Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Mediators from Qatar travel to Tehran, Iran, to finalize the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the U.S. to end the war. (ABC News) (The Jerusalem Post)
Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war, Islamabad Memorandum
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and United States president Donald Trump announce that Iran and the U.S. have reached an agreement to end the war, extend the ceasefire by 60 more days, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the deal set to be officially signed in Switzerland on Friday. (Reuters) (Axios)
2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth says that the U.S. has maintained control of the Strait of Hormuz, and states that the U.S. has guided 125 million barrels of oil through Operation Project Freedom despite regional tensions. (AA)
2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
U.S. president Trump authorizes the end of the blockade imposed since April 13 after announcing that an agreement had been reached. (AP)
Attacks on Jabalia refugee camp
At least six people are killed in Gaza, including four in an Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia refugee camp and two in separate shooting incidents near Khan Yunis. (AFP via The Manila Times)
The Israeli military confirms that Hezbollah commander Ali Musa Daqduq, who was responsible for orchestrating the killing of five American troops in Iraq during the Iraq War, has been killed in a recent airstrike in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
Lebanon's health ministry reports that an Israeli attack on the Dahieh suburb of Beirut killed three people and injured 16. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
Sudanese civil war
The Sudanese Army says that they have killed dozens of RSF fighters and destroyed over 141 combat vehicles across Sudan this month, including the Darfur and Kordofan regions and Blue Nile and White Nile states. (AA)
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launch drone strikes on El-Obeid, North Kordofan, targeting a fuel station at the El Obeid Airport district and a fuel storage tank. (Sudan Tribune)
Russia–United Kingdom relations
British Royal Marines storm and seize a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the English Channel. (BBC News)
Business and economy
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
Oil prices, including crude oil, fall by 5% after U.S. president Donald Trump announced that a deal has been reached to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S. blockade. (CNBC)