(2026-05-04). Iran weighs US reply delivered via Pakistan; Trump signals opposition to deal terms. geo.tv 
Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and US flags in this illustration taken January 26, 2022.— ReutersIran wants end to US blockade, nuclear talks postponed.President Trump has made Iran nuclear deal a priority.US and Israel have suspended bombing for four…
(2026-05-04). Irán impidió a buques de la armada estadounidense entrar al Estrecho de Ormuz. cubadebate.cu Las Fuerzas Armadas iraníes afirmaron este lunes que habían impedido que los buques de la Armada de Estados Unidos accedieran al estrecho de Ormuz, después de que el presidente Donald Trump dijera que las fuerzas navales estadounidenses comenzarían a escoltar a los buques varados a través de la vía acuática crítica.
(2026-05-04). Headlines for May 4, 2026. democracynow.org U.S. Denies Warship Was Struck in Strait of Hormuz Despite Iranian Claim, Israel Kills 41 in Lebanon Despite Ceasefire, Issues New Displacement Orders for Southern Towns, Israel Jails Flotilla Activists Seized in International Waters, as Lawyers Report Torture, Beatings, Pentagon Pulls 5,000 Troops from Germany After Chancellor Cites U.S. "Humiliation" in Iran War, Reporters Without Borders: Press Freedom Falls to Its Lowest Level in 25 Years, Trump Expands Sanctions on Cuba's Government as U.S. Fuel Blockade Roils Cuban Economy, Cuban Immigrant Dies in Georgia ICE Jail, the 18th Such Death in 2…
(2026-05-04). Beta-Testing the Border: Lebanon as a Live-Fire Laboratory for Autonomous Death. thecanary.co 
As diplomats focus on the April 2026 ceasefire between US-Israel and Iran, Israeli war contractors are busy updating their sales brochures with "field-proven" data. Lebanon has served as a live-fire laboratory for Israeli war contractors, where civilian and military infrastructure has become the latest testing ground for the next generation of AI-driven export products. Research […] | By
(2026-05-04). Iran Sets One-Month Deadline For End To US-Israeli War. popularresistance.org The Islamic Republic has set a one-month deadline for an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and a full end to the wars on both Iran and Lebanon, sources told US media outlet Axios on 3 May. | Iran "set a one-month deadline for negotiations on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, end the US naval blockade and permanently end the war in Iran and in Lebanon," the sources said. | "Per the Iranian proposal, only after such a deal is reached, another month of negotiations would be launched to try and reach a deal on the nuclear program," they added.
(2026-05-04). Iran strikes UAE's Fujairah oil hub as US pushes Hormuz reopening. al-monitor.com The United States launched an initiative to restart commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday as the UAE braced for fallout amid new missile and drone attacks.
(2026-05-04). Trump says US Navy will begin escorting ships out of the Strait of Hormuz. wsws.org In a rambling Truth Social post on Sunday afternoon, President Trump wrote that the US would begin escorting hundreds of "Ships and Crews safely out of the Strait, " and that any Iranian interference will "have to be dealt with forcefully."
(2026-05-04). Alexander Zevin: Trump's Gulf War. newleftreview.org Asymmetries of the US-Israeli assault on Iran, as an uneasy balance holds between Tehran's tourniquet on the Strait of Hormuz—and the world economy—and the enormous firepower of the aggressors, at the end of the first round.
(2026-05-04). Iran warns of ceasefire violation as US plans to escort Hormuz ships. geo.tv 
An LPG gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Shinas, Oman, March 11, 2026. — Reuters
(2026-05-04). Transportation Sec Claims Gas Prices Will Drop Fast, Contradicting Fed Reports. truthout.org On Sunday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy baselessly assured Americans that gas prices would be lowered immediately upon resumption of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, which have been severely restricted due to the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran. Duffy's claim, however, contradicts public reports from other agencies within the Trump administration, which have noted that… |
(2026-05-04). Sea War Strategy: Why the US Is Going Solo Against Iran. thinktank.pk The latest escalation in the 2026 conflict has dramatically shifted from land and air to the maritime domain, particularly in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. Iran's ability to target ships, disrupt oil routes, and challenge US naval operations has transformed the nature of the conflict. Recent incidents involving attacks on cargo vessels and threats …
(2026-05-04). Trita Parsi on Iran War: Trump Still "Looking for a Silver Bullet" Instead of Negotiating Seriously. democracynow.org 
We discuss the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft's Trita Parsi. U.S. officials are denying Iranian reports that a U.S. vessel was struck by Iranian missiles amid the two countries' dual blockade of the strait. The warring nations still say they are observing a fragile temporary ceasefire as negotiations continue for a possible longer-term deal. However, says Parsi, "both sides are making maximalist demands," so a diplomatic solution is unlikely. "As long as Trump continues to listen to those forces, the very same forces that a…
(2026-05-04). Macron casts doubt on Trump's Hormuz operation as France-US gap grows. al-monitor.com French President Emmanuel Macron slammed President Donald Trump for launching a unilateral operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz instead of pursuing a coordinated effort with Iran.
(2026-05-04). Bessent urges China to step up diplomacy on Iran ahead of Trump-Xi summit. al-monitor.com WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday urged China to step up its diplomatic efforts to persuade Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, adding that the subject will be discussed when President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week."China, let's see them step up with some diplomacy and get the Iranians to open the strait," Bessent said during a live Fox News Channel interview.
(2026-05-04). US, Gulf Arab nations draft new UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz. al-monitor.com By Simon LewisMay 4 (Reuters) – The United States and Gulf Arab nations are drafting a U.N. Security Council resolution designed to condemn Iran for blocking the Strait of Hormuz in response to a U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.Mike Waltz said on Monday.Waltz said negotiations will take place this week on the resolution, which comes after permanent Security Council members Russia and China blocked a resolution last month that Washington hoped would galvanize international efforts to restore freedom of navigation of the waterway.KEY DETAILS…
(2026-05-04). Oil prices jump as Iran attacks UAE, US warships enter Hormuz. al-monitor.com Oil prices jumped on Monday after a drone strike sparked a fire at an Emirati energy installation following US warships crossing the crucial Strait of Hormuz. Seoul and Taipei hit record highs Monday as Asian traders joined the rally in tech shares, but US equity indices retreated from record finishes last week.Oil prices climbed, with the benchmark international contract Brent crude for July delivery jumping more than five percent, after a drone strike caused a fire at an energy installation in the emirate of Fujairah, authorities said Monday.
(2026-05-04). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE meeting against US-Israeli war on Iran. wsws.org SEP speakers explained that the military assault on Iran was part of US imperialism's efforts to dominate oil and gas resources in the Middle East, as part of a far wider unfolding conflict against China and Russia.
(2026-05-04). Israel ups production of Arrow interceptors, but Iran is making missiles even faster. haaretz.com If the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran resumes, the month-long cease-fire hasn't been enough to replenish stocks. Israel's secret weapon: the dozens of members of the ultra-Orthodox community helping make Arrows…
(2026-05-04). How the US-Israel war has cemented the IRGC's grip on Iran. newarab.com 
In its US and Israeli strikes aimed to disrupt the But the IRGC has moved quickly…
(2026-05-04). Trump Attacks Media, Calls Reporting on Iran War "Seditious" truthout.org President Donald Trump blasted journalists for their coverage of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran last week, labeling their reporting as "seditious." Trump denounced CNN and The New York Times in comments to reporters at the White House last Thursday. His complaints came shortly after The Times editorial board published an opinion piece condemning the president for exposing vulnerabilities within… |
(2026-05-04). Polanski wants private jet ban as fuel crisis looms. thecanary.co 
The Green Party's Zack Polanski has called for a ban on private jets as a fuel crisis looms. The US and Israel's unprovoked attack on Iran has left the global supply of fuel dangerously low. And, the crisis is set to become far more damaging in the coming weeks, with a potential need to ration […] | By
(2026-05-04). Three factors behind US' decision of war, Iran's "war of survival" and "war of attrition" , breaking the "conflict-ceasefire cycle" unitedworldint.com Notes from a roundtable discussion at the Center for Iranian Studies in Türkiye. The war, which began with the US-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28, 2026, is currently in a period of ceasefire. What follows remains highly uncertain. A process full of fluctuations and contradictions continues to unfold. What is certain, however, we are …
(2026-05-04). Israeli ally UAE quits OPEC, OPEC. ummid.com The United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the Israeli allies in the Middle East, has announced to quit OPEC and OPEC+ amidst the crisis the world is facing because of the US-Israel led Zionist war on Iran.
(2026-05-04). UAE is using oil to reshape its position inside the Gulf hierarchy. ummid.com With its exit from OPEC and OPEC+, the UAE is challenging the authority of Riyadh, strengthening its own strategic autonomy, and moving closer to a regional make-up where the US and Israel remain central actors in the pressure campaign against Iran.
(2026-05-04). Iran says Hormuz navigation must coordinate with its forces, warns U.S. Navy. haaretz.com
(2026-05-04). War in the Middle East: latest developments. al-monitor.com The latest developments in the Middle East war: – US says destroyed Iran boats -US forces destroyed six Iranian boats and shot down missiles and drones fired at US Navy and commercial vessels by Tehran's military, a top US admiral said.US Apache and Seahawk helicopters hit "six Iranian small boats threatening commercial shipping," Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of US Central Command, told journalists.US forces also "effectively engaged" all of the "missiles and drones that were fired at both us and the commercial ships," Cooper said.
(2026-05-04). Fujairah says fire breaks out at petroleum complex after Iranian drone attack. al-monitor.com May 4 (Reuters) – Authorities in the United Arab Emirates' Fujairah said on Monday that a fire broke out at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone following what they described as a drone attack originating from Iran.Civil defence teams were deployed immediately to contain the blaze, Fujairah Media office said in a statement.There was no immediate comment from Iran. (Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Muhammad Al Gebaly; Editing by Susan Fenton)…
(2026-05-04). We Need A Guns And Butter Debate Over The Costs Of The Iran War. popularresistance.org Sixty years ago, opposition to America's war in Vietnam, a major attack concerned the costs of diverting U.S. resources away from social spending to the military, what was called Guns and Butter. | I was the junior member of the Columbia University triumvirate headed by Seymour Melman and Terence McCarthy. We lectured widely, wrote in magazines such as Ramparts and newspapers. The New York Tribune still existed as an alternative to The New York Times, and regularly published our critiques in its interviews and on its editorial pages. | Those mid-1960s were the days!
(2026-05-04). Oil jumps, stocks mixed amid Iran, US claims of attack in Strait. newarab.com 
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(2026-05-04). Iran's navy attacks US ship with missiles, CENTCOM denies strike. newarab.com 
(2026-05-04). Dubai airport passenger traffic drops 66 percent over Iran war. newarab.com 
Dubai airport's passenger traffic plunged by two-thirds in March following Iran's attacks on the Traveller numbers at
(2026-05-04). Iran offers 14-point Peace Plan, Trump declares the US "Pirates" juancole.com Al Jazeera managed to get hold of the 14-point peace plan put forward by Iran in indirect negotiations with the U.S. via Pakistan. It shows an Iranian government seeking a comprehensive peace treaty with the United States that would forestall further wars. Unfortunately, Iran is not dealing with a rational actor in Donald Trump, who completely lacks the discipline necessary for diplomacy, much less a comprehensive set of commitments. | The plan also shows that Iran is aware that
(2026-05-04). Hormuz to turn into graveyard of US Navy? Iran threatens Trump, forces him to release hijacked ship. hindustantimes.com Amid a pause in the Iran war, the U.S. Navy seized the Iranian ship M/V Touska, fired on its engine room and held its crew for more than two weeks before transferring them to Pakistan for repatriation. Tehran raged over "piracy," and a top aide to Mojtaba Khamenei warned of a "graveyard" for U.S. carriers.
(2026-05-04). The 2026 International May Day Online Rally and the tasks of the international working class. wsws.org Speakers at the May Day rally analyzed the war against Iran as the culmination of a 35-year capitalist crisis and advanced a revolutionary program for the international working class entering a new period of global struggle.
(2026-05-04). Iran hangs three men over January protests in execution 'wave'. newarab.com 
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(2026-05-04). Trump says South Korea should join mission to protect ships near Iran. al-monitor.com May 4 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday that South Korea should join U.S. efforts to protect ship movements near Iran, and added that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would hold a news conference on Tuesday with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine. (Reporting by Costas Pitas)…
(2026-05-04). Germany troop cuts show limits of NATO efforts to keep US on board. al-monitor.com By Andrew Gray and Lili BayerBRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) – European officials have been working on ways to convince Donald Trump to keep the United States in NATO despite severe tensions over the Iran war. But his abrupt move to cut U.S. forces in Germany is the latest sign that such efforts have their limits and are far from certain to succeed.
(2026-05-04). VIDEO: Message to Iran and Everybody Else. warisacrime.org My name is David Swanson. I'm recording this at the request of the Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism, an Iranian NGO. The word terrorism in the corporate media where I live in the United States means violence by someone against whom violence should be used. In other words the very concept of terrorism is …
(2026-05-04). This Was the Plan: UAE Exit From OPEC Marks Corporate Capture of Global Oil: As Conflict Destabilizes The Region, The Collapse Of Collective Control Hands Unprecedented Leverage To U.S. Power And Energy Giants. scheerpost.com ScheerPost Staff The war on Iran isn't just redrawing battle lines—it's ripping apart the architecture of global energy itself. In a stunning move, the United Arab Emirates has announced it will exit OPEC, a decision that lands like a geopolitical shockwave at the center of an already fractured oil market. Coming amid the chaos of …
(2026-05-04). Pakistan facilitates return of Iranian crew from US-seized ship. newarab.com 
The sailors, who had been held aboard the container ship Touska, were flown into
(2026-05-04). Iran replaces UAE ports with Pakistan corridor to break U.S. blockade. mronline.org 
The move activates a bilateral agreement signed in 2008 but never previously used, and positions the Gwadar-Karachi corridor as a potential strategic link between South Asia and Eurasia through CPEC and China's Belt and Road Initiative.
(2026-05-04). From Allies to Tension: Is Trump Testing Europe's Limits? thinktank.pk The intensifying political clash between Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has reignited a serious geopolitical debate: can the United States push Germany into joining a potential war with Iran? What initially appears as a question of political pressure is, in reality, rooted in deeper structural tensions shaping the transatlantic alliance. The recent decision …
(2026-05-04). Spirit Airlines collapses: 17,000 workers pay for Wall Street's war on Iran. wsws.org The government's decision not to rescue Spirit, on the absurd grounds that they did not "have half a billion dollars laying around," is deliberate class policy aimed at making the working class pay for the war.
(2026-05-04). America's Iran war for oil signals environmental disaster. independentaustralia.net 
(2026-05-04). Saturday 5/2: Free Palestine/No War with Iran and Lebanon. indybay.org Ocean at Water Street, Santa Cruz…
(2026-05-04). Iran: ICRC president says a return to war would be ruinous for civilians. icrc.org
(2026-05-04). Trump's 60-Day Deadline on the Iran War. fpif.org
(2026-05-04). As the Stalemate in Iran drags on, the Danger of a wider Conflict Rises. juancole.com
(2026-05-04). ICRC president arrives in Iran to discuss urgent humanitarian concerns. icrc.org
(2026-05-04). Trump says US to begin escorting ships in Strait of Hormuz. aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump has announced a naval mission to escort stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
(2026-05-04). Oil prices flat as Trump's plan for Strait of Hormuz fails to calm market. aljazeera.com Brent crude is largely unmoved by Trump's announcement of the operation, dubbed 'Project Freedom'.
(2026-05-04). US warships enter Gulf as Hormuz operation launches: What to know. al-monitor.com The initial move signals a cautious approach by the US Navy to begin opening strait without toppling ceasefire.
(2026-05-04). Cheaper durians for China, Hong Kong helpers camp in tents: 5 weekend reads you missed. scmp.com We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. | 1. Durian Express? China brings in cheaper fruit with new Southeast Asia train | 2. 'Structural shift': new routes for Middle East freight to bypass Hormuz | 3. 'Nowhere to go': helpers pushed out of parks spend day off in tents at bus terminus…