trump escalated the situation on May 1 by stating that the US may send a naval…
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The Stalemate In the Strait
Iranian negotiators headed by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met with a United States delegation headed by JD Vance in April 2026, hosted in Islamabad by Pakistani mediators including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Field Marshal General Asim Munir, discussing an…
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Israel/US Iran recap for May 2
There’s been a lot of news from Iranian officials, not so much from the US, while various global airlines reported difficulties, with one subsequently closing, the new measures and proposals for negotiations and managing the Strait of Hormuz, and much more, covered in today’s recap…
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Militants targeted in a Nigerian Air Force operation
Nigeria’s Air Force said it had intensified operations in the country’s north-east, having carried out sustained strikes against Boko Haram militant positions in the Sambisa Forest and the Tumbuns under Operation KHADIN KAI. Aircraft struck targets at Alafa in the Sambisa axis on April 30,…
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US/Israel Iran War ceasefire recap Day 23 (May 1)
President Donald Trump wrote a letter to Congress stating the war was effectively over the day the ceasefire began, but reserved the right to begin new military action which would reset the clock, while Iran remained sceptical and on high alert following the announcement as…
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US/Israel Iran War ceasefire recap Day 22 (April 30)
Persian Gulf Day was celebrated in Iran, an event marked by many officials including a statement by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, while the Trump administration considered whether to continue the blockade, with advice sought from Admiral Brad Cooper among others, as a 60-day deadline under…
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Several mediators look for a breakthrough between Israel and Gaza
Mediators from the Board of Peace along with mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey are looking to implement Trump’s Gaza peace plan focusing on disarmament in through a new 15-point roadmap, Asharq Al-Awsat and Al-Akhbar reported. According to Asharq Al-Awsat, the proposal would establish an…
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Israeli Major indicted for smuggling goods into Gaza
An IDF Major, the former acting battalion commander and sector commander of the Kerem Shalom crossing, has been indicted for smuggling goods into the Gaza strip, which included 125,000 cigarettes, 2,000kg of tobacco, 600 mobile phones, 10 electric bicycles, 100 batteries, and 10 laptops, exceeding…
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President Pezeshkian releases a statement on National Persian Gulf Day
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian released a message on National Persian Gulf Day, emphasising that ‘any attempts to impose blockade and maritime restrictions against Iran is doomed to fail for all.” Pezeshkian stated that the Persian Gulf was not a place for imposing unlateral foreign wills…
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Journalists seek permission from Israel to enter the Gaza Strip
Leaders from more than two dozen major global media outlets, including AP, BBC, CNN, Reuters and The Washington Post are urging Israel to lift its ban on foreign journalists entering Gaza independently, a restriction in place since the war began in October 2023. In a…
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