🇮🇷🇦🇪🇮🇱⚡- Israel has raised its military alertness following the events in the Gulf, Ynet reports.

🇮🇱⚡- Israel has brought forward the expanded cabinet meeting to Wednesday.

🇮🇷⚡- Initial reports of a third vessel today being struck by Iranian projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz just moments ago.

🇦🇪🇮🇷⚡- UAE condemns the ongoing Iranian attacks on its country and water-spaces, and states they have the "full and legitimate right to respond to these attacks."

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - Tasnim News denies CENTCOM's report of sinking six Iranian gunboats today.

🇧🇭⚡- BREAKING: Bahrain declares a national state of emergency.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "Israel is preparing for a resumption of the war with Iran," - Walla.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia pressured Trump to renew the war in the past week," - Walla.

🇮🇷🇦🇪🇮🇱⚡- "Netanyahu held a series of security discussions throughout the day," - Amit Segal of Israeli Channel 12.

🇮🇷🇦🇪🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: The UAE's Defense Committee has told their Israeli counterparts Abu Dhabi will respond to the Iranian attacks, and will "not remain silent."

🇺🇸✝️⚡️- Former New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling has passed away at 87 years old today.

Mr. Sterling's voice was one of the most recognizable in the world of radio and TV, originating the catchphrases "It is high, it is far, it is gone" and the signature Yankees victory slogan "Ballgame over! Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!"

He is survived by his 4 children. The Yankees are scheduled to play tonight for the annual Star Wars May 4th game, which surely will be full of honors and interviews from former colleagues and Yankee players celebrating Mr. Sterling's life.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Iran opened fire on U.S. Navy warships today. CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper issued a warning to the IRGC but did not comment on whether the ceasefire had been broken. - Washington Post.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- “Iran has taken some shots at unrelated Nations with respect to the Ship Movement, PROJECT FREEDOM, including a South Korean Cargo Ship. Perhaps it’s time for South Korea to come and join the mission! We’ve shot down seven small Boats or, as they like to call them, “fast” Boats. It’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. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP” - President Trump.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- Netanyahu's trial session tomorrow has been cancelled due to "security tensions" in the Gulf, Israeli Channel 14 reports.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- Israel is ready to resume the war with Iran and is awaiting Trump's greenlight, Israeli Channel 14 reports.

🇮🇷🇦🇪⚡️- BREAKING: UAE missile alerts have been sent out.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russia announces it will cease fire on the 8th and 9th of May for Victory Day, and hopes Ukraine does the same.

Russia's Ministry of Defense warns it will strike Kiev, which Moscow already does every other day, if Ukraine breaks the ceasefire.

🇩🇪 - A car rammed into pedestrians in Leipzig, Germany, earlier today, leaving two dead and multiple injuries.

Local authorities have apprehended the suspect, but have not released the identify nor the motive.

🇮🇷🇦🇪⚡- Bahrain, Jordan, and Egypt have condemned Iran's attacks on the UAE, and stand in solidarity with the Emirati State.

🇺🇸⚡- Trump and the GOP have undergone a campaign to flip Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, with Trump offering “his patented total and complete endorsement plus a financial windfall” to Fetterman.

When asked by POLITICO, Fetterman claimed he would not switch parties. At the same time, Senate Republicans and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have kept close to Fetterman in an effort to win him over.

🇮🇷🇦🇪⚡️- The UAE Ministry of Defence announced it confronted 12 ballistic missiles, 3 cruise missiles, and 4 drones fired by Iran on Monday.