Kuwait's prosecution indicted four IRGC members who tried to enter the country by sea to carry out terror attacks against American and Kuwaiti targets. Two other cell members escaped after exchanging fire with Kuwaiti troops.

Iraqi pro-Iranian militias were expected to assist the cell if needed, revealing coordination between the IRGC and its regional proxies. The same militias have recently been launching drones at the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Tehran is simultaneously pushing to shape Baghdad's next government in its favor.

Italy has requested the EU impose sanctions on an Israeli minister Ben Gvir over the treatment of activists.

Tankers stranded in the Persian Gulf for weeks are being overtaken by marine growth. One shipping source described heavy barnacle and jellyfish buildup after six to eight weeks in 30°C water, calling it a serious concern for vessel integrity.

- Financial Times.

Trump Peace Council chief Nikolay Mladenov condemned Ben Gvir's visit to detained flotilla activists as "unacceptable and shameful," saying it distracts from implementing Trump's Gaza plan and ensuring Israeli security.

The IDF Spokesperson's Unit had planned to release operational footage showing soldiers handling the takeover professionally. The Foreign Ministry blocked distribution. Ben Gvir then entered the secure compound on his own, filming with detainees against the explicit decision of defense and diplomatic officials.

Kan News.

New NYT poll: 75% of Democratic voters oppose U.S. military aid to Israel, up from 45% three years ago. 95% oppose war with Iran. 60% say they side more with Palestinians than Israelis.

NEW: Members of Iran’s Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee introduced a bill offering a €50 million bounty for the assassination of President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu, and other senior U.S. and Israeli officials over the killing of Khamenei.

Trump administration to put $2 billion into quantum computing in exchange for equity in firms including IBM. - WSJ

NATO's Rutte:

Let there be no mistake, our ability and our resolve to defend every ally is absolute.

Any attack… the response would be devastating.

NATO Secretary General Rutte on U.S. arms production: Trump pressured major defense CEOs at the White House to quadruple output.

"I spoke with one of those CEOs a couple of days later, he was still trembling from that meeting."

"So that was good news."

President Ahmed al-Sharaa will represent Syria at the upcoming G7 summit in France as a guest nation. Syria has never participated in the G7 since the forum was established in 1975, making this its first appearance in the group's 50-year history. - Reuters

Trumps latest post on Iran

IDF: A suspected ramming attack occurred near the Tapuah Junction in the Samaria region. No casualties. The driver was apprehended in the village of Huwara following an arrest operation and will be transferred for interrogation by security forces.

Starting May 21, Americans and permanent residents who have been in the DRC, Uganda, or South Sudan within 21 days of arriving in the U.S. must enter through Dulles Airport for enhanced Ebola screening. The State Department warns of possible flight changes and cancellations tied to the Central Africa outbreak.

Iranian local authorities attribute explosions on Qeshm Island to the destruction of unexploded munitions, following earlier reports of blasts on the island.

Russian Defence Ministry: A Zircon hypersonic missile was launched as part of nuclear exercises.

The Trump administration added 82 immigration judges in an effort to speed up deportation cases. - Fox News

U.S. national debt hit $39 trillion. Up roughly $5 billion a day since October, per Fortune.

Iran and Oman in talks on a permanent Hormuz toll, per an Iranian envoy.

CENTCOM says 94 commercial vessels have been redirected as of May 21.

Hezbollah rockets aimed at IDF troops in the southern Lebanon security zone struck the Christian village of Debl yesterday and today, damaging property. Residents who remained in the village with Israeli permission were unharmed.

Portugal's Dom Francisco de Almeida frigate pursued a Russian Yury Ivanov-class intelligence vessel after it approached NATO's Dynamic Mongoose exercise in the Baltic.

- @Osinttechnical