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French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation on Sunday with Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, pressing him to bring an end to Iran’s assaults on neighboring countries.

After the call, Macron released a statement on social media explaining that he urged the Iranian leader “to put an immediate end to the unacceptable attacks Iran is carrying out against countries in the region, whether directly or through proxies, including in Lebanon and Iraq. I reminded him that France is acting within a strictly defensive framework aimed at protecting its interests, its regional partners, and freedom of navigation, and that it is unacceptable for our country to be targeted.”

Macron warned that the continued escalation threatens to destabilize the Middle East on a broad scale and will carry serious consequences both now and in the future.

“The unchecked escalation we are witnessing is plunging the entire region into chaos, with major consequences today and for the years to come. The people of Iran, like those across the region, are paying the price,” warned Macron.

The French president also argued for the creation of a new political and security structure designed to provide stability and safety across the region.

“Such a framework must guarantee that Iran never acquires nuclear weapons, while also addressing the threats posed by its ballistic missile programme and its destabilising activities regionally and internationally.”

Macron further emphasized the need to reopen the vital shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz without delay.

“Freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz must be restored as soon as possible,” he stressed.

During the conversation, Macron also pressed Iran to free two French citizens who have been imprisoned in the country on accusations of spying for Israel’s Mossad.

“I also urged the Iranian President to allow Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris to return safely to France as soon as possible. Their ordeal has gone on for far too long, and they belong with their loved ones,” said Macron.

Earlier this month, after the latest round of fighting began, Macron revealed that France would strengthen its military footprint in the region, including sending the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.

Although Macron said he understands the actions taken by the United States and Israel, he argued that the operations were conducted “outside the framework of international law.” He added that France, together with Germany and the United Kingdom, is urging an immediate end to the strikes and a renewed push toward diplomatic talks, saying that “a lasting peace in the region will only be achieved through renewed diplomatic talks.”

The following day, Macron said he spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urged him to safeguard Lebanon’s territorial integrity and avoid launching a ground invasion. He also underscored the importance of returning to the ceasefire arrangement.

Earlier Sunday, Macron posted a message in Hebrew on social media criticizing Israel’s strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon and calling for the attacks to stop.

Dutch right-wing political leader Geert Wilders, a vocal supporter of Israel, responded with a brief reply in Hebrew consisting of a single word: “Coward.”

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President Donald Trump is suggesting he may delay his much-anticipated visit to China at the end of the month as he seeks to ramp up the pressure on Beijing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and calm oil prices that have soared during the Iran war. In an interview Sunday with the Financial Times, […]

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An Iranian cluster bomb hit central Israel on Monday morning, with the munitions scattering and hitting multiple locations, including Rishon L’Tzion, Lod, and Shoham. A home in Rishon L’Tzion sustained a direct hit, causing massive damage. A woman in her 30s was lightly injured and was evacuated to Shamir Medical Center in Be’er Yaakov. Emergency […]

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The European Union is weighing two types of naval missions to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “It is in our interest to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, and that’s why we are also discussing what we can do in this regard from the European side,” said Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief. […]

A senior officer in the IDF’s Northern Command said that the war in Lebanon could continue until Shavuos (late May), with the goal of taking advantage of the war with Iran to deliver a major blow to Hezbollah, Ynet reported. Speaking with reserve soldiers at the Lebanese border, the officer said, “We expect the war […]

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IDF troops have begun limited and targeted ground operations against key Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon, the IDF spokesperson announced on Monday morning. The operation began two days ago, when the troops entered deeper into southern Lebanon under the cover of heavy artillery and air support to prepare the area and destroy terror infrastructure. During […]

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Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez said Thursday that the conflict in the Middle East and rising fuel costs could ultimately benefit the interoceanic waterway as global shippers adjust routes. In an interview with The Associated Press, Vásquez said that higher energy, fuel and navigation costs could make the Panama Canal a more attractive option for […]

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The IDF says it has destroyed roughly 70 percent of Iran’s missile launchers since the start of the war, dramatically reducing the scale of Iranian missile barrages and signaling a campaign described by Israeli officials as progressing “beyond expectations.” A senior Israeli security official said Sunday that the decline in the size of missile attacks […]

President Donald Trump said Sunday night that Israel is cooperating with the United States to strengthen security operations in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route that has become a focal point of tensions with Iran.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said the two countries are coordinating closely on the effort and emphasized that his relationship with Israel’s leadership remains strong.

“They’re working with us,” Trump said, adding that his relationship with Israel is very good and again dismissing reports about arguments with Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu. “We really get along well.”

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Trump also confirmed that the United States is holding ongoing talks with several nations about forming a broader coalition to help safeguard the waterway and ensure that commercial shipping can pass through safely.

“We attacked Kharg Island, left just the one little area standing with all the oil pipes. We can do that on five minutes’ notice. We’ve essentially defeated Iran!” he said, adding, “Nice to have other countries police that with us. We’ll help!”

The president said Iran is eager to begin negotiations with Washington but suggested that Tehran has not yet shown a willingness to make the concessions necessary for an agreement.

“They want to negotiate. They want to negotiate badly. I don’t think they’re ready, just from what I’m hearing,” he said.

“They want to negotiate badly, as they should. But I don’t think they’re ready to do what they have to do.”

“But we’re doing very well with respect to that whole situation in Iran. We are talking to other countries about working with us,” he said.

Trump also warned that the region could have faced catastrophic consequences if he had not taken earlier steps to confront Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

“If I didn’t terminate the Obama horrible deal – the Iran nuclear deal, it’s called – if I didn’t terminate that in my first term, they would have already had a nuclear weapon, and they would have used it immediately upon getting it. And if I didn’t send in the B-2 bombers to bomb the hell out of it and obliterate – and that’s what it was, we obliterated that site and stopped all their potential nuclear. If I didn’t do that, you would have had Israel and the Middle East hit by nuclear weapons.”

He added that, in his view, Iran’s plans would have devastated Israel and destabilized much of the region if decisive action had not been taken.

“Israel would have been obliterated. I think lots of the Middle East would have been. And you saw that when they sent thousands of missiles to countries that didn’t expect anything. They didn’t think they were going to be involved. And yet, you look at what happened with Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar…all of a sudden, they’re being barraged by missiles. These people would have used nuclear on the entire Middle East. And that was their plan, take over the whole Middle East. And it failed with the nuclear. And then they had thousands of missiles. And for the most part, largely, we’ve now destroyed those missiles.”

Trump had said a day earlier that U.S. strikes inflicted major damage on Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal, and suggested that additional strikes could occur.

“We totally demolished Kharg Island. We may hit it a few more times just for fun,” Trump told NBC News in an interview.

While acknowledging that Iran has indicated interest in negotiating a ceasefire, Trump said he is not ready to accept a deal unless the terms meet U.S. demands.

“Iran wants to make a deal, and I don’t want to make it because the terms aren’t good enough yet,” he explained, adding that any terms will have to be “very solid.”

In an interview with Fox News Radio on Friday, Trump declined to offer a firm timetable for the end of the conflict with Iran, saying the conclusion of the war would depend on his own judgment.

He said the war would end when he feels it “in my bones.”

Trump also said he does not expect the conflict to drag on but stressed that he alone will determine when it concludes.

He voiced confidence that the situation could resolve soon, though he acknowledged that the fighting could continue for as long as necessary. Trump also brushed aside concerns that the United States could run short of weapons or ammunition.

“Nobody has the technology or the weapons that we have,” he told Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade in the interview. “We’re way ahead of schedule. Way ahead.”

He later added that the United States has ample resources to sustain military operations for as long as needed.

“We have virtually unlimited ammunition. We’re using it, we’re using it. We can go forever.”

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French authorities have placed two young men under formal investigation over an alleged “deadly and antisemitic” attack plot, the country’s national counterterrorism prosecutor’s office said Sunday. The suspects — brothers aged 22 and 20 — were arrested last Tuesday after police stopped their vehicle near a prison in northern France and discovered a semi-automatic firearm, […]

President Donald Trump said the United States and Israel are coordinating efforts to secure maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz as Iran continues to threaten the critical shipping route during the ongoing war. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said Washington is in discussions with roughly seven countries about helping patrol the […]

Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday insisted that the regime’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium remains buried beneath the rubble of nuclear facilities bombed during the ongoing war, while also rejecting any ceasefire or negotiations with the United States or Israel. In an with CBS’s Face the Nation, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the estimated […]

President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran is attempting to manipulate public perception of the ongoing conflict by spreading disinformation through artificial intelligence and media channels, even as the Islamic Republic continues to suffer heavy military setbacks.

In a lengthy message posted on his Truth Social platform, Trump accused Tehran of orchestrating propaganda campaigns designed to exaggerate its military capabilities and mislead the public about developments in the war.

“Iran has long been known as a Master of Media Manipulation and Public Relations. They are Militarily ineffective and weak, but are really good at ‘feeding’ the very appreciative Fake News Media false information,” Trump wrote.

He also claimed that Iran has begun using artificial intelligence to fabricate imagery and stories about the conflict.

“Now, A.I. has become another Disinformation weapon that Iran uses, quite well, considering they are being annihilated by the day. They showed phony ‘Kamikaze Boats,’ shooting at various Ships at Sea, which looks wonderful, powerful, and vicious, but these Boats don’t exist – It’s all false information to show how ‘tough” their already defeated Military is!” contiuned Trump.

Trump further criticized media coverage that reported damage to American military assets, saying those reports were false and generated through manipulated imagery.

“The five U.S. Refueling Planes that were supposedly struck down and badly damaged, according to The Wall Street Journal’s false reporting, and others, are all in service, with the exception of one, which will soon be flying the skies. Buildings and Ships that are shown to be on fire are not – It’s FAKE NEWS, generated by A.I. For instance, Iran, working in close coordination with the Fake News Media, shows our great USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier, one of the largest and most prestigious Ships in the World, burning uncontrollably in the Ocean. Not only was it not burning, it was not even shot at – Iran knows better than to do that! The story was knowingly FAKE and, in a certain way, you can say that those Media Outlets that generated it should be brought up on Charges for TREASON for the dissemination of false information!”

He argued that Iran’s only victories have come through fabricated narratives circulated online and in the press.

“The fact is, Iran is being decimated, and the only battles they ‘win’ are those that they create through AI, and are distributed by Corrupt Media Outlets. The Radical Leftwing Press knows this full well, but continues to go forward with false stories and LIES. That’s why their Approval Rating is so low, and I can win a Presidential Election, IN A LANDSLIDE, getting only 5% positive Press – They have no credibility!”

Trump also praised Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr for reviewing the broadcast licenses of certain media organizations.

“I am so thrilled to see Brendan Carr, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), looking at the licenses of some of these Corrupt and Highly Unpatriotic ‘News’ Organizations. They get Billions of Dollars of FREE American Airwaves, and use it to perpetuate LIES, both in News and almost all of their Shows, including the Late Night Morons, who get gigantic Salaries for horrible Ratings, and never get, as I used to say in The Apprentice, ‘FIRED.’”

During a separate interview with NBC News on Saturday, Trump said U.S. strikes had inflicted heavy damage on Kharg Island, Iran’s primary oil export terminal, and suggested further attacks could follow.

“We totally demolished Kharg Island. We may hit it a few more times just for fun,” Trump told NBC News.

Trump said Iran has expressed interest in negotiating a ceasefire but indicated that he is not ready to accept a deal under the current conditions.

“Iran wants to make a deal, and I don’t want to make it because the terms aren’t good enough yet,” he explained, adding that any agreement would need to include “very solid” terms.

Speaking Friday with Fox News Radio, Trump said he was not setting a firm timeline for the end of the conflict, explaining that the war would conclude when he personally believes the time is right.

He said the conflict would end when he feels it “in my bones.”

Trump added that he does not expect the war to last long but emphasized that he alone will decide when it ends.

He also expressed confidence in the strength of U.S. military capabilities and dismissed concerns about running short of weapons or ammunition.

“Nobody has the technology or the weapons that we have,” he told Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade in the interview. “We’re way ahead of schedule. Way ahead.”

Trump later added that the United States has more than enough resources to sustain the campaign if necessary.

“We have virtually unlimited ammunition. We’re using it, we’re using it. We can go forever.”

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The Trump administration is preparing to announce that a group of countries has agreed to participate in a naval coalition aimed at protecting commercial vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping corridor increasingly threatened by Iranian activity, according to a report published Sunday by The Wall Street Journal.

According to the report, the formal announcement could come later this week. However, officials are still discussing whether the escort operations would begin immediately or be delayed until the current hostilities in the region ease.

Several countries have publicly signaled caution about committing naval forces to such a mission while tensions remain elevated, expressing concern about the dangers of operating in waters that could quickly become an active combat zone.

The development follows remarks made Saturday by President Donald Trump, who said that multiple nations are expected to join the United States in deploying warships to safeguard the strategic maritime route.

“Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated,” Trump wrote.

The Strait of Hormuz, which lies between Iran and Oman, serves as one of the world’s most vital maritime energy passages. Approximately 20 percent of the world’s oil supply moves through the narrow channel each day, making any disruption a serious concern for global energy markets.

In recent days, Iranian forces and allied groups have taken steps that could interfere with shipping in the region. These actions have reportedly included harassing commercial vessels, deploying naval patrol craft, and issuing threats to plant sea mines or attack oil tankers.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has historically relied on fast attack boats, drones, and anti-ship missiles positioned along Iran’s coastline to challenge vessels moving through the strait.

U.S. officials have warned that these tactics could enable Iran to temporarily hinder or slow the movement of oil shipments and other cargo passing through the strategic waterway.

The proposed multinational force would seek to counter those threats by escorting commercial ships as they transit the strait.

Trump also indicated that the United States is prepared to continue using military force if necessary to ensure that the critical route remains open.

“In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian Boats and Ships out of the water,” Trump wrote. “One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE!”

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