Fire breaks out in airport near Tehran Iran’s Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday that a fire has broken out in an administrative building at Imam Khomeini Airport, near the capital city of Tehran. The cause of the fire has not yet been disclosed.
IRGC says 23 vessels crossed Hormuz in last 24 hours, US claims it 'redirected' 109 ships since blockade began Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy reported on Wednesday that a total of 23 ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz with its permission in the last 24 hours, according to Iranian media. This follows earlier reports from the IRGC that 25 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday in coordination with its navy and after receiving Tehran's permission. Meanwhile, US Central Command posted on X that it has "redirected" 109 commercial vessels in the Arabian Sea to enforce President Trump's blockade of ships travelling to and from Iranian ports since it began on 13 April.
Defected Sudanese RSF commander Savannah performs Hajj in Mecca Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/27/2026 - 12:21 Ali Rizqallah appears among pilgrims days after leaving paramilitary group accused of waging genocide in Darfur Ali Rizqallah, known by the nom de guerre Savannah, films himself during the Hajj pilgrimage earlier this week (Screengrab) Off A senior commander who recently defected from Sudan 's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has filmed himself performing the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, less than three weeks after publicly breaking with the paramilitary group accused of genocide in Darfur. Footage circulated by Al Jazeera on Tuesday appears to show Ali Rizqallah - widely known by his nom de guerre Savannah - at the Kaaba, pressing his hands against its black kiswa covering and making supplications for Sudan as fellow pilgrims circle Islam's holiest site behind him. "O Allah, grant victory to our forces, unite our ranks, stop the bloodshed, end the war, lift this affliction, and bring Your might against every tyrant," he is heard saying.
Israeli issues another forced evacuation order for Lebanon’s Tyre city The Israeli military has issued a further warning to residents in Lebanon’s city of Tyre and surrounding neighbourhoods to evacuate their homes ahead of new strikes. The message, delivered on X by the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee, ordered residents to “evacuate your homes immediately… and move north of the Zehrani River”. This comes on top of earlier evacuation warnings in areas across southern and eastern Lebanon, as Israeli troops prepare to advance beyond the “Yellow Line” and continue strikes on Lebanese towns in violation of the ceasefire agreement.
Hamas confirms death of newly appointed military chief In a statement delivered on Wednesday, Hamas officially confirmed the death of Mohammad Odeh, the head of Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, after being targeted by an Israeli attack. The strike hit a residential building in al-Rimal neighbourhood, west of Gaza City, on Tuesday night. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said earlier on Wednesday that the Israeli attack had killed Odeh, along with his wife and three children.
Israeli strikes kill Palestinians and Lebanese preparing to celebrate Eid al-Adha Submitted by Hannah. Smith on Wed, 05/27/2026 - 11:47 Social media reacts as dozens killed in Lebanon and Gaza after Israeli bombardment ahead of Islamic holiday A Palestinian man inspects the rubble of a residential building following an overnight Israeli air strike in Gaza City on 27 May 2026 (Mahmoud Issa/Reuters) Off As families went out shopping to prepare for the festival of Eid al-Adha in the streets of Gaza City on Tuesday night, they were met with Israeli bombs. Air strikes targeted a residential building in al-Rimal neighbourhood, killing at least six and wounding 20 others, a source at al-Shifa hospital told Al Jazeera .
Israeli army issues more forced displacement threats in Lebanon, attacks intensify Lebanon’s National News Agency has reported an onset of new Israeli attacks and forced displacement orders on areas in southern and eastern Lebanon. It reported air raids hit towns in the Bekaa Valley in the east of the country, as well as villages in southern Lebanon, including the town of Tuffahta and Arki, and issued evacuation orders for several more towns. This comes in addition to the wave of strikes carried out across the last 24 hours in what the Lebanese Health Ministry has described as “massacres”.
Iran says draft of US deal would reopen Hormuz, end naval blockade Tehran has received a draft of the initial unofficial framework for a memorandum of understanding with the US, Iranian state TV reported on Wednesday. According to the report, Washington has agreed to withdraw its military forces from the vicinity of Iran and lift its naval blockade in exchange for Tehran restoring commercial transit through the Strait of Hormuz to pre-war levels within one month. Military vessels are not included in the agreement, Iranian state TV said, adding that traffic management and shipping routes through the strait would be overseen by Iran in coordination with Oman.
Strikes rock Gaza on Eid al-Adha as Israeli ceasefire violations top 3,000 Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/27/2026 - 12:23 Deaths reported overnight as Gaza prepared for Islamic holiday Palestinians perform morning prayers marking the start of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, on a heavily damaged street in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on 17 May 2026 (Bashar Taleb / AFP) Off As Palestinians in Gaza celebrated Eid al-Adha, Israel continued to launch strikes on the besieged enclave, with authorities saying ceasefire violations have topped 3,000. An overnight strike on a residential building in al-Rimal neighbourhood, west of Gaza City, has so far left six people dead, according to Al Jazeera. Israel says they killed Mohammed Odeh, the head of Hamas's armed wing, who succeeded the former chief Izz al-Din al-Haddad in mid-May.
The Brotherhood bogeyman: How Europe and the US criminalise Muslim civic life Submitted by Farid Hafez on Wed, 05/27/2026 - 12:55 Terrorist labels exported from Egypt and the UAE to crush political opposition are now being deployed across Europe and the US to hollow out Muslim democratic life A protester carries a 'Stop Islamophobia, stop the far right' placard during the Nakba 78 March for Palestine in London, United Kingdom, 16 May 2026 (SOPA Images) On Across western publics, a dangerous claim is spreading that Muslim civic participation is secretly linked to a coordinated Muslim Brotherhood plot to subvert these nations from within. They claim that Muslims - many of them third-generation immigrants - who organise in communities, assert their rights as equal citizens, and engage in democratic politics are doing so as part of a hidden takeover scheme. It is a conspiracy theory, and a familiar one.
Israeli army claims to hit 150 Lebanon sites in one day The Israeli military has said that it carried out strikes on more than 150 “Hezbollah sites” over the past 24 hours. Strikes hit southern Lebanon areas of Tre and Nabitieh as well as Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, killing at least 30 people on Tuesday night in what the Lebanese Health Ministry has described as a “massacre”, with further attacks carried out on Wednesday morning.
IRGC says vessels from 'hostile countries' blocked from Hormuz strait Iran's Revolutionary Guards have warned that vessels from countries "hostile" to Iran would be prohibited from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, in a message carried by Iranian media on Wednesday. This comes after Tasnim news agency reported an announcement from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that 25 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with its navy and after receiving Tehran's permission.
'They stole our sheep, killed my son': Israeli settlers, soldiers attack and loot West Bank villages Submitted by Oren Ziv on Wed, 05/27/2026 - 10:26 Yousef Kaabneh, 16, was shot dead as settlers, backed by soldiers, stormed three villages north of Ramallah and forcibly took 900 sheep "My son wanted his sheep back, and their answer was to shoot him," says Ali Kaabneh, whose son was killed during an Israeli settler and army raid on the village of Jiljilya on 20 May 2026 (Oren Ziv/MEE) Off "The army stole our sheep and killed my son," said Ali Kaabneh, standing at the spot where his 16-year-old son Yousef was shot in the village of Jiljilya, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, as settlers and Israeli soldiers raided the area last Wednesday. Some 900 sheep were forcibly taken from local Palestinian residents during the raid. While settlers frequently raid Palestinian communities and steal livestock , in this case the entire operation was carried out in coordination with – and under the protection of – the Israeli army, which secured the theft and assisted the settlers throughout.
Economic war now ‘main battleground’, says Iranian president Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that “the main battleground today is the economic war” in the ongoing conflict with the US and Israel. “After failing to achieve its objectives on the military front, the enemy has focused on damaging the country’s economic resilience and disrupting the livelihoods of the people,” the president added in comments carried by Tasnim news agency. Pezeshkian met with members of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, and said he urged a boost to Iran’s economy from the private sector to protect the country’s “economic foundation” and increase its “national power in the face of external pressures and threats”.
Iran announces reopening of Tabriz airport after bombing Tabriz International Airport in northwestern Iran is set to reopen for the first time since it was targeted in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, according to the Civil Aviation Organisation. “Tabriz Airport, which was attacked during the recent war, has now been restored to activity by Iranian specialists and will reopen on Wednesday,” a spokesperson said in an announcement carried in Iranian media. The number of reopened airports has reached 20, according to earlier media reports.
Israeli forces order demolition of seven apartments near Jerusalem The Israeli military issued an order on Wednesday for the demolition of seven apartments in the Qalandya village, north of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, according to the Jerusalem Governorate. Israeli forces reportedly stormed the village and gave residents military notices, ordering them to self-demolish their homes, supposedly for being built without licenses, and have given them until the end of the Eid al-Adha holiday on 30 May to do so. They warned that if the owners do not comply, the army will carry out the demolition themselves and impose heavy financial fines on the residents.
Israeli defence minister insists there are 'voluntary emigration' plans for Gaza Israel's defence minister has advanced plans to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip through "voluntary emigration". Israel Katz said on Wednesday that the plans would take place "at the proper time and in the proper manner". Despite the Israeli genocide in Gaza, which has killed more than 70,000 Palestinians and wrought utter destruction on the coastal enclave, the vast majority of Palestinians there say they will never abandon their home.
Iran intelligence ministry accuses Israel, US of ‘overthrowing and partitioning’ country Iran’s intelligence ministry accused the United States and Israel on Wednesday of seeking to overthrow Iran's leadership and break up the country. “The enemy is now pursuing through other means the objective of overthrowing and partitioning the country, which it openly declared at the beginning of the recent war but failed to achieve through military attack,” the ministry was quoted as saying by Iranian media. It alleged that the failure of military action had prompted the US and Israel to turn to other forms of warfare, including economic pressure, cyberattacks, weapons smuggling, assassinations and hostile media campaigns.
Iran says its enriched uranium ‘not on agenda’ for negotiations Deputy Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Bagheri reiterated Iran’s position that the issue of its enriched uranium is off limits during the ongoing talks with the US. “This issue is not on the agenda of the negotiations,” Bagheri insisted to the Fars news agency on Wednesday. US President Donald Trump said that the United States will not allow Iran to possess its stockpile of uranium, which is enriched to 60 percent - still short of the 90 percent required for nuclear weapons-grade material.
New Israeli attacks hit southern Lebanon towns, two killed in Deir Aames A new wave of Israeli air strikes have hit the towns of Dibbin and Shebaa in southern Lebanon, according to reports from Lebanon’s National News Agency. The agency also reported that two people were killed and another injured in an air raid on Lebanon’s Deir Aames on Wednesday. It additionally reported a drone flying over Beirut’s southern suburbs.
