il prices surged sharply on Friday, while stock markets plummeted after the conclusion of Trump's visit to China without an agreement to end the war with Iran, reports The New York Times.

The price of Brent oil rose by more than 2% to around $108 per barrel. WTI increased by approximately 3% to $104. Since the start of the war in the Middle East, oil prices have risen by 50%, and gasoline and diesel prices in the US have increased by the same amount.

Expectations of a larger-scale energy crisis are growing, while hopes for an end to the war are fading.

Analysts at Deutsche Bank note that markets are losing momentum, as Trump stated that the US does not need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. His comments intensified investors' fears that the strait will remain blocked for a long time, leading to a "more prolonged energy shock".

@Slavyangrad

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Russian Kh-101 cruise missiles used in the May 13–14 strikes on Kyiv reportedly contained over 100 Western-made components.

Ukrainian experts said the missiles they examined were produced in Q2 2026 and included parts linked to companies like Texas Instruments, AMD, Kyocera AVX, Harting Technology Group, and Nexperia.

It’s another example of how widely Western electronics still end up inside Russian systems, despite sanctions and export controls.

Sanctions do work to a degree, they make procurement harder, slower, and more expensive. But they’re not watertight. Components still slip through via third countries, re-exports, intermediaries, and gray-market supply chains.

@IntelSlava

🇵🇸⚡️🇮🇱 Palestinians FORCED to DESTROY their own homes for planned Israeli/Jewish biblical theme park 'Kings Garden'.

East Jerusalem residents say authorities threaten steep fines if they refuse and it’s cheaper to do the work themselves than pay municipal fees.

-The Guardian

🚩 ResistanceTrench | Boost

❗️Pakistan steps in to facilitate stalled US-Iran talks

Pakistan’s interior minister arrived in Tehran on Saturday to help advance negotiations between Iran and the US, according to Iranian media reports.

“Mohsin Naqvi arrived today in the Islamic Republic of Iran on an official two-day visit as part of Pakistan’s ongoing efforts to facilitate talks and promote regional peace,” Tasnim News Agency reported.

Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni welcomed Naqvi, whose trip comes only days after a visit to Tehran by Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir.

Pakistani sources told Al-Arabiya that Naqvi’s visit is intended to help establish a concrete framework for an agreement.

According to the sources, Washington has asked for responses to several issues raised by the US side, while noting that progress has been made on matters related to the Strait of Hormuz.

The sources also said there is no viable alternative to a temporary agreement between Washington and Tehran.

❗️China says US-Bahrain Hormuz resolution 'not helpful'

China’s UN ambassador on Friday criticized a proposed US-Bahraini resolution concerning the Strait of Hormuz, saying both the substance and timing were inappropriate and that adopting it would not be constructive.

The UN-focused news outlet Pass Blue shared a brief clip of an impromptu interview with China’s UN envoy Fu Gong, who said when asked about the resolution: “We don’t think the content is right, and the timing is not right."

“What we need is to urge both sides to engage in serious and good-faith negotiations that can resolve the issue. So passing a resolution at this stage, we don’t think is going to be helpful,” he said.

Fu added that if the decision rested with China the resolution would not be scheduled for a vote.

روسیه: با چین هم‌عقیده‌ایم / قطعنامه آمریکا درباره هرمز درست نیست

به گزارش BRICSNews، چین قطعنامه پیشنهادی آمریکا در مورد تنگه هرمز را «نادرست» خواند. میخائیل اولیانوف، نماینده روسیه نیز تأکید کرد که مسکو همین دیدگاه را دارد.

Russia: We share China's view — US resolution on Hormuz is not right

According to BRICSNews, China has called the US-proposed UN resolution on the Strait of Hormuz "not right." Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's representative, also stressed that Moscow shares the same position.

Trump aides are urging the UAE to deepen its role in the Iran war — including seizing Iran’s strategic Lavan Island.

Source: The Telegraph

دستیاران ترامپ، امارات متحده عربی را تحت فشار قرار می‌دهند تا نقش خود را در جنگ با ایران گسترش دهد — از جمله تصرف جزیره استراتژیک لاوان ایران.

منبع: تلگراف

— 🇺🇸/🇦🇪/🇮🇷 NEW: Senior Trump administration officials have encouraged the UAE to become more involved in the war against Iran, including by invading Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf – The Telegraph

Note that Iran and the UAE have an outstanding territorial dispute over the strategic Tunb and Abu Musa islands, located in the middle of the Persian Gulf — currently administered by Iran.

@Middle_East_Spectator

China's representative to the United Nations and the rotating president of the Security Council criticized the draft resolution proposed by the United States and Bahrain regarding the Strait of Hormuz, saying that "its content and timing are inappropriate and its adoption will not help."

According to Reuters, the draft resolution calls on Iran to stop attacks and laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. However, diplomats said that if this resolution is put to a vote, it will likely face vetoes from Russia and China.

The two countries also vetoed a similar resolution supported by the United States last month and described its text as "biased" against Iran.


(VahidOnline)

—❗️🇮🇱 NEW: After initially reporting that it was a controlled explosion, Hebrew media now begin to speculate that an explosion took place in Sdot Micha Airbase, around the area where surface-to-air Arrow-3 missiles are stored

It is reporter that one of the storage areas caught on fire and exploded due to mishandling of rocket fuel, and possibly a large amount of interceptor missiles were destroyed in the incident.

@Middle_East_Spectator

—❗️🇮🇱 BREAKING: Huge explosion in Beit Shemesh, Israel

@Middle_East_Spectator