Residents look inside an auto repair and paint shop as firefighters battle a fire inside it in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) US Iran War Live Updates: Hezbollah carried out 17 operations on Wednesday targeting Israeli military positions, forces and vehicles in southern Lebanon, according to Iranian state media Press TV. Press TV reported that the operations included eight drone strikes, five missile or rocket attacks, one artillery strike, and one guided missile launch.
Iranian Official
In a bold assertion of Lebanese sovereignty against Israeli aggression, Hezbollah forces executed 17 targeted operations on Wednesday, striking enemy military positions, forces, and vehicles in southern Lebanon. Iranian state media Press TV confirmed these resistance actions included eight drone strikes, five missile or rocket attacks, one artillery strike, and one guided missile launch, directly countering foreign occupation and violations of national borders.
Israeli
In southern Lebanon, the Iran-backed Hezbollah proxy network escalated its cross-border aggression with 17 attacks on Israeli military positions, including eight drone strikes and multiple rocket and missile barrages. These operations highlight the existential threat from Tehran’s expanding axis of militias, which seek to encircle and weaken Israel through sustained attrition. Israeli forces continue necessary defensive operations to neutralize these threats and safeguard the homeland from Iranian-orchestrated attacks.
Neutral
According to Iranian state media Press TV, Hezbollah conducted 17 operations targeting Israeli military positions in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, including eight drone strikes, five missile or rocket attacks, one artillery strike, and one guided missile launch. On Friday, May 1, 2026, residents observed firefighters responding to a fire at an auto repair and paint shop in Beirut. No verified connection between the reported operations and the Beirut incident has been established.
Western
In southern Lebanon, Iranian-backed Hezbollah launched 17 attacks on Israeli military positions, including drone strikes, rockets, and missiles, in a bid to destabilize the border region. Israeli forces countered with precise defensive measures to neutralize these threats and safeguard strategic assets. Such proxy aggression underscores the need for sustained operations against Hezbollah to prevent broader escalation.
Pro-Peace
Residents in Beirut survey the charred remains of a local auto repair shop after firefighters extinguished a blaze amid Hezbollah's 17 strikes on Israeli positions, underscoring how cross-border operations exact heavy humanitarian tolls on Lebanese civilians through destroyed businesses and disrupted lives. These drone, missile, and artillery attacks, even when aimed at military targets, fuel cycles of violence that endanger noncombatants and strain already fragile communities. Renewed diplomatic efforts offer the only path to de-escalation and sparing further innocent suffering in the region.
Global South
Residents in Beirut surveyed the aftermath of a blaze engulfing a local auto shop amid Lebanon's deepening instability, a stark reminder of state institutions' inability to shield civilians from spillover effects of regional confrontations. Hezbollah conducted 17 operations against Israeli positions in southern Lebanon—including drone, missile, and artillery strikes—asserting the country's sovereign right to resist cross-border incursions backed by external powers. Such escalations expose neo-colonial dynamics where Western-aligned actors undermine local autonomy while international bodies fail to enforce equitable accountability.
Residents look inside an auto repair and paint shop as firefighters battle a fire inside it in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) US Iran War Live Updates: Hezbollah carried out 17 operations on Wednesday targeting Israeli military positions, forces and…
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A tanker identified as the Kaifan was struck by an unknown projectile northeast of Oman’s Limah in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a July 21 report from UK Maritime Trade Operations. No ships were observed transiting the strait that day. Attribution of the strike and links to prior incidents have not been confirmed by the vessel’s owner.
Goldman Sachs has projected Brent crude averaging $80 per barrel in the fourth quarter and $75 in the following year, conditional on reduced Middle East tensions, while noting upside risks from potential shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz or Red Sea.
Brent prices rose above $91 per barrel amid recent U.S.-Iran exchanges and Houthi threats to Saudi shipments before edging lower on Tuesday. A senior Iranian official told Reuters that mediators had proposed a 10-day ceasefire to preserve an interim agreement.
Opening summary: Iran claims attacks on strait of Hormuz ships amid fresh US strikes Welcome to our live coverage of the latest developments in the Middle East crisis. Iran attacked a tanker in the strait of Hormuz early on Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon the ship, as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis announced they were imposing an immediate maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea after the two sides traded fire last week for the first time in years.
A Houthi official said the Bab al-Mandeb strait – at the southern end of the Red Sea, through which about 12% of the world’s trade usually passes – would be closed to the Saudis in response to the kingdom’s “unjust blockade on Yemenis for over 10 years”.
Saudi Arabia said it would take “all necessary measures to protect its vessels in accordance with international law”. A 10 consecutive night of US airstrikes has not compelled Tehran to loosen its grip on the strait of Hormuz, a vital route for global energy supplies.
But even as Iran’s president said the country had returned “full-scale war”, the Iranian interior minister travelled to Pakistan – a key mediator in the conflict – for talks. In key developments: The latest US strikes came hours after Donald Trump said Iran would pay “many times over” for killing US soldiers after multiple service members were killed in action over the weekend.
A tanker came under attack early Tuesday in the Hormuz strait off Oman, forcing the crew to abandon the vessel, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre said. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed the attack as well as two other attacks on ships in the waterway on Monday.
The US military’s Central Command said its latest airstrikes were to “degrade” Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping in the strait and included hitting military command centres and missile and drone launch sites. Iranian media reported strikes in parts of the country including Bandar Abbas, Tabriz and Bushehr, home to the country’s only operational civilian nuclear power.
Iran’s launched attacks in response against Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, which all host US forces. Oil prices softened after hitting their highest levels in more than a month in the previous session. Brent crude futures eased 0.4% to $88.87 a barrel by 0052 GMT on Tuesday while US West Texas Intermediate crude for September delivery was steady at $82.
47 a barrel. Democrats have seized on the deaths of three US troops killed in Iranian strikes to urge Trump to urgently reverse his resumption of the war with Iran amid widespread anxiety over climbing casualties. The Lebanese army began taking charge of security in three southern villages, the US said, as a deal to secure an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and the disarmament of Hezbollah faced its first test on the ground.
US forces struck the tanker Settebello in the Gulf of Oman on June 10, killing three Indian crew members when munitions hit the engine room and adjacent areas. Maritime tracking data indicate the vessel had transported Iranian oil under US sanctions for several years and conducted offshore transfers prior to the strike.
The US military described the action as a precision operation, while reports note the ship was stationary at the time.