Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi visits Tehran to talk with Iranian authorities, including foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, regarding ending the war. (AA)
2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
United States Central Command forces attack surveillance sites on Iran's Qeshm Island after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired at four tankers attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz without coordinating with it. (Al Jazeera)
2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
The Bahraini army intercepts three Iranian missiles and several drones launched against Bahrain. (Al Jazeera)
2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
The Kuwaiti defense ministry says that the military intercepted seven Iranian ballistic missiles fired at the country. (Al Jazeera)
At least ten people, including three Lebanese soldiers, one of whom is a brigadier general, are killed by Israeli airstrikes on approximately 150 Hezbollah-linked sites across southern Lebanon over two days, including weapon storage areas, command centers, rocket launchers, and other military infrastructure. (AFP via Al Arabiya) (Al Jazeera)
The Israeli military announces that it is investigating the incident that killed three Lebanese troops. (Al Jazeera)
Mali War
Al-Qaeda-linked armed group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin releases a propaganda video of the 25 April 2026 attacks on Mali against a Malian Army camp and Sevaré airport in Mali's Mopti region. (Africanews)
Sudanese civil war
A drone strike hits a market in the Abu Zaeima area of Hamrat Al Sheikh in North Kordofan, Sudan, killing 11 people. (AA) (Hindustan Times)
Business and economy
Lebanon inaugurates its second international airport, the Rene Mouawad Airport, amidst the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and the war in the country. (The New Arab)