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May 5, 2026

Iran says X removed verification badges from its foreign ministry accounts

Iran said the US social media company X removed verification badges from accounts linked to its foreign ministry, calling the move “selective censorship” despite paid Premium+ subscriptions, Anadolu reports....

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May 5, 2026

Journalists under threat in Lebanon amid rising attacks, experts warn

Journalists in Lebanon face increasing threats, including deadly attacks, surveillance, and legal gaps, experts warned Tuesday, calling for urgent accountability and stronger protections, Anadolu reports. Speakers at a hybrid...

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May 5, 2026

Iran says US needs to show ‘minimum good faith’ for diplomacy

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tuesday that if the US is serious about diplomacy, it needs to seize the opportunity and show “minimum good faith.” Baghaei told...

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May 5, 2026

Israel targets southern Lebanon with internationally banned phosphorus shells

The Israeli army shelled towns in southern Lebanon with phosphorus munitions Tuesday, according to the National News Agency NNA. The agency reported that the towns of Kounine and Beit...

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May 5, 2026

Israel’s finance minister sparks backlash after saying Arab-backed government ‘worse’ than October 2023 events

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has drawn widespread criticism after saying that forming a government with support from Arab lawmakers would be “worse” than the Oct. 7, 2023 events,...

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May 5, 2026

US says it redirected 51 vessels from Iranian ports

The US said Tuesday that 51 vessels attempting to enter or exit Iranian ports have been directed to turn around or return to port under its naval blockade. “As...

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May 5, 2026

Ceasefire with Iran ‘not over,’ says US Defense Secretary Hegseth

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the ceasefire with Iran is “not over,” adding that US President Donald Trump will determine whether any escalation constitutes a “violation...

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May 5, 2026

Israeli officials call for mass incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday to mark East Jerusalem occupation

Thirteen Israeli officials, including three ministers, have called on occupiers to storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque in droves on Friday, May 15, to mark the anniversary of Israel’s occupation of...

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May 5, 2026

How Trumpism reshaped the politics of protest

For a long time, scholars of social movements assumed that political coalitions form when different groups discover they have aligned interests. But in American history, those alignments have usually...

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May 5, 2026

Iran’s vision of a new legal regime in the Strait of Hormuz

In the wake of the forty-day war between Iran and the United States-Israel, no one expected that the governing legal regime of the Strait of Hormuz would undergo a...

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