20 h 40 – Trump s’attend en Chine à une « longue conversation » on Iran
Donald Trump declared before leaving for China that he was going to have a « longue conversation » with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the war in Iran.
“We’re going to have a long conversation about this. I think he behaved pretty well.”Donald Trump responded to a press question about the war in Iran, adding that he did not think the Chinese president would help the United States end the conflict in the Middle East.
6:50 p.m. – The EU could extend its naval mission in the Red Sea to the Strait of Hormuz
The European Union could decide to extend its naval mission in the Red Sea to the Strait of Hormuz, but once the war in the Middle East is over, EU head of diplomacy Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday.
“Operation Aspides is already providing a vital contribution to the protection of shipping in the Red Sea, but its activities could be extended to the strait†of Hormuz, she declared to the press, following a meeting of EU defense ministers. Several countries have indicated that they are ready to contribute to strengthening the mission, she added.
6:19 p.m. – Brevet and bac exams canceled in the Near and Middle East
The written and oral tests for the patent and baccalaureate are canceled in several countries in the Near and Middle East and in Mali “in order to take into account the particular situations in these countries”announced the French Ministry of National Education.
Candidates enrolled in approved French establishments in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar and Mali, as well as those registered in regulated classes with the National Education Center remotely (Cned), “will be awarded their annual average in the courses concernedâ€précise le communiqué.
This measure, linked to the war in the Middle East and the critical security situation in Mali, concerns the written tests for the national patent diploma, the anticipated French tests, both written and oral, and mathematics for the general and technological baccalaureate, as well as the specialty and philosophy tests and the grand oral in Terminale class.
4:59 p.m. – Pentagon reassesses cost of war in Iran
The Pentagon has reassessed the cost so far of the war in Iran at nearly $29 billion, its financial manager announced during a new parliamentary hearing, alongside US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth.
This amount is up by almost four billion compared to the estimate put forward two weeks earlier during a previous face-to-face meeting with American parliamentarians, then the first hearing of the head of the Pentagon since the start of the war at the end of February.
4:55 p.m. – The reality of the conflict catches up with the stock markets
The reality of the conflict in the Middle East is catching up with global stock markets, stunned by the rise in oil prices, inflation and the slowdown in tech performance. Often indifferent to the United States/Iran conflict, even Wall Street put a damper on its records, with its three indices falling after almost an hour of trading: Nasdaq (-0.68%), S&P 500 (-0.42%) and Dow Jones (-0.56%).
Shortly before the bell rang in New York, the verdict was in: inflation was at its highest in the United States for three years: 3.8% over one year in April according to the CPI consumer price index.
4:39 p.m. – Israeli operation along the Litani River, Lebanon
The Israeli army said its troops carried out a several-day operation in the Litani River region of southern Lebanon, where exchanges of fire with Hezbollah continue despite a ceasefire. In a statement, the army said that over the past week, its soldiers had carried out a “Special operation aimed at removing terrorist infrastructure in the Litani area and establishing operational control in the region”.
“During the operation, troops located compounds used by Hezbollah terrorists, networks of underground tunnels containing large quantities of weapons, weapons storage facilities and missile launchers.”declared the army, adding that it had struck more than 100 targets.
Israeli media reported that troops had crossed the Litani River, about 30 km from the border, and operated on the outskirts of the town of Zaoutar al-Sharqiyé, just north of the river. The Israeli army said it could not confirm whether the soldiers had crossed the Litani, but released photos showing soldiers walking on a bridge crossing a river.
3:44 p.m. – Strike kills two rescue workers in Lebanon
An Israeli strike killed two rescue workers in southern Lebanon, where they were carrying out an intervention, civil defense announced. They were “Targeted (…) while they came to the aid of a wounded person targeted by another Israeli strike” in the town of Nabatiyé, she said in a press release.
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Before this announcement, the Ministry of Health had reported 108 deaths among rescuers and health personnel since the start of the war on March 2 between Israel and pro-Iranian Hezbollah.
3:07 p.m. – In Bahrain, three people sentenced for collaboration with Iran
Three people were sentenced to life in prison in Bahrain for having collaborated with Iran, and around twenty others received sentences of up to ten years in prison, the prosecution announced.
According to a press release from the prosecution, a woman was sentenced to life imprisonment for having “collaborated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard terrorist organization”the ideological army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, “with the intent to carry out hostile terrorist actsâ€. Two other people, one of whom fled to Iran, were sentenced to the same sentence on similar charges.
The Gulf kingdom was hit hard by strikes carried out by Tehran in retaliation for the Israeli-American offensive against the Islamic Republic. Since then, the arrests of people accused of having helped or simply expressed their support for Iran have increased.
2:52 p.m. – Revolutionary Guards organize maneuvers in Tehran
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards staged military drills in Tehran amid threats of renewed hostilities with the United States and Israel, state media reported. ideological of the Islamic Republic and the Bassij, a paramilitary force affiliated with them, said public television.
Brigadier General Hassan Hassanzadeh, commander of the Guards in Tehran, said the maneuvers included rehearsals of combat scenarios against the enemy, on all terrains. “One of the objectives of these maneuvers was to improve combat readiness to face any movement by the American-Zionist enemy.”added the general, quoted by television, affirming that these exercises had been “Months avec succés”.
1:51 p.m. – Iran rules out compromise after proposal rejected
The Iranian government has ruled out the idea of amending its proposals to permanently end the war in the Middle East, after President Donald Trump judged that the document received from Tehran was good «à mettre à la poubelle ». The diplomatic process, via Pakistan’s mediation, seems blocked.
“There is no choice but to accept the rights of the Iranian people, as established in the 14-point proposal. Any other approach would be fruitless and would only lead to a succession of failures.”wrote on X the chief negotiator of the Islamic Republic, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
The one who is also President of Parliament challenged the American negotiators, believing that “The more they drag their feet, the more American taxpayers will pay the price.”at a time when oil prices are still at high levels.
13:00 49 – Israel sends anti-aircraft defense batteries to the mirats
Israel sent anti-aircraft defense batteries to the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran “Give me the iron” and the personnel responsible for handling them, the American ambassador to Israel said Tuesday. “May I say a word of appreciation, deep appreciation and deep admiration for the United Arab Emirates?”declared Mike Huckabee during a conference at Tel Aviv University.
“They were the first signatories of the Abraham Accords (normalization with Israel, Editor’s note) and look at the benefits they got from it. Israel has just sent them batteries from “Dôme de fer†(…) How is this done? Because extraordinary relations unite the United Arab Emirates and Israel he said.
12 h 42 – Le Koweït dit avoir déjoué une tentative d’ « infiltration »
Kuwait’s Interior Ministry announced that four people arrested in early May while trying to enter the country by sea had « avoué » belong to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
The four men, two naval colonels, a captain and a lieutenant, confessed to having been charged by the ideological army of the Islamic Republic of Iran “to infiltrate Bubiyan Island”the largest in Kuwait, close to the Iranian coast, “Friday, May 1, aboard a fishing boat specially chartered to carry out hostile actions against Kuwait.”indicated the Ministry of the Interior in a press release published by the national agency Kuna.
12:40 p.m. – Iran should not “blackmail” the Gulf countries
Iran should not use the Strait of Hormuz to “chanter” the oil monarchies of the Gulf, estimated the Prime Minister of Qatar, while this strategic maritime passage has been blocked by Tehran since the start of the war.
“Iran should not use the strait as a weapon to pressure or blackmail Gulf countries.”declared Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdelrahmane Al Thani during a press conference with the head of Turkish diplomacy in Doha.
12:29 p.m. – Israeli strikes kill 380
The strikes carried out by the Israeli army in Lebanon since the establishment of the ceasefire on April 17 have left 380 dead, the health ministry said on Tuesday. According to the assessment put forward by a ministry official, “380 people, including 22 children and 39 women, were killed.”out of a total of nearly 2,900 deaths since the start of the war on March 2 between pro-Iranian Hezbollah and Israel.
Under the ceasefire agreement, Israel reserves “the right to take, at any time, all necessary measures in self-defense”a clause contested by Hezbollah. In addition to air strikes, Israeli troops also operate on the ground on Lebanese territory, up to a « ligne jaune » located about ten kilometers from the border between the two countries.
11:06 a.m. – One child killed every week in the West Bank
A Palestinian child has been killed on average every week in the West Bank since January 2025, a total of 70 over the period, denounced the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
“Children are paying an intolerable price due to escalating military operations and attacks across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Thus, between January 2025 and today, at least one Palestinian child has been killed on average every week in the occupied West Bank, including in Jerusalem under Israeli control.declared a Unicef spokesperson, James Elder, during a press briefing in Geneva.
11:02 a.m. – Hezbollah refuses to disarm in negotiations
The leader of Lebanese Hezbollah Naïm Qassem affirmed that the question of the disarmament of his formation, demanded by Israel, was not part of the “Negotiations with the enemy”adding that his group would turn the battle with the Israeli army “Enfer”.
“Weapons and the Resistance do not concern anyone outside Lebanon (…) it is an internal Lebanese question which is not part of the negotiations with the enemy.”said Naïm Qassem in a message to the fighters of the pro-Iranian group. “We will not surrender and will turn the battle into hell for Israel.”he added, while Lebanon and Israel are due to hold a new negotiating session in Washington on Thursday.
10 h 15 – Nouvelle exécution en Iran
Iranian justice has announced the execution of a man convicted of rebellion, the latest in a long series since the start of the war against Israel and the United States.
The death sentence of Abdoljalil Shahbakhsh, A militant member of the Ansar al-Furqan terrorist group was executed this morning »announced the Mizan website, an organ of the judiciary. He had been convicted of « rébellion armée après l’attaque d’un commissariat et belonging to Ansar al-Furqan »a Sunni jihadist group active in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan (southeast).
According to Mizan, Abdoljalil Shahbakhsh had actively participated in the protest movement which affected Iran in 2022-2023 after the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, arrested in Tehran for allegedly violating the dress code.
7 h 42 – Le Hamas accused of sexual violence « systématiques »
Hamas and other Palestinian groups have been guilty of “systematic sexual violence, on a large scale” during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and during the captivity of the hostages in Gaza, according to the report of an Israeli commission of inquiry.
“At the end of a two-year independent investigation, the Civil Commission concludes that sexual and gender-based violence was systematic, on a large scale, and constitutive of the October 7 attacks and their aftermath.â€writes this commission created specifically to investigate Hamas sex crimes.
The 300-page report from this organization founded in November 2023 by an Israeli lawyer complements other investigations, notably from the UN, to document the extent of sexual violence committed that day during the unprecedented attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Israel and against hostages during their captivity in the Gaza Strip.
6:45 a.m. – Six dead in Lebanon in Israeli bombing
The Lebanese National News Agency (ANI, official) announced the death of six people in an Israeli aerial bombardment against Kfar Dounine, in southern Lebanon.
“Enemy fighter jets struck an inhabited house in Kfar Dounine yesterday evening, killing six and wounding seven, who were transported to hospitals in Tyre.”wrote ANI. Furthermore, the Israeli army ordered on social networks the inhabitants of the small town of Sohmor, in the Bekaa Valley (east), to evacuate in anticipation of bombings.
6:20 a.m. – The ceasefire hangs by a thread for Donald Trump
Donald Trump considered that the ceasefire was « sous assistance respiratoire » after castigating Iran’s response to the American plan aimed at putting a lasting end to the war, Tehran saying it was ready to “Riposter” in the event of assault.
After more than a month of truce, the diplomatic channel is stalled between Washington and Tehran, who are sending each other proposals via the Pakistani mediator to consolidate the ceasefire, without conclusive results. The Iranian response to the latest American offer is «à mettre à la poubelle »judged Donald Trump from the White House.
RECAP – The essential news of the night
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The United States sanctioned twelve individuals and entities linked to Tehran whom they accuse of “easily” the sale of Iranian oil to China, just a few days before a meeting between Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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Lebanese leaders urged the United States to put pressure on Israel so that it stops the shelling of several regions of the country, which continues despite a truce theoretically in force since April 17.
