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<\/a>ICYMI: US Navy strikes two oil tankersUS Navy bombs tanker attempting to breach Strait of Hormuz blockade<\/p>\n

Josh Marcus9 May 2026 07:59<\/p>\n

<\/a>Senator slams Trump administration over Iran war ‘s*** show’\"\"(Getty)<\/p>\n

Arizona U.S. senator and former naval officer Mark Kelly didn\u2019t mince words on Friday when he talked with constituents about the Iran war.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019ve seen so far has been a s*** show,\u201d the Democrat said at an event with veterans.<\/p>\n

He accused the U.S. of offering shifting rationales for the conflict and delaying reaching a resolution because the president has few clear paths to a clean victory. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo this has been a moving target,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cNow it seems the strategic goal is to open the Strait of Hormuz, which was open in February, and what I think the president is trying to figure out is how does he save face? How does he extract himself?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve spent $25 billion dollars at least on this and depleted our magazines of critical munitions to a level that, if I told you the numbers that were shot, you would be shocked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Josh Marcus9 May 2026 07:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>Iran could withstand blockade for months, analysts say\"\"(AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n

The US has premised its Iran strategy on the idea that an ongoing naval blockade will fatally disrupt the country\u2019s oil production and larger economy.<\/p>\n

It could be months before that\u2019s the case, according to some analysts.<\/p>\n

Iran can use its domestic capacities to find, refine, and consume oil, forestalling the full impacts of the US blockade.<\/p>\n

Plus, Gregory Brew of the Eurasia Group recently told NBC News, Tehran has past experience scaling back oil production in responses to sanctions, so the wartime hit to Iran\u2019s energy market isn\u2019t totally novel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to do tremendous damage to their infrastructure,\u201d Brew said<\/a>. \u201cThey know how to do this. They\u2019ve done it before.\u201d<\/p>\n

Josh Marcus9 May 2026 06:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>Gas prices continue to hover near record highs<\/p>\n

Gas prices in the U.S. continue to circle record highs amid the ongoing Iran war.<\/p>\n

On Friday, the national average price for a gallon of gas was about $4.55, according to AAA. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s down about a cent from yesterday\u2019s average, but still well above last week\u2019s average ($4.39), as well as last month\u2019s ($4.16).<\/p>\n

Overall, gas prices are as high as they have been in decades, with only the Ukraine war-era 2022 spike in prices topping current levels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.<\/p>\n

\"\"(U.S. Energy Information Administration)<\/p>\n

Josh Marcus9 May 2026 05:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>Chinese are eagerly studying US failings in Iran war, defense officials claim<\/p>\n

China is paying close attention to the ongoing U.S.-Iran war, and defense experts warn that the prolonged conflicted is revealing flaws in U.S. defense efforts, putting President Donald Trump on the back foot ahead of his meeting next week in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Chinese would be well within their right to say, \u2018What do you have left to build deterrence with?\u2019\u201d a former defense official told Politico. \u201cIn order for a grand bargain to work, you would have to have the muscle to put behind it. You can\u2019t bluff on this question.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout clear policy, strategy, we\u2019re suffering at the operational level of warfare,\u201d another defense official told the outlet. \u201cThe question that they have to answer is whether that\u2019s unique to the current [administration] or a broader issue in American warfare.\u201d <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s more on the upcoming summit, courtesy of Arpan Rai.<\/p>\n

Josh Marcus9 May 2026 05:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>US uses sanctions to target Iranian weapons supply<\/p>\n

The U.S. on Friday announced a bevy of sanctions aimed at impacting the Iranian weapons supply.<\/p>\n

The sanctions target 10 individuals and companies located across the Middle East, Asia and Eastern Europe, the Treasury Department said.<\/p>\n

Those sanctioned \u201care enabling efforts by Iran\u2019s military to secure weapons, as well as raw materials with applications in Iran\u2019s Shahed\u2011series unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and ballistic missile program,\u201d Treasury wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the surviving IRGC leaders are trapped like rats in a sinking ship, the Treasury Department is unrelenting in our Economic Fury campaign,\u201d Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said in a statement. \u201cUnder President Trump\u2019s decisive leadership, we will continue to act to Keep America Safe and target foreign individuals and companies providing Iran\u2019s military with weapons for use against U.S. forces.\u201d<\/p>\n

Josh Marcus9 May 2026 04:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>Sailor describes being onboard during fatal strike on tanker in Iran war<\/p>\n

A crew member on an oil tanker struck in the early stages of the Iran war is sharing his experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were immense shock waves and a fireball,\u201d an anonymous sailor told The Guardian<\/a> of his time on the MKD Vyom.<\/p>\n

The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker was hit on March 1, though it\u2019s unclear by which party in the conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe engine room had been destroyed,\u201d the mariner added. \u201cThere were metal pipes, insulation covers, tanks, torn apart. A 2cm-thick solid fire door, glass windows \u2013 bang, all gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought: \u2018I\u2019m alive. I have to get out of here.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The attack killed on crew member, Dixit Solanki , 32, an oiler from Mumbai, India.<\/p>\n

Josh Marcus9 May 2026 04:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>Iran’s internet blackout enters 70th day<\/p>\n

Most citizens of Iran have been cut off from the internet for 70 days, according to monitoring group NetBlocks.<\/p>\n

The digital shutoff has made it difficult for residents to contact family abroad and stay abreast of news about the ongoing war.<\/p>\n

Some Iranians have managed to retain connectivity through satellite internet service or VPNs, and others have paid fees to access a restricted version of the web.<\/p>\n

The internet blackout is reportedly<\/a> the longest for any country in world history. <\/p>\n

Josh Marcus9 May 2026 03:45<\/p>\n

<\/a>In pictures: Families get by at camp for displaced persons in Lebanon\"AA member of the Red Cross provides learning activities to children inside a tent at Camille Chamoun Sports City stadium turned into a temporary shelter in Beirut, Lebanon, May 8 (Reuters)\"AA child sits on a chair near a tent inside the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, turned into a temporary shelter in Beirut, Lebanon, May 8 (Reuters)\"PeoplePeople stand outside Camille Chamoun Sports City stadium (Reuters)<\/p>\n

James Reynolds9 May 2026 03:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Iranian lawmaker threatens ‘military response’ to US blockade<\/p>\n

An Iranian lawmaker is threatening an escalated military response to the ongoing U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports, as Washington awaits a response on its latest proposal to end the Iran war.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom now on, U.S. actions for naval blockade will be met with a military response from Iran,\u201d Ali Khezrian, a member of the Iranian Parliament\u2019s National Security Committee, reportedly told state broadcaster IRIB.<\/p>\n

He told the U.S. to send \u201cseveral escorts\u201d alongside its destroyers so their crews could be extracted once they\u2019re attacked.<\/p>\n

Last month, U.S. commandos rescued a downed airman in Iran.<\/p>\n

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