The United States said they had “targeted Iranian military installations” on Thursday night after several of their ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. “They played with us today. We swept them. They played. I call that a trifle,” declared the American president to journalists, adding that, according to him, the ceasefire was still in effect. These exchanged shots undermine the truce in place since April 8, almost a month, while Washington is still waiting for a response from Tehran to its latest proposal to end the war permanently.
And this Friday morning, the United Arab Emirates’ defense is in action against drones and missiles fired, according to their Ministry of Defense, from Iran. Tehran has not reacted immediately to this information. It had categorically denied any role in attacks reported by the Gulf country earlier this week. Donald Trump has called on Iran to sign an agreement “QUICKLY” in a post on his Truth Social platform, under penalty of being struck “much more violently in the future.”
On the Lebanese front of the conflict, new discussions between Israel and Lebanon will take place in Washington on May 14 and 15. Despite the truce, fighting continues in Lebanon. Israeli strikes killed at least 12 people, including two children, on Thursday in the south of the country, according to the Ministry of Health. Follow along for the latest updates.
/2026/05/07/69fca3bcd2c5b283200882.jpg "Testimony: War, there is nothing worse: At 108 years old, Jean Turco dives back into his memories as a soldier prisoner during World War II.")
