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The Cradle is an online news magazine covering West Asian geopolitics from within. Support us: patreon.com/thecradlemedia

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May 17, 2026, 03:54 PM

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⭕️ The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, has returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a record 326-day deployment.

The carrier, which drew attention during the US-Israeli war on Iran over reports of a laundry fire and persistent plumbing and toilet problems, returned to Virginia after the second-longest US aircraft carrier deployment since the Vietnam War.

Around 5,000 sailors were received by Pete Hegseth.

During its deployment, the USS Gerald R. Ford was involved in operations linked to the abduction and removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and later participated in US military operations during the war on Iran.

Amid Iranian statements that the ship had been targeted, reports circulated that a fire broke out in the vessel’s laundry facilities, prompting a temporary diversion to Souda Bay and later to Split, Croatia for repairs before it was redeployed to the Red Sea.

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May 17, 2026, 03:54 PM

❗️Hezbollah announced four more operations in response to Israeli violations on Saturday, 16 May, bringing the total announced so far to five: • Targeted an Israeli army Humvee vehicle in the town square of Taybeh with an attack drone at 15:00, scoring a…

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May 17, 2026, 03:54 PM

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Israel’s firepower could destroy terrain, empty villages, and redraw contact lines – but Hezbollah’s rebuilt doctrine turned every meter of the ‘security zone’ into a trap.

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May 17, 2026, 03:54 PM

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May 17, 2026, 03:54 PM

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❗️Israeli soldier/illegal settler killed by resistance in southern Lebanon, bringing admitted-to total to 20 since March

Israel's military identified yet another soldier killed in south Lebanon as Captain Maoz Israel Recanati, 24, a platoon commander in the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion from the illegal settlement of Itamar.

He was killed on Friday, 15 May, in a Hezbollah explosive drone attack in southern Lebanon.

He is the seventh Israeli soldier killed in southern Lebanon since the so-called “ceasefire,” and the 20th admitted-to killing since the start of Israel’s ground assault in Lebanon.

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May 17, 2026, 03:54 PM

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VIDEO | Circulating footage shows alleged explosion in Beit Shemesh

Hebrew reports indicate a huge explosion was heard a short while ago in the Beit Shemesh area west of Jerusalem. The cause of the blast remains unknown.

The prevailing account circulating in Hebrew media is that the explosion was linked to an Israeli military activity, such as a controlled detonation of unexploded detonation, while other outlets noted that controlled detonations are typically announced to the public in advance.

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May 17, 2026, 03:54 PM

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The frozen tax revenue funds PA salaries, public services, and welfare for prisoners and families of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces

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May 17, 2026, 03:54 PM

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Since Syria's extremist-led government came to power over a year ago, western rights groups and media have documented dozens of cases of Alawite women who have been abducted, raped, and enslaved

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May 17, 2026, 03:54 PM

❗️Within the past hour, Israeli artillery shelling targeted Majdal Selm and Qabrikha, and Israeli airstrikes targeted Froun, Debaal, and Tayr Dibba, south Lebanon.

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May 17, 2026, 03:54 PM

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❗️Hamas mourns military chief Izz al-Din al-Haddad, assassinated by Israel in Gaza

Hamas mourns Izz al-Din al-Haddad (Abu Suhaib), the commander-in-chief of the Qassam Brigades, who was assassinated on Friday, 15 May 2026, in an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip.

Haddad was killed along with members of his family and other civilians, including his wife, Umm Suhaib, his daughter Nour, and a number of other Palestinians, according to the statement.

Hamas praised him as one of the principal architects of the resistance in Gaza and a steadfast military leader who devoted his life to fighting the Israeli occupation.

In May 2025, Haddad succeeded the late Mohammad Sinwar, who assumed command after the assassination of Mohammad Deif.

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

❗️Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf:

"They’ve spammed so much fake news trying to push energy prices down that the market’s just numb now. Keep going, nobody’s buying it anymore.

The real prices will show up anyway.

Powerful? Maybe. But Smart? Not even close. Burned that fake news card way too early."

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

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❗️According to Tasnim News Agency, US-Israeli attacks on the Pardisan neighborhood in Qom early Friday morning killed 18 residents, including an entire family of 9, with victims ranging from a one-year-old child to individuals over 65.

The strikes caused extensive damage to residential buildings: nearly ten homes were completely destroyed, about forty-five required full reconstruction, and roughly two hundred nearby units sustained minor damage.

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

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VIDEO | Hezbollah publishes footage of its fighters targeting a Merkava tank in Al-Qouzah, south Lebanon, with a guided missile.

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

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The Islamic Republic is generating roughly $140 million per day in oil revenues as it no longer relies on steep discounts to secure buyers

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

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BREAKING | Iran has issued urgent evacuation warnings for major steel facilities across the region, declaring them imminent military targets.

Locations include Ashdod (Yehuda Steel, Israel), Kuwait (United Steel Industrial Co – KWT Steel), Al-Hidd (Foulath – SULB & GIC, Bahrain), Abu Dhabi (Emirates Steel Arkan, UAE), and Mesaieed (Qatar Steel, Qatar), with workers ordered to evacuate immediately ahead of expected strikes.

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

❗️Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

"Israel has hit 2 of Iran's largest steel factories, a power plant and civilian nuclear sites among other infrastructure. Israel claims it acted in coordination with the U. S.

Attack contradicts POTUS extended deadline for diplomacy.

Iran will exact HEAVY price for Israeli crimes."

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

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VIDEO | Locals report that Israeli settlers stormed the historic Beit al-Sheikh Mosque in Khirbet Tana, in the occupied West Bank, and looted everything inside, including doors, windows, carpets, and chairs, just hours after dozens of worshippers defied threats to hold Friday prayers there.

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

BREAKING | Sirens sound in the upper Galilee due to rocket fire from Lebanon.

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

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BREAKING | Israel says it has attacked Iran’s Khondab (Arak) heavy water reactor, a plutonium-producing nuclear facility, as well as the uranium conversion site in Ardakan, which produces yellowcake used in early nuclear fuel stages.

Iranian officials told Fars News Agency the Khondab facility was struck twice but reported no casualties and no danger to the surrounding population.

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Mar 28, 2026, 02:47 AM

❗️The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) announces an "important" upcoming statement within the coming hours.

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

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❗️A massive fire has broken out at the ICL Rotem chemical complex in the Negev (occupied Al-Naqab) following Iran's missile strike on the area earlier today. The facility, which mines phosphate rock and produces fertilizers and high-purity phosphoric acid…

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

BREAKING | Sirens sound in the Haifa Bay area amid a rocket launch from Lebanon heading toward Israeli targets.

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

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❗️Thai oil tanker safely crosses Strait of Hormuz after Iran coordination

A Thai oil tanker has safely navigated the Strait of Hormuz after diplomatic coordination between Thailand and Iran, and was not required to pay to bypass the blockade, a Thai official and the vessel’s owning oil company announced today.

The tanker, owned by Bangchak Corporation, crossed the key waterway on Monday following successful discussions between Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow and Iran’s ambassador to Thailand.

"I requested that if Thai ships need to pass through the strait, could they assist in ensuring safe passage?" Sihasak told reporters late on Tuesday.

"They responded that they would take care of it and asked us to provide the names of the vessels that would be transiting."

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

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Thailand joins a growing list of countries coordinating directly with Tehran for safe Hormuz transit, as Iran selectively waives fees for some vessels while charging others

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

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VIDEO | Israeli airstrike targets the southern Lebanese village of Zrarieh.

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

⭕️ Israel's army spokesman announced that the military on Tuesday, 24 March, carried out a large wave of strikes in Isfahan targeting Iran’s military production infrastructure, including what he described as the country’s only underwater R&D center responsible for developing submarines and naval systems.

The statement claimed the attack will significantly limit Iran’s ability to produce advanced submarines and expand its naval capabilities as part of an ongoing campaign against its defense industries.

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

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WATCH | Hezbollah releases footage of its fighters targeting an Israeli tank amid clashes with Israeli occupation forces in the town of Naqoura, in south Lebanon.

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

BREAKING | Missiles from Iran detected heading toward Israeli targets.

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:

– “Total cases received by Gaza hospitals in the last 24 hours: 2 martyrs and 11 injuries.”

– “Since the ceasefire (11 October):

• Total number of martyrs: 689
• Total number of injuries: 1,860
• Total number of bodies recovered: 756”

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Mar 25, 2026, 09:26 PM

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❗️Funeral held for victims of recent US-Israeli attacks on residential buildings in the city of Khorramabad in western Iran.

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