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News & Current Events May 5, 2026 at 3:40 PM

US, Iran launch new attacks as they wrestle for control of Gulf waters

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US, Iran launch new attacks as they wrestle for control of Gulf waters
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US, Iran launch new attacks as they wrestle for control of Gulf waters
It was the first apparent attempt to use military force since last month’s ceasefire announcement.

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supercyberlurker 6 days ago +224
I find it hilarious that I have to ask: *Are we under ceasefire or not?*
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kniq86 6 days ago +70
It's little attacks so it doesn't count.. I guess
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freedfg 6 days ago +28
Gotta restart the 60 day clock
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June_Fatality 6 days ago +13
It's the little attacks that count the most ❤️
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digidave1 6 days ago +5
They're not attacks, they're squabbles. That way they don't need to ask Comgress for permission to spend all your tax money on weapons instead of healthcare.
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Fedora_Million_Ankle 6 days ago +5
It wasn't about the war,, it was all the little attacks we met along the way.
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r_a_d_ 6 days ago +20
Israeli style ceasefire…
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tabrizzi 6 days ago +8
Soft ceasefire.
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Xivvx 6 days ago +7
There is no ceasefire.
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ClawingDevil 6 days ago +3
Then you'll see that it is not the ceasefire that breaks, it is only yourself.
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darknekolux 6 days ago +5
Come back Friday
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Wi11Pow3r 6 days ago +3
We ARE in a ceasefire. We are NOT in a war. Is that really so hard to understand? /s
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EstablishmentFull797 6 days ago +4
We’ve always been under ceasefire with Eurasia. 
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gnartato 6 days ago +3
Obviously we are above the ceasefires.
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starrpamph 4 days ago +3
No on Friday so the rich buy all the stocks Yes on Monday so they call sell them for profit
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jcpopm 6 days ago +2
Is the stock market open?
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TheModWhoShaggedMe 6 days ago +2
Welcome to Gaza.
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Misfit_somewhere 6 days ago +2
Passive aggressive ceasefire
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Rosu_Aprins 6 days ago +2
We're under the concept of a cease fire, and the strait of hormuz is physically open, they'll just ahoot at you.
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jackrabbit323 6 days ago +1
It's Tuesday so no-ish.
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ShinySpoon 6 days ago +1
An insanely great question. It was asked of Kegbreath today. Here’s your answer: “The ceasefire has not over. This is new shit.” (and then a lot of bullshit evading answers) [https://youtube.com/shorts/oTLhUB9tpWs?si=JKw\_Z963c2MrIM10](https://youtube.com/shorts/oTLhUB9tpWs?si=JKw_Z963c2MrIM10)
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Spiritual-Pear-1349 5 days ago +1
Only when its convenient
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ctothel 5 days ago +1
It’s also pretty wild that we have to ask why this war is happening at all
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Aazadan 4 days ago +1
Ceasefire not cease explosion.
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k987654321 6 days ago +64
“No luck ceasing them fires then?” “It’s just the one ceasefire actually.”
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JinnRabb1t 6 days ago +20
You ain’t seen Bad Boys 2?
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Marginallyhuman 6 days ago +7
Is it any good?
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andyroouu 6 days ago +6
I was thinking of a different shop
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k987654321 6 days ago +3
Honestly this is one of the funniest lines in the film to me. It’s such a tiny throwaway line but it’s so good.
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erix84 6 days ago +3
For the greater good.
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andyroouu 6 days ago +2
The greater good
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OutlawJuicyWhales 5 days ago +2
Shut it!
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iambarrelrider 1 day ago +1
You need to go to church!
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tabrizzi 6 days ago +86
I thought Congress was told that the war's over.
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torcsandantlers 6 days ago +28
That was the pump. This is the dump.
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hukep 6 days ago +11
war was over 20 times already and will be at least 50 times more over. No need to hury. Gas is just 30 percent up.
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RobertWayneLewisJr 6 days ago +8
No joke, they are basically saying Operation Epstein's Fury and Project Freedom are completely separate things. So they believe theoretically that they can create a new "project" to complete war objectives while the main "ceasefire" is happening. All while evading the 60 day deadline. Which even the ceasefire doesn't stop the clock on.
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chubby_pink_donut 6 days ago +30
I bet Chuck Schumer is on his electric typewriter hammering out some "strong words" about this. When he wakes up from his nap he's going to lead this fight against Trump.
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TheModWhoShaggedMe 6 days ago +9
Because 100+ million Americans taking matters into their own hands and taking to the streets of America in a work strike protest is non-existent, we pin all our hopes on the Senate minority leader?? Why? What about the Senate *majority leader*? You might not even know his name, it's Thune.
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TranquilSeaOtter 6 days ago +4
Because we all know Republicans won't stop Trump. In fact, many Republicans are actively pushing for more war with more countries.
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TheModWhoShaggedMe 6 days ago -3
That is the weakest excuse ever -- then why did a lot of you elect them into power if you won't hold them accountable?? The fact that we're not even calling for Thune to rebuke Trump is a huge issue. Why not even demand it?
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Soft_Walrus_3605 5 days ago +6
>Why not even demand it? Because those Americans haven't felt the real pain of it yet.
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thejawa 6 days ago +8
He has to consult with an imaginary family from Long Island first
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wheatgivesmeshits 6 days ago +8
Aka AIPAC
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czs5056 5 days ago +1
What will his good friends the Baileys think about this? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dijMKwZMU2Q
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Thor4269 6 days ago +6
Now all wars end after 59 days and start again the next day
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Shopworn_Soul 6 days ago +3
To be fair, apparently you can tell Congress *literally anything* and y'know. It's all good.
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NewsCards 6 days ago +26
> Trump told Congress the war was “terminated” and the deadline was moot, a claim disputed by some lawmakers. Also disputed by, uh, the real-world.
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xynith116 6 days ago +3
War is peace
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ohnohelpwhereamI 6 days ago +22
>So is this the day it spirals even further out of control? -Me, everyday
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xynith116 6 days ago +2
Every day that ends in y
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GypsyDarkEyes 6 days ago +17
Souds like we are indeed still "at war." Time for Congress to weigh in. Congress? Hello?
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Modern_Bear 6 days ago +6
Mike Johnson probably sent the House on a 6 month vacation, which explains the silence.
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Kaliente13 6 days ago +28
Iran is serious about defending themselves, who would have thought?
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Infinite_Theory3453 6 days ago +15
tensions rising again, doesn’t look like it’s settling anytime soon 😐
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impulsekash 6 days ago +16
Reminder to all, even if there is a ceasefire and peace agreement at this very moment, it will take 6 months to clear the Strait of the mines, and over a year for gas prices to stabilize to pre-war prices.
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slowlyaware 6 days ago +22
Pre-war prices 😂🤣😭
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ElectroMagnetsYo 6 days ago +6
UAE leaving OPEC indicates to me that they’re planning on flooding the market once the strait is clear to fund reparations and to punish Iran economically.
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BlueFalcon89 6 days ago +3
For sure. The administration’s goal right now is to delay the gallows from chopping the economy into oblivion as long as possible. Shit will start to float soon.
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Certain_Event558 6 days ago +9
We make a lot of money when oil is this expensive a certain individual was saying
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Toadfinger 6 days ago +2
Trump and Hegseth deliberately tried to move a ship through Hormuz. It's obvious they need a long war. It's Cheneyism 2.0.
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jmantha 6 days ago +5
These are not international waters we’re talking about.
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1mc112 5 days ago +3
It is a ceasefire but there might be some fighting still but its so small that it doesn't matter cause we're in a ceasefire.
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Architeuthis_McCrew 6 days ago +9
Trump said Covid would be over in a few weeks. It lasted years. Here we go again.
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SirDale 5 days ago +1
Ukrainian war over in 24 hours!
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Hornybunnyboi 6 days ago +7
I thought the war was over. The god king said so several times.
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Miserable-Biscotti54 6 days ago +3
Is it a war? A operation? A project? A thingy thing?
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idoma21 5 days ago +2
Excursion pause.
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Daovin 5 days ago +3
The ceasefire broke before the guard did.
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Hsensei 6 days ago +2
I was told the war was over
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SleepingToDreaming 6 days ago +2
Cease MAJOR fire, right?  Good lord...
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Nyrfan2017 5 days ago +2
For a war we won three weeks ago it’s sure is going on for awhile
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roller_coaster325 5 days ago +2
I’d like to see a global survey asking ‘who do you thing is winning the war’, and ‘who do you think will eventually win the war’ If I had to guess. 80% Iran currently winning / 55% Iran will eventually win the war.
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Zlifbar 5 days ago +2
“Wrestle for control”!!!?!!??? More like “random launch missiles at things to distract from how completely they’ve screwed up the region and world”
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plaiidoh 3 days ago +2
Glad US soldiers are willing to sacrifice themselves for Zionists and billionaires 👍
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VirtuaFighter6 6 days ago +5
They are completely decimated. We have complete control of the air and sea. Right? Right?
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Mutherfalker95 5 days ago +2
Can someone tell me why the 'f***' we are doing this?
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idoma21 5 days ago +6
By request of Israel? That was what Vance said before the admin decided the “they had a nuclear bomb they were going to use on us” fantasy defense.
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qomann 5 days ago +1
This escalation in the Strait of Hormuz is worrying but seems contained so far.According to reports,the US launched “Project Freedom” to e***** stranded commercial ships through the vital waterway (which carries ~20% of global oil).Iran responded with drones, missiles, and small boats.The US military says it sank 6 Iranian fast-attack boats,intercepted incoming threats,and successfully guided at least two commercial vessels through. Meanwhile, the UAE reported Iranian missile/drone attacks on its territory/oil facilities, which it intercepted most of.Both sides are framing it as defensive. US officials (including Defense Secretary Hegseth) are stressing that the broader ceasefire still holds and they’re not looking for a full return to war this is a limited effort to keep global shipping lanes open.Iran denies some of the attacks or calls them warnings.Hoping diplomacy (and backchannel talks) can de-escalate quickly.A prolonged disruption here would spike oil prices worldwide and hurt everyone.What do you all think is this just posturing around the ceasefire,or the start of something bigger?
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egnappah 1 day ago +1
US, the wet paper tiger with the weakest president in history. Absolutely delicious to see.
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Stiklikegiant 6 days ago +7
They can defend the straight for a very long time as they have the tactical advantage.  They control the entire area.  The US is just hemorrhaging tax payer dollars.  Ugh. Such a waste of money that we could have used to have healthcare.
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Modern_Bear 6 days ago +3
>Let’s assume withdrawing or stopping military operations is not an option. Why do we have to assume that? That would be the best solution because we shouldn't have started this war to begin with. No thought or planning went into this war. It is 100% ego stroking for Trump and Hegseth. It really has a lot of similarity to Russia invading Ukraine, which was for Putin's ego.
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ZantaraLost 6 days ago +2
Lol if the two most obvious answers are off the table then you're down to full mobilization and a new ground war in the Middle East with midterms approaching and a comparatively empty stockpile of needed weapons for such. So.... nuclear threats and/or lots of dead American soldiers. Edit: note, I'm not advocating for it, just pointing out the only modestly feasible options to get to the end point you spoke of.
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TranquilSeaOtter 6 days ago +2
Drones are super c****. All it takes is threats of drones and ships won't cross because insurance companies will refuse to insure them if they get blown up. Iran will never not have enough money for drones which I'm sure Russia is also more than happy to supply. As long as the straight remains closed, Russia can sell their oil for inflated prices and with them being starved for money, are highly insentivized to support Iran.
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