Published on: 04/05/2026 - 00:58Modified on: 05/05/2026 - 01:28

The United States says it shot down Iranian missiles and drones targeting US Navy ships and commercial ships on Monday, and destroyed six small Iranian boats. These hostilities come on the first day of an American operation intended to provide assistance to ships blocked in the Strait of Hormuz. The United Arab Emirates, for its part, announced that it had suffered Iranian attacks, denouncing a “dangerous escalation”. Here is the thread for May 4, 2026.

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Donald Trump threatens to 'pulverize' the Iranians

The American-Iranian truce was further weakened, in particular by the resumption of fire from Iran towards the United Arab Emirates.

The American president warned, in remarks reported by Fox News, that if they targeted American ships in this area, "the Iranians would be pulverized from the face of the Earth."

“There is no military solution to a political crisis,” says Iranian foreign minister

“The events in Hormuz demonstrate that there is no military solution to a political crisis,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on

Centcom says two US ships passed Strait of Hormuz

Two US Navy guided-missile destroyers entered the Gulf to break the Iranian blockade and two US merchant ships transited the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran claimed to have prevented an American warship from entering the Gulf, US authorities said.

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said its forces were acting as part of President Donald Trump's "Project Freedom," which aims to evacuate commercial ships blocked in the Gulf by the war between the United States, Israel and Iran while maintaining pressure on Iranian ports.

Oil accelerates

The rise in oil prices intensifies after new attacks in the United Arab Emirates and the Strait of Hormuz despite the truce between the United States and Iran.

A barrel of Brent for delivery in July, an international benchmark, jumped 5.80% to $114.44 at the close of markets on Monday. Its American equivalent, a barrel of West Texas Intermediate for delivery in June, gained 4.36%, to $106.42.

US President welcomes initiative to restore vessel traffic in Strait of Hormuz

“It works very well,” assured Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House, reaffirming that there was no question of letting Iran acquire nuclear weapons, an ambition denied by Tehran.

Donald Trump predicts rapid drop in fuel prices after war

President Donald Trump said he believes high gasoline prices will come down quickly once the conflict with Iran is resolved.

Friedrich Merz condemns attacks on UAE

Zelensky arrives in Bahrain for talks on security cooperation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Bahrain for discussions on "security cooperation", a source within the Ukrainian delegation told AFP.

"We have landed. The objective of the visit is security cooperation," said this source on condition of anonymity, without further details. Since the start of the war with Iran caused by American-Israeli strikes on February 28, several Gulf countries have requested help from Ukraine to shoot down Iranian drones and missiles fired at their territories, according to kyiv.

🎥 In Lebanon, a truce as deadly as ever

Despite a prolonged ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, numerous fighting have been reported, with the death of dozens of pro-Iranian militia fighters, explains France 24 correspondent in Beirut Serge Berberi. For his part, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that a security agreement with Israel must precede any meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

UAE says it intercepted 12 ballistic missiles, 3 cruise missiles and 4 drones fired by Iran

Americans will be targeted if they cross Hormuz, Iranian source warns

Antonio Guterres says he is concerned about the health of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi

Ursula von der Leyen condemns attacks on United Arab Emirates

“Today, our partner, the United Arab Emirates, was once again the target of vicious missile and drone attacks originating from Iran.

I express my full solidarity to @MohamedBinZayed, the people of the UAE and our partners across the Middle East.

These attacks are unacceptable and constitute a clear violation of sovereignty and international law.

Security in the region has direct consequences for Europe.

We will therefore continue to work closely with our partners on de-escalation and a diplomatic resolution, in order to end the brutal actions of the Iranian regime.

Both towards its neighbors and its own people."

Emirates announces return to distance learning for all schools

“The Ministry of Education announces its decision to switch to distance learning from Tuesday May 5, 2026 until Friday May 8, 2026,” indicates the press release published by the ministry on social networks.

The Turkish Energy Minister said it was necessary to prepare for a long crisis in the Strait of Hormuz

Trump assures that there was no "damage" in the Strait of Hormuz, apart from a South Korean vessel hit

Donald Trump ruled that there had been no “damage” in the Strait of Hormuz, with the exception of shots against a South Korean vessel, in a message on his Truth Social network.

“Apart from the South Korean vessel, there has been no damage, for the moment, in the strait,” wrote the American president about this strategic passage, where the United States claims to have ensured the passage of two ships on Monday, while Iran ensures for its part that the strait remains closed.

Donald Trump judges in his message that "perhaps it would be time for South Korea to come and join the mission" aimed at restoring circulation in the strait, and announces that the United States has destroyed seven Iranian boats, where the American Navy spoke of six Iranian boats.

🎥 Iranian Navy fired missiles at US military ships

Iran's Fars news agency said Iran fired two missiles at a US frigate, forcing it to turn around. No American warship was hit, the American military quickly denied.

The United States intercepted missiles and drones and destroyed six Iranian boats

US forces announced they destroyed six Iranian boats and intercepted missiles and drones launched by Iran against US Navy ships and commercial vessels, a senior US military official said.

Apache and Seahawk attack helicopters targeted “six Iranian boats which represented a threat to commercial navigation,” said Admiral Brad Cooper, head of the American military command for the Middle East (Centcom).

American forces have also “effectively neutralized” all “missiles and drones fired against our forces and against commercial shipping,” he added.

Emirates describes Iranian attacks as “dangerous escalation”, reserves right to respond

The United Arab Emirates described as a "dangerous escalation" the missile and drone attacks relaunched on Monday by Iran against their territory, for the first time since the Iranian-American ceasefire in the regional war.

“These attacks represent a dangerous escalation and an unacceptable transgression,” the UAE Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding that the country “fully reserves the legitimate right to respond to these attacks.”

With AFP, Reuters and AP

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