{"id":74889,"date":"2026-05-05T04:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T04:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/74889\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T04:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T04:55:02","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/74889\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostUS sinks Iranian small boats, shoots down missiles, drones in Strait \u2022 IMF warns of ‘much worse outcome’ if Mideast war persists \u2022 Iran alleges US strike on civilian boats\"AA man holds a flag with a picture of late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, late Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2026.(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR\/REUTERS)<\/p>\n

May 5, 7:22 AM<\/p>\n

Air Force to investigate unannounced flyover practiceByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

May 5, 7:22 AM<\/p>\n

Hezbollah launches mortar shells at IDF soldiersByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

May 5, 5:59 AM<\/p>\n

Maersk US-flagged ship transits Hormuz accompanied by US militaryUS Central Command said in a social media post on Monday that American forces are actively assisting efforts to restore commercial shipping through the Strait, a vital waterway in the region.ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"TheThe Singapore-flagged tanker Maersk Kate during the fuel unloading manoeuvre in Telde, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, March 27, 2026.(photo credit: Borja Suarez\/Reuters)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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US sinks Iranian small boats, shoots down missiles, drones as reopening of Strait underwayUS President Donald Trump launched Operation Project Freedom on Monday in an attempt to gain control of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway in the region. ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"PeoplePeople drive past an anti-US billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 4, 2026. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR\/WANA\/REUTERS)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

May 5, 5:59 AM<\/p>\n

IMF chief Georgieva warns of ‘much worse outcome’ if Middle East war drags into 2027The IMF issued three scenarios for global GDP amid uncertainty over the war in the Middle East: the main “reference forecast,” a middle “adverse scenario,” and a much worse “severe scenario.”ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"KristalinaKristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 in Beverly Hills, California, US, May, 4, 2026.(photo credit: MIKE BLAKE\/REUTERS)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

May 5, 5:59 AM<\/p>\n

US intelligence indicates limited new damage to Iran’s nuclear program, sources sayThe timeline for Iran to build a nuclear weapon has not changed since last summer, indicating that impeding Tehran’s nuclear program may require destroying its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"TheThe United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN, in New York City, US, April 27, 2026.(photo credit: Eduardo Munoz\/Reuters)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

May 5, 5:59 AM<\/p>\n

South Korea says fire on ship in Strait of Hormuz to be investigated in portByREUTERS<\/p>\n

May 5, 5:59 AM<\/p>\n

US attacks civilian boats in Strait of Hormuz, alleges Iranian military sourceByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostUS sinks Iranian small boats, shoots…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74890,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[224],"tags":[184,45,28219,2271,40233,17834,6087,245,4174,1112,922,18892,18893,17961],"class_list":{"0":"post-74889","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-maersk","8":"tag-donald-trump","9":"tag-drone","10":"tag-hezbollah","11":"tag-iran","12":"tag-iran-missiles","13":"tag-israel-iran-war","14":"tag-live-updates","15":"tag-maersk","16":"tag-middle-east","17":"tag-missiles","18":"tag-nuclear","19":"tag-operation-epic-fury","20":"tag-operation-roaring-lion","21":"tag-strait-of-hormuz"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116520191822007617","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}