Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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The Israeli army targeted the commander of Hezbollah's elite "Radwan" unit in an airstrike on the Dahieh area, a southern suburb of Beirut under Hezbollah's influence, on Wednesday evening. This was the first attack on Beirut's suburbs since the ceasefire established between Israel and Hezbollah on April 16th, although clashes in southern Lebanon have not stopped. In a joint statement by Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, and Israel Katz, Defense Minister, it was stated: "Radwan operatives under this commander's leadership were responsible for firing at Israeli residential areas and harming Israeli army forces." France's news agency, citing a source close to Hezbollah, announced that "Malik Ballout, operations commander in the Radwan unit" was killed in this attack. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, referred to the Iran issue and cooperation with America in this regard at the start of his cabinet meeting today (Wednesday). Mr. Netanyahu said about relations with the United States: "There is complete coordination between us; there are no surprises. We have common goals and the most important goal is removing all enriched materials from Iran and dismantling Iran's enrichment capabilities." The Israeli Prime Minister said: "President Trump believes he can achieve this goal by any means. However, we are prepared for any scenario and this is the directive I have given to the Israeli army and our security organizations. Israel is stronger than ever; Iran and its proxy forces are weaker than ever." He said: "We are maintaining continuous contact with our friends in the United States. I speak with President Trump almost every day. My people and his people talk daily, including today. And I will speak with President Trump again tonight." @ VahidHeadline Donald Trump, President of the United States, emphasized once again on Wednesday, coinciding with efforts to reach an agreement to end the war in the Middle East, that America will take Iran's enriched uranium. When leaving an event at the White House, he told reporters: "We will take it." During his speech at the White House, Mr. Trump also said "We are doing very well with Iran. Everything is going very smoothly and we'll see what happens. They want to make a deal, they want to negotiate." The American President explained about the status of negotiations: "We are dealing with people who very much want to reach an agreement and we'll see if they can offer a deal that is satisfactory to us or not." @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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CENTCOM announced in a statement that U.S. forces in the Oman Sea "within the framework of implementing the blockade" disabled an empty Iranian-flagged tanker that was heading toward one of Iran's ports. CENTCOM declared that prior to this action, several warnings were given to this tanker, but the crew did not comply with the orders. It continues that U.S. forces disabled the tanker's steering by firing several rounds from the 20mm cannon of an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet. @ VahidOOnLine I think Trump has set a rule that maritime blockade expenses shouldn't exceed a certain limit. They stopped the previous tanker with a destroyer's cannon, this one they hit its steering with F-18 gunfire. _KhodaBiamorz 📡 @VahidOnline

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'Sunday, March 1st' Received video with description: 'Explosion attack on Kahnaz IRGC #Shahriar from car camera. Just managed to connect to the internet.' Vahid 📡 @VahidOnline

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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly and Iran's senior negotiator in talks with the US, says Washington intends to "make us surrender" through implementing naval blockades and economic pressure, and expressed concern about the impact of these pressures on society. In an audio file released by Iranian media on Wednesday, he said: "We don't underestimate the possibility of military attacks and especially terrorist attacks, but that part of the enemy's design that returns to society is weakening Iran from within." The US Treasury Secretary announced on Sunday that Donald Trump's administration has arranged an "economic blockade" against Iran alongside the war and is "suffocating" Iran's government. He claimed that the Islamic Republic is not even capable of paying its soldiers' salaries. In his audio file, Ghalibaf called the recent war "one of Iran's greatest contemporary wars" and by making the claim that victory in this war "will turn Iran into an effective player in the international system," added that achieving such a goal "comes with hardships." Acknowledging the "economic pressures," he called on Iranian people for all the country's executive officials to "perform their duties" and added that people must also take "actions." The Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly went on to call "conservation" the most important demand from the people and also addressed "Basij" forces, telling them to become "intermediaries between people and government officials and benefactors." An hour before Ghalibaf, Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's President, also wrote in a message on X network that "I am aware of the price increases" and in explaining the reason said: "Part of it is related to changes in raw material prices or problems related to the unjust war that people know about." These positions have been taken while currency prices have reached unprecedented figures in recent days and Iranian media reports indicate severe price increases and extreme inflation of goods in the country. @VahidHeadline Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Parliament Speaker, said the possibility of military attack is not low, but the "enemy" has pinned hopes on economic pressure and made decisions based on "false" reports. He added that the Iranian nation, even under economic pressure conditions, endures hardships because of their religion and beliefs. Ghalibaf said the capacity of Iranians abroad should be used to defeat the "enemy" and elites should not wait for officials to approach them but should present their solutions and suggestions. He also called for launching an "Iran United" campaign like during the Corona period. @VahidOnline I've posted the 10-minute audio file and the text published in government sources here 📡 @VahidOnline

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♦️ Donald Trump, President of the United States, announced on Wednesday, May 6th, in a phone call with PBS that the United States has come close to reaching an agreement to end the war with Iran. He indicated that this agreement may include the transfer of Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpile to America. Trump, expressing optimism about stopping the war before his trip to China next week, warned that if negotiations fail, heavy airstrikes will resume. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Donald Trump, the US President, announced in an interview with PBS News that the war with Iran has "a very good chance of ending" and expressed hope that Washington has moved closer to an agreement with Tehran. He said this agreement could include Iran's export of highly enriched uranium to the United States. Referring to the negotiation process, Trump added: "I feel we've gotten close to an agreement, but I've felt that way before, so we'll have to see what happens." He considered it unlikely that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would be sent to the negotiations and said an agreement to end the war might be reached before his trip to China next week. The US President warned that if negotiations fail, the military option will remain on the table. He said if the war doesn't end, "we'll have to bomb them heavily again." These statements came hours after Trump announced on Truth Social that the mission to escort commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz would be temporarily suspended because the countries have moved closer to an agreement. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Hassan Ghashghavi, a member of the Parliament's National Security Commission, announced that the Islamic Republic has not yet responded to America's message and no agreement has been reached regarding the nuclear file or the Strait of Hormuz. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Another woman's tweet: "Today our Amin should have been blowing out the candles for his 34th birthday, but instead he's under tons of dirt. Happy birthday Amin, we won't forget you. ❤️ #Amin_Heydari_Goodarzi" eheyllo He was killed on January 8th in Azimiyeh, Karaj by direct fire from repressive forces. eheyllo 📡 @VahidOnline

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🔴 Iranian authorities are destroying the last line of defense for prisoners' rights by targeting defense lawyers through arrests and intimidation. In this opaque judicial system, independent lawyers face baseless charges, severe restrictions, and constant threats of detention. The combination of "lawyer suppression," "internet shutdowns," and "family threats," along with criminalizing any form of information sharing, has sounded the alarm for a human catastrophe in the violation of prisoners' rights. #human_rights_defenders #lawyer_suppression @IranRights

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Tasnim News Agency, citing an informed source, reported that despite claims by some American media about Iran and America nearing a one-page agreement to end the war, the Islamic Republic has not yet given an official response to America's latest proposed text; a text that according to this source "contains unacceptable clauses." According to Tasnim's report, this source emphasized that American media propaganda is mostly aimed at justifying Donald Trump's recent retreat, and his recent action was "wrong" from the beginning. This source also told Tasnim that after Iran presented its 14-point proposal through Pakistani mediation, America sent a plan that Tehran was reviewing, but Washington's new action caused an interruption in the review process. According to him, after Trump's retreat, the reviews have resumed and the result will be announced to the mediator after final assessment. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Following the publication of reports about an imminent agreement between America and Iran to end the war, the spokesperson for the Islamic Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Tehran is still reviewing America's proposal. Esmaeil Baghaei told ISNA news agency on Wednesday: "America's plan and proposal is still being reviewed by Iran, and Iran will convey its viewpoints to the Pakistani side after finalizing them." Meanwhile, Tasnim news agency, which is close to the Revolutionary Guards, quoted a "knowledgeable source" as saying that America's latest proposal "contains some unacceptable clauses" and Iran has not yet responded to it. Fars news agency, another media outlet close to the Guards, also claimed that "no new written messages have been exchanged between Iran and America" and rejected media reports about the proximity of an understanding. In recent hours, the Axios website and Reuters news agency announced that Iran and America have moved closer to an agreement with Iran on a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the recent war. Fars says these reports were published to "influence global markets, especially to reduce oil prices." @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Donald Trump, President of the United States, wrote in a new message on his social media platform Truth Social: "Assuming Iran agrees to what has been negotiated—which may be a big assumption—the 'Epic Wrath' operation that is already being talked about will come to an end, and the very effective current blockade will allow the Strait of Hormuz to be open to everyone, including Iran itself." He added in this message: "If they don't agree, the bombing will begin, and unfortunately this time it will be at a level and intensity far beyond what we've seen before." Donald Trump's message was published hours after reports emerged about Iran and the US potentially moving closer to a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war. Earlier, Axios website had reported, citing "two American officials and two other informed sources," that Washington expects to receive Iran's response on several key issues within the next 48 hours. This report, while emphasizing that no final agreement has been reached yet, added that the two sides have never been this close to an agreement since the war began. A Pakistani "informed source" also told Reuters news agency that the Axios website's report about this potential agreement is "accurate." He added that "we will close this file very soon. We have come close to an agreement." @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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French shipping company CMA CGM announced that one of its container ships was "targeted in an attack" in the Strait of Hormuz. The shipping company told the French news agency that one of its ships named "San Antonio" was targeted in an attack on Tuesday while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in injuries to crew members and damage to the vessel. The company said the wounded have been evacuated for treatment and they are monitoring the situation. On Tuesday night, the UK Maritime Trade Operations had reported an incident involving a ship in waters around the UAE. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic, met with Wang Yi, China's Foreign Minister, during his official visit to Beijing. Referring to Iran-US negotiations, he emphasized that the Islamic Republic only accepts "a comprehensive and fair agreement" and insists on preserving its rights and interests. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The Hamadan Province Judiciary has announced the widespread confiscation of assets belonging to 40 individuals in the province and claims these people are being prosecuted on charges of "betrayal of the homeland" and "collaboration with hostile networks" - an action taken by judicial order within the framework of recent security cases. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Iranian emergency officials announced Wednesday morning, May 6th, that the death toll from the extensive fire at the Argavan commercial complex in Shahriar, Tehran has reached 8 people, and said 40 others were injured in the incident. According to the head of northwest Tehran's emergency services, most of the injured in this incident "had superficial wounds that were treated on-site and only one person was transferred to the hospital." The cause of this fire has not been announced, but Iranian media had reported that the Shahriar prosecutor ordered the identification and arrest of those responsible for this incident and the detention of the building's constructor. It's been said that this commercial complex had more than 250 commercial units including several sports clubs and 50 administrative units. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Following reports of explosion sounds heard in Qeshm, the Hormozgan Governor's Office public relations announced that these sounds on Qeshm Island were caused by confronting small drones and reconnaissance UAVs. According to this office's announcement, no collision, damage, or explosion occurred in Qeshm. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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☄️ Trump: We are stopping the Freedom Project Trump's post, machine translation: Based on the request of Pakistan and other countries, the enormous military success we have had during the campaign against the country of Iran, and also the fact that great progress has been made toward reaching a complete and final agreement with Iran's representatives, we have mutually agreed that while the blockade will remain in full force, the "Freedom Project" — meaning the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz — will be suspended for a short period to determine whether this agreement can be finalized and signed or not. President Donald J. Trump realDonaldTrump 📡 @VahidOnline

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Around Qeshm and Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan around 1:30 AM, unconfirmed received messages: #Qeshm two quiet explosions within 30 seconds but very shaky. 01:27 Hello brother, right now at 1:26 AM in Qeshm there were two explosion sounds, 5 seconds apart one after another, though the sound was distant. Hello Vahid jan, at 1:30 in Bandar Abbas something exploded in the sky with a very loud sound from Rajai port area to the sea. Bandar Abbas at 1:13 they hit the missile and it fell into the sea 😢 Hello Vahid jan, right now in Bandar Abbas we heard fighter jet sounds then the house windows shook. Bandar Abbas jet sounds at 1:30. 10 minutes ago we heard two explosion sounds in Qeshm 📡 @VahidOnline

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According to the Seismological Center of the University of Tehran's Geophysics Institute, a magnitude 5 earthquake occurred early Wednesday morning, May 6th, at a depth of 9 kilometers in Gilan-e Gharb, Kermanshah. According to this report, the earthquake was recorded at 00:23:21 at coordinates 34.19 degrees north latitude and 45.68 degrees east longitude. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, in another part of his press conference about the Iranian people said: "I think President Trump believes that the situation of the Iranian people under this regime is truly heartbreaking. I've said before that I don't know of a country where the distance and gap between the people and those who run the country is this vast." He added: "This country is run by radical Shia clerics, and this is not a true representation of the Iranian people. The Iranian people may be Shia, but they are not radical and they are not clerics. They just want a normal, natural life; in many ways it's a very modern country with extraordinary history and heritage." The U.S. Secretary of State emphasized: "The Iranian people are victims of this regime every day. And the President has deep empathy for what happens to them." @ VahidOOnLine Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, in response to a question about Donald Trump's statements regarding military aid to the Iranian people to fight against the Islamic Republic said: "Ultimately, what the President expresses—and I think he has expressed this repeatedly—is that he wishes the Iranian people didn't have such conditions." Mr. Rubio said Donald Trump "is truly heartbroken when he sees these images (of the regime's violence against the people). Imagine you are an Iranian; you're dissatisfied because the economy doesn't work for you, you have no freedom and no opportunity to express your opinions. You have friends who were killed simply for participating in protests, shot in the head with bullets. For him to see such treatment of these people and consequently having no tools to confront their own government is truly painful." Mr. Rubio told reporters that this regime violence goes back to the 2009 protests as well "where they massacred people in the streets. This is a savage regime, folks. These are people who hang people from cranes in city squares for everyone to see. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Marco Rubio announced that Washington is trying to determine what issues the Islamic Republic is willing to negotiate on, emphasizing that an initial agreement won't necessarily require complete details. He told reporters: "The agreement text doesn't need to be written from the start, but there must be a diplomatic solution that clearly specifies the negotiable issues and the extent of concessions Iran is willing to offer at the beginning." Rubio continued with skepticism about Tehran's position on the nuclear program, saying Iran "has always said it doesn't want nuclear weapons, but it's not serious about this," and emphasized that actions such as developing long-range missiles and creating underground enrichment facilities are inconsistent with such claims. The US Secretary of State also added that Iran now has the opportunity to "clearly" show that it's not seeking nuclear weapons. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline