The U.S., not Iran, is in control of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump said Friday, adding, "We wiped out their armed forces, essentially." Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said Friday that his country "cannot trust the Americans at all" and Iran is "trying to maintain" the "shaky" ceasefire "to give diplomacy a chance.

Israel and Lebanon have extended their ceasefire for 45 days following negotiations in Washington, as announced by the US State Department. , Middle East, Times Now

About 425 anti-Israel groups are mobilizing coordinated Nakba 78 protests worldwide, with 736 events planned across 39 countries this weekend.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government plans to file a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani was blasted for “corrupting history” about the creation of Israel in a vile social media post paying tribute to Palestinians – sent out just before Jewish New Yorkers observed Shabbat.

Israeli officials say a Hezbollah drone has exploded inside Israel, wounding three civilians, two of them severely.

Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping offered to help the US negotiate with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump told Fox News that China’s heavy dependence on Gulf oil makes Beijing eager to keep the crucial trade route open and stable as tensions continue to rise in the Middle East.