As President Trump’s latest wave of major historic renovations to the White House continue, the Wall Street Journal reports that the president has recently discussed plans to install a helipad on the grounds of the White House. According to officials, the helipad is needed in order to prevent the VH-92A Patriot, the powerful new presidential helicopter produced by Lockheed Martin that is meant to replace the aging fleet of VH-3D Sea Kings currently used as Marine One, from causing serious damage to the grass on the White House’s South Lawn.

According to Reuters, citing a Pakistani source, Iran shared a revised response to the U.S. proposal via Pakistani mediators. Per the Pakistani source, “we don’t have much time,” adding that both sides continue to shift left or right on key issues, making it challenging to find convergence on key issues such as nuclear enrichment and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump met with his National Security Team this past Saturday on how to move forward with Iran and is also set to meet with them Tuesday, as U.S. officials have told Axios and a number of other news outlets that military options are currently still on the table.

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced that the U.S. and Nigeria continue to conduct joint operations against the Islamic State of the Levant (ISIS/ISIL), releasing new video of strikes conducted yesterday, May 17th, in which ISIS fighters were struck and no U.S. or Nigerian forces were injured.

Following Iran’s formation of the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), a PGSA page is now active on 𝕏.

According to the IRGC-affiliated news outlet Tasnim, as a part of ongoing negotiations, the U.S. has proposed that OFAC sanctions against Iran be suspended. At the time of writing, such reports are not confirmed, but if true, the move could be a ‘good faith’ gesture to ease pressure on Iran and entice them to shift left or right on key points of contention.

According to U.S. President Donald J. Trump, at the request of Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, and President of the United Arab Emirates Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, he has chosen to postpone a resumption of combat operations against Iran that he says would have started tomorrow. President Trump said in his Truth Social post that “serious negotiations are now taking place,” and that he has instructed U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine to maintain readiness to conduct “full, large scale assault of Iran.”

There is a heavy police presence at the Islamic Center of San Diego (CA) following reports of an active shooter at the location.

Authorities in San Diego, CA, have held a press conference regarding an active shooter incident at the Islamic Center of San Diego, which they are considering a hate crime, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has responded to assist. Upon arrival, responding officers observed 3 deceased males outside the building. At nearly the same time, authorities received another call of shots fired a few blocks away. As authorities were responding to these calls, a third call came in a few blocks away, and upon arrival, officers discovered 2 deceased teenagers, believed to be the shooters. There are no other injuries, and the investigation is ongoing.

A Christian medical missionary from the United States, working as a doctor in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has tested positive for Ebola after being exposed and developing symptoms over the weekend, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC states that it is working with the U.S. State Department to transfer the patient and other Americans exposed during the recent outbreak in Africa to Germany.

Asked earlier if Americans should be concerned about the ongoing outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, President Trump said that he is certainly concerned about it but that the outbreak appears to be confined right now to Africa.

Following his announcement that the resumption of combat operations against Iran would be postponed, U.S. President Donald J. Trump told the press today that Gulf leaders from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar asked him to postpone strikes for “2 or 3 days,” and he agreed. It’s yet unclear if this is a hard timeline for negotiations to play out.

According to the New York Times, citing U.S. officials, Iranian forces exercised a level of battlefield adaptability, not previously attributed to their military. Per the report, possibly by liaising with their Russian counterparts, Iranian forces were able to learn U.S. flight tactics and better employ air defenses against U.S. aircraft, as officials told the New York Times that they believed American air tactics had become somewhat predictable.