The two U.S. officials said the strikes came after the Americans observed Iranian forces taking several actions, including launching the drones and activity at missile launch sites. The U.S. military attacked Iranian boats and launch sites in what it called “self-defense strikes.”-NYT

Iran deployed mine-laying boats in the SoH and flew attack drones near American ships, threatening actions that drew U.S. strikes early Tuesday. Hours later, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps promised a “decisive reciprocal response” to any cease-fire violations.

NEW: Iran and the United States have not bridged key differences on all the major demands in the US-Iran talks. More: isw.pub/IranUpdate05... Other Key Takeaways:

JUST IN: Bolivia’s congress votes to allow President Rodrigo Paz to deploy soldiers and declare a state of emergency amid massive protests demanding his resignation over the economic crisis. (Video of the protests)

May 26 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the military was operating with "large forces on the ground" in southern Lebanon and taking control of "strategic areas", according to a statement.-Reuters

❗️Reuters reports NATO is forming 3 divisions with 60,000 troops and strengthening rapid deployment systems on its eastern flank. The plan focuses on reinforcing the Baltic region, including Estonia and Latvia, while raising readiness for rapid response to potential threats from Russia. #NATO

Hey, internet's back in Iran! Via @netblocks.org

Twenty-five vessels, including oil tankers, container ships and other commercial vessels, crossed the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours after receiving permits from the IRGC Navy, the force’s public relations office said on Tuesday.

And now CENTCOM says "Project Freedom has not resumed, and U.S. forces are not currently escorting commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz."

Israeli strikes hit multiple towns across southern Lebanon

"Safe passage is gone. UNCLOS innocent passage has evaporated, and even Iranian-permitted convoys have been fired upon"

⚡️ Oil prices rose again, surpassing $100, following disruptions in negotiations

Russians 🥴🥴🥴

Russian military blogger Rybar reported that Russian logistics in the occupied parts of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions have been completely disrupted by Ukrainian drone strikes.

Iran’s judiciary has suspended a presidential body that had ordered the restoration of internet access after months of near-total blackout since the start of war with the US and Israel.-Al Arabiya

Fresh tanker explosion.

North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations by Pyongyang this year. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Sourced from @jayinkyiv.bsky.social on the other site. Russian milblogger complaining about the deteriorating situation in settlements in the south around Zaporizhzhia: "I still don't understand where they get so many men from"

❗️The Russians claim that balloon carriers of drones were shot down over the temporarily occupied Sevastopol. “Balloons fly at an altitude of 5-7 thousand [meters] until they reach the required zone, after which they release kamikaze UAVs.

The energy shock is not over yet ft.trib.al/8MkPbei

Threat of catastrophic vapor explosion in Southern California has been eliminated, officials say — though the chance of a tank explosion still exists. https://cnn.it/3PC9FzO

„Lithuanian authorities are on high alert after a massive data leak involving more than 600,000 entries from national data registers, which is believed to have been executed by another country.“ apnews.com/article/lith...

In his latest insane ranting, Trump says if a deal isn't struck, it will be "back to the Battlefront & shooting, but bigger & stronger than ever," & he then demands every country in the Middle East (including Iran!) "immediately sign the Abraham Accords," which is essentially a peace deal w/ Israel

#BREAKING Countries neighbouring DR Congo at 'high risk' from Ebola, should 'take immediate action' to counter virus: WHO head

🚀 Russian forces likely launched two Oreshnik ballistic missiles during a massive combined strike on May 24. Monitoring channels reported that one missile fell on the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region. Read more 👀 theukrainianreview.info/russia-may-h...

Moscow warns foreign nationals and diplomatic staff to leave Kyiv immediately, saying Russian forces will begin "systematic strikes" on the city's military drone industry, decision-making centers, and command posts, citing the attack on Starobilsk college in occupied Luhansk. t.me/MID_Russia/8...

The U.S. and Iran have developed a “framework” that extends their ceasefire 60 days, while in the meantime, the Strait of Hormuz would be de-mined and reopened, a senior administration official said. However, no agreement has been signed, the official said.

A Hawaii startup 3D-printed a military boat hull from volcanic rock and sent it to the Navy for testing. No molds, no factory, no fiberglass — just a printer, basalt fiber, and a digital file. defence-blog.com/hawaii-start...

‘There is profound disappointment in him’: mood in Russia turns against Putin“ There’s definitely been a shift in mood among the elites this year … there is profound disappointment in Putin,”☝️👀 www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

❗️🙏 40% of museum items from the exhibition of the National Chornobyl Museum were irretrievably lost after the Russian attack on Kyiv.

Over a decade of insisting that verifiably restricting Iran's nuclear program was terrible, because unilateral US force would achieve so much more. It hasn't. The JCPOA advocates were always right. Cruz, Graham, FDD, etc. bear responsibility for this disaster (but will likely never acknowledge it).

1/ One curiosity of last night's Russian missile strikes in Ukraine is that the Russians themselves have not announced what they were targeting. As a result, a prominent warblogger complains, it's impossible to assess the actual impact. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/maks...

What a timeline. https://t.co/uehfUsxyWn

Media reports quote an unnamed US official confirming Washington and Tehran have a deal in principle that would halt military hostilities and end the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. There is no confirmation of a deal from Iran.

While we slept the DOJ deleted all press releases about charges against January 6 defendants: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

There's really no point in further analyzing any Iran deal until the actual details are published, since both the Trump administration and the Iranian regime are inveterate bullshit artists.

❗️About 100 people were injured across the country, and another four, unfortunately, were killed — Zelenskyy. In Kyiv alone, the Russians damaged or destroyed around 30 residential buildings.

⚠️ Today missiles hit the Bortnytsia aeration station, a key wastewater treatment facility in Kyiv. Its damage could have serious consequences for the capital and the environment.

One of the latest strikes on Kyiv has hit near KPI (Kyiv Polytechnic Institute), just west of the city centre. KPI is one of the leading unis in the capital with renowned scientific faculties.

🤬 The media is publishing footage of the attack on Kyiv this morning.

⬇️ #Iran's internet blackout is now in its 86th day as the population remains in digital darkness after 2040 hours. While access to the global internet remains largely cut during peace talks, select whitelisted users project a synthetic view of Iranian life to the outside world.

Israeli strikes intensified across southern Lebanon over the past 48 hours, with attacks hitting areas in the Tyre and Nabatieh districts, despite continuing diplomatic efforts to preserve the ceasefire.

Kyiv Mayor Klychko says tonight's Russian attack left 69 injured and 2 killed. 36 hospitalized, 33 treated on site.

❗️Albania summoned Russia’s ambassador after Moscow’s mass attack on Ukraine hit a residential complex housing an Albanian diplomat. Ferit Hoxha said the strike seriously endangered the ambassador’s life and called on Russia to stop the war. #Albania

Netanyahu has requested to speak with Trump several times over the past weeks, but responses have only come from his advisors, per Maariv citing sources.

Iran has not agreed to hand over highly enriched uranium stockpile, senior Iranian source tells Reuters reut.rs/4tSzSrQ

Attacks on Ebola centres intensify in eastern DRC amid outbreak fears https://aje.news/e5l90w

After Trump’s deluded statement last night that a deal with Iran was “largely negotiated” - which Iran denied - at a press conference in New Delhi Secretary of State Marco Rubio has again been forced to roll back: “I think we've made some progress."

Chinese large military ekranoplan (wing in ground effect) aircraft seen, best public photo yet. Note the weapons pylon mounts under wings and Starlink-style antenna above cockpit

Kyiv’s Kvadrat shopping center is burning after Russia’s overnight attack on the capital. #Ukraine