Barak Ravid
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Political reporter for Axios covering foreign policy & the 2024
election. CNN analyst. Washington correspondent for Walla.
Author of Trump's Peace.
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Barak Ravid
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐ŸšขPresident Trump said the U.S. Navy will start "guiding" ships from foreign countries through the Strait of Hormuz from Monday and warned that if Iran tries to disrupt the process the American military will use force. My report on @axios
๐ŸšขThe new Hormuz Strait initiative will not necessarily include U.S. Navy ships escorting commercial ships, according to two U.S. officials
๐ŸšขOne of the officials said U.S. Navy ships will be "in the vicinity" in case they need to prevent Iran's military from attacking commercial ships moving through the strait
๐ŸšขThe officials said the U.S. navy is going to provide commercial ships with information on the best maritime lanes in the strait especially when it comes to using lanes that were not mined by the Iranian military
Senior U.S. official denies a U.S. ship was hit by Iranian missiles
Barak Ravid
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/04/trump-iran-strait-hormuz-operation
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿšข"He wants action": Trump's frustration with Iran stalemate sparked Hormuz gambit, U.S. officials say. @MarcACaputo and I write for @axios
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿšข"He wants action": Trump's frustration with Iran stalemate sparked Hormuz gambit, U.S. officials say. @MarcACaputo and I write for @axios
๐ŸšจA U.S. official said the rules of engagement for U.S. forces in the region have been changed and they were authorized to strike immediate threats against ships that cross the strait, like IRGC fast boats or Iranian missile positions
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https://x.com/barakravid/status/2051262294370251044?s=46
๐Ÿšจื‘ื›ื™ืจ ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™ ืืžืจ ืฉื›ืœืœื™ ื”ืคืชื™ื—ื” ื‘ืืฉ ืฉืœ ื”ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™ื ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ ืฉื•ื ื•, ื•ื”ื ื”ื•ืกืžื›ื• ืœืชืงื•ืฃ ืื™ื•ืžื™ื ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ื™ื ื ื’ื“ ืกืคื™ื ื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ืฆื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžืฆืจ, ื›ืžื• ืกื™ืจื•ืช ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ื”ืžื”ืคื›ื” ืื• ืขืžื“ื•ืช ื˜ื™ืœื™ื ืื™ืจืื ื™ื•ืช
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https://www.axios.com/2026/05/04/strait-hormuz-us-merchant-ships-cross
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐ŸšขTwo U.S. merchant ships cross Strait of Hormuz under Trump's new operation. My report on @axios
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https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/law/2026-05-04/ty-article/.highlight/0000019d-f32c-d22e-a9ff-fbfe4add0000?utm_source=App_Share&utm_medium=Android_Native&utm_campaign=Share
‏ื’ื™ื“ื™ ื•ื™ื™ืฅ ื•ื‘ืจ ืคืœื’ ืžื“ื•ื•ื—ื™ื: ืฉื‘"ื› ืฉื™ื ื” ืืช ืขืžื“ืชื•, ื•ืงื‘ืข ืฉืื•ืจื™ืš ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœืžืฉืจื“ ืจื”"ืž, ื—ืจืฃ ื”ื—ืฉื“ื•ืช ื ื’ื“ื• ื‘ืคืจืฉืช ื”ื“ืœืคืช ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ื”ืžืกื•ื•ื’ ืœืขื™ืชื•ืŸ "ื‘ื™ืœื“"
Barak Ravid
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/04/iran-attack-uae-missiles-ceasefire-hormuz
Iran ceasefire in peril as UAE says it's under attack. @DavidLawler10 and I report for @axios
Barak Ravid
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐ŸšขTwo U.S. merchant ships cross Strait of Hormuz under Trump's new operation. My report on @axios
Trump on Truth Social: Iran has taken some shots at unrelated Nations with respect to the Ship Movement, PROJECT FREEDOM, including a South Korean Cargo Ship. Perhaps itโ€™s time for South Korea to come and join the mission! Weโ€™ve shot down seven small Boats or, as they like to call them, โ€œfastโ€ Boats. Itโ€™s all they have left. Other than the South Korean Ship, there has been, at this moment, no damage going through the Strait. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, will have a News Conference tomorrow morning
‏ืžืกืชื‘ืจ ืฉื‘ืจืง ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืคื’ื•ืข ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืžืงื•ื. ื›ืฉืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช 13 ื–ื” ืœื ื‘ืืžืช ืžืคืชื™ืข. ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ืžื˜ื•ืžื˜ืžืช ืœื ืกื•ืช ื•ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืืช ื ืจื™ื” ืงืจืื•ืก. ืคืขื ื ื•ืกืคืช ื”ื•ื›ื— ืฉื‘ืขืจื•ืฅ ื”ื–ื” ืœื”ืฆื˜ื™ื™ืŸ, ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื•ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขื ืขืžื•ื“ ืฉื“ืจื” ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ ื•ืขืจื›ื™ ื–ื• ืชื›ื•ื ื” ืžื’ื•ื ื”. ื‘ืขืœื™ื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ื•ื‘ืขืœื™ื ื‘ืื™ื ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื”ื›ื•ืฉืœ ื ืฉืืจ
๐ŸšจSecretary of Defense Hegseth says "right now the ceasefire with Iran holds"
๐Ÿšจืฉืจ ื”ื”ื’ื ื” ื”ื’ืกืชืณ: ื‘ืขืช ื”ื–ื• ื”ืคืกืงืช ื”ืืฉ ืขื ืื™ืจืืŸ ื ื•ืชืจื” ืขืœ ื›ื ื”
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https://www.axios.com/2026/05/05/iran-strait-hormuz-operation-trump-warning
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐ŸšขNEW: The White House privately notified Iran in advance about operation "Project Freedom" in the strait of Hormuz and warned the Iranians not to interfere. My story on @axios