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⚡️🇱🇧🇮🇱 A very loud explosion was just heard in southern Lebanon.

⚡️🇱🇧🇮🇱 Israeli jets carried out strikes on Haddatha and Beit Yahoun, while a drone strike targeted Mayfadoun in southern Lebanon.

⚖️Spain Turns Albanese Into a Signal Spain awarded the Order of Civil Merit to Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, for her work documenting violations of international law in Gaza. Pedro Sánchez praised her as “a voice that upholds the conscience of the world.” This is not only a medal. It is Spain using state ceremony to protect a legal figure whom Israel and the U.S. treat as hostile infrastructure. Albanese’s work is being moved from activist controversy into official European legitimacy. Madrid is not sending ships or missiles, but it is building diplomatic cover for the Gaza legal front.

⚡️🇺🇸 UFO Files released by the DOD - Dated January 22th, 2026. Here, a US Airman claims that during his operation, he saw a circular object fly above the Aegean Sea at a speed of 128 kilometers per hour and took unnatural 90 degree turns, it then disappeared from the feed. Related incidents will be in a thread, every post will have a #ufo for the sake of convenience.

⚡️🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iranian opposition media outlets report that U.S. strikes in recent hours have targeted the IRGC Navy base in Bandar Khamir, Hormozgan province, the Qeshm island shipbuilding complex, the IRGC coordination building at Bahman Pier on Qeshm island, the Sirik missile site, and Bandar Abbas air base.

⚡️🇮🇷 Mehr News Agency: An explosion was heard in the city of Sirik near the Strait of Hormuz.

⚡️🇮🇷🇺🇸 Tasnim News Agency: A cargo boat near the waters of Minab county in southern Iran was hit and caught fire during what officials described as aggressive U.S. actions last night in the Strait of Hormuz and the Makran Sea. According to the governor of Minab, 15 sailors were aboard the vessel. Ten were injured and taken to hospital, and five were reported missing. Search operations later recovered the body of one missing person, who has been declared dead.

⚡️🇱🇧🇺🇸🇮🇱 Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi: We expect the negotiations to lead to a lasting ceasefire, Israel’s withdrawal, and the extension of state sovereignty.

⚡️🇱🇧🇺🇸🇮🇱 Lebanese Ambassador Simon Karam head of the negotiation track is heading to Washington tomorrow.

⚡️🇱🇧🇺🇸🇮🇱 MTV sources on the third round of negotiations: On Thursday, discussions to secure the ceasefire will be limited, while on Friday the talks will move on to other issues related to the Israeli withdrawal, the return of prisoners, the return of displaced persons, and other details

⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷Fox: The U.S. launched airstrikes on more empty vessels attempting to break the blockade today. “These were Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) .... massive, empty ships trying to make it back to Iran ... attempted to run the blockde...”

⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷U.S. Secretary of State Rubio described the U.S.’s clash with Iran yesterday defensive, arguing that only stupid countries don’t fire back after being fired upon. Rubio: “What you saw yesterday was US destroyers moving through international waters being fired upon by the Iranians and the US responded defensively to protect itself. That’s what you saw. I mean, that’s separate and distinct from Operation Epic Fury. If you fire a drone or a missile at our destroyer, what are we supposed to do? Let it hit it? We have to respond to it. We have to knock down the missile. We have to knock out whatever it is that launched that missile. The alternative is to let it sink one of our ships. That’s crazy. So, of course, we responded to it.” Reporter: “Well, I guess, but the point is, if there’s not much ceasing in the firing because we…” Rubio: “Well, you should ask that of the Iranians. Don’t ask me. We didn’t fire. They fired on us. My point is, if you fire at a US Navy ship, what are we supposed to do? Say, oh, there’s a ceasefire. We’re not going to shoot down your drone. That’s a stupid question. That’s a stupid position to take. Of course, we fired back at them. They were shooting at us. That’s what I would expect to do. Only stupid countries don’t shoot back when you’re shot at and we’re not a stupid country.”

⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷U.S. Secretary of State Rubio described Iran’s attempts to control the Strait of Hormuz and charge tolls for passage unacceptable. "We've seen the reporting overnight that Iran has established or trying to establish some agency that's gonna control traffic in the straits. That would be very problem. That would actually be unacceptable. We I mean, we're the normalizing of their controlling of international waterways is both illegal and and it's just something that's unacceptable. And the world has to start asking itself, what is it willing to do if Iran tries to normalize a control of an international waterway? I think that's unacceptable."

⚡️🇺🇸🇰🇼🇦🇪🇧🇭NYT: The U.S. has approved sales of thousands of air defense interceptor missiles and related services valued at $17 billion to Kuwait, the UAE, and Bahrain. The sales were approved, but not all of which were publicly announced, despite concerns over dwindling US stockpiles of such missiles, which have been expended in large numbers during the war against Iran. The State Department has stated that these countries have successfully deployed US defense systems to defend their territory and people, and that this emergency action sends a clear message that the US stands with its partners. nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/…

⚡️🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says every time a diplomatic solution is on the table, the U.S. chooses a “reckless military adventure,” adding that “Iranians never bow to pressure and diplomacy is always the victim.” On the CIA report claiming Iran’s missile inventory and launcher capacity are at 75% compared to before the war, Araghchi says the “correct figure is 120%.” He added that Iran’s readiness to defend its people is at “1,000%.”

⚡️🇱🇧🇮🇱 A motorcycle was targeted in town of Houmin al Tahta, southern Lebanon.

⚡️🇦🇪🇮🇷 The UAE Ministry of Defence announced that UAE air defense systems engaged two ballistic missiles and three drones launched from Iran on May 8, resulting in three moderate injuries.

⚡️🇮🇱🇱🇧Interceptions above Acre

⚡️🇱🇧🇮🇷🇮🇱 Hezbollah has released several statements regarding operations targeting Israeli forces: “In response to the Israeli ceasefire violations and attacks on villages in southern Lebanon causing civilian casualties, we targeted an Israeli army D9 bulldozer in Al-Bayada at 09:45 on May 8, carrying out a surprise attack and achieving a direct hit. We also targeted a gathering of Israeli vehicles and soldiers in Khiam at 11:50 with artillery shells.

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