Armenia's PM Nikol Pashinyan says "on the issue of Ukraine, we are not allies with Russia," noting Armenia has sent humanitarian aid to Kyiv, a stance he's voiced since 2022.

Moscow responded by summoning Armenia's Ambassador in protest, while Pashinyan also confirmed he'll skip Russia's May 9 Victory Day parade.

Armenia has frozen CSTO participation, diversified arms purchases (France, India), and is pursuing closer EU ties.

Márton Melléthei-Barna, Péter Magyar's brother-in-law and a founding legal figure of Hungary's incoming Tisza Party, withdrew his nomination as Justice Minister, just a week after being named.

He cited the need to avoid casting "the slightest shadow" on Hungary's democratic transition, after opposition critics accused Magyar of nepotism over the family tie.

Magyar said he'll announce a new Justice Minister nominee tomorrow ahead of the new government's expected swearing-in around May 9.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved $25.8 billion in emergency weapons sales to Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE — triple the $8.6 billion initially disclosed.

The package includes large numbers of Patriot missile interceptors, though deliveries could take years due to limited U.S. production capacity.

Source: Bloomberg

Air defense systems were activated in western Tehran, according to Iran’s Mehr.

BREAKING: A senior U.S. official says the U.S. struck Iran’s Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas, but stressed the attacks do not signal a renewed war.

Source: Fox News

Iran's Tasnim:

Three American destroyers near the Strait of Hormuz were targeted by the Iranian Navy.

The destroyers belonging to the U.S. forces are reportedly fleeing toward the Sea of Oman.

U.S. trade court has ruled against Trump’s 10% global tariff policy.

Source: Reuters

Iran's Tasnim:

The Iranian Navy’s attacks on American destroyers in the Sea of Oman are ongoing.

Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central HQ Spokesperson:

The aggressive, terrorist, and pirate U.S. military violated the ceasefire by targeting an Iranian oil tanker traveling from Iran’s coastal waters near Jask toward the Strait of Hormuz, as well as another vessel entering the Strait of Hormuz near the Emirati port of Fujairah.

At the same time, with the cooperation of some regional countries, they carried out air attacks on civilian areas along the coasts of Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island.

The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran immediately responded by attacking U.S. military vessels east of the Strait of Hormuz and south of the port of Chabahar, reportedly inflicting significant damage on them.

FBI Director Kash Patel reportedly ordered polygraph tests for more than two dozen current and former staff members, including members of his security detail and IT personnel, as he searched for possible internal leaks.

Patel has become increasingly isolated from senior FBI leadership following a series of controversies surrounding his conduct and management.

Source: MS NOW

Brazilian President Lula on his relationship with Trump:

You know that story about love at first sight, that chemistry thing? That’s what happened. I hope it continues like this.

Brazilian President Lula:

I do not believe Trump will have any influence over Brazilian elections, because the Brazilian people are the ones who vote.

And I believe he will behave as the President of the United States, allowing the Brazilian people to decide their own destiny, just as I will allow the American people to decide theirs. That is what will happen.

Brazilian President Lula:

Trump thinks the Iran war is already over — that is not reality, but he believes it, and I’m not going to keep fighting with him because of the way he sees the war.

IRGC Navy:

Following the violation of the ceasefire and the aggression by the terrorist US military against an Iranian oil tanker near the port of Jask, and the approach of warships belonging to the terrorist US military toward the Strait of Hormuz, a very large-scale and precise combined operation was carried out.

Various types of anti-ship ballistic and cruise missiles, along with kamikaze drones equipped with high-explosive warheads, were launched toward enemy destroyers.

Intelligence monitoring indicates significant damage to the American enemy, and three invading enemy warships quickly fled the Strait of Hormuz area.

Brazilian President Lula:

I even joked with Trump. He asked about the World Cup and whether the Brazilian national team was good, and I said:

“Look, I hope you won’t cancel the visas of Brazilian players. Please don’t do that, because we are coming here to win the World Cup.”

Then he responded… he laughed.

He laughed because now he’s going to laugh all the time. He learned that laughing is very good.

Brazilian President Lula:

First of all, when I came here I said that I would not speak to the press before the meeting.

It doesn’t make sense. I came here to have a meeting. I came here to discuss issues.

How are you going to hold a press conference before you’ve even discussed anything?

Neither I nor Trump need photographs, and we don’t need to invent things to say to the press.

So I preferred that we first have our meeting and only afterwards talk.

CENTCOM:

U.S. forces intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with self-defense strikes as U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman, May 7.

Iranian forces launched multiple missiles, drones and small boats as USS Truxtun (DDG 103), USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), and USS Mason (DDG 87) transited the international sea passage. No U.S. assets were struck.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) eliminated inbound threats and targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces including missile and drone launch sites; command and control locations; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance nodes.

CENTCOM does not seek escalation but remains positioned and ready to protect American forces.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

This war must end with changing the borders of the State of Israel — in Gaza, in Lebanon, in Syria, and of course in the West Bank.

If it were up to me, we would have annexed territory long ago.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

Our enemies do not care how many terrorists we kill or how many bombs we drop on them; it does not interest them.

What matters to them is that we take territory from them.