US-Israel-Iran War News Updates: Iran Proposes Toll For Submarine Cables That Provide Internet Communications

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Iran proposed a governance model for underwater submarine cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz that provide internet communications.

"In the proposed governance model for the Strait of Hormuz, the passage of submarine cables must be conducted with a permit and payment of tolls, and foreign companies must also operate under Iranian laws," FARS News Agency post stated.

"Furthermore, the management, repair, and maintenance of these cables can be exclusively entrusted to Iranian companies, so that the Strait of Hormuz becomes one of Iran's digital power levers," it added.

The UK has deployed a warship to the Middle East for a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Bloomberg.

As per information available,  a drone struck the Indian-flagged ship ‘Al Faize Noor Suleimani’ in midnight around 2.30 am IST on May 18. There was a lot of attack and counter-attack happening on that night along the Strait of Hormuz as 3 US warships were crossing the Strait at that time, as per Adam Bhaya, General Secretary of the Indian Sailing Vessels Association.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has been interacting with his counterparts in multiple countries to convey Iran’s position on the peace talks with the US, Hamid Reza Gholamzadeh, director of Diplohouse, a Tehran-based think tank told Al Jazeera.

Araghchi was in Beijing a week before US President Donald Trump’s scheduled trip to the Chinese capital. “Araghchi, of course, wants to have the cooperation of the Chinese,” he told Al Jazeera.

The Indian-flagged ship ‘Al Faize Noor Suleimani’ was sailing from Dubai to Yemen when it got stuck in "crossfire" while sailing near the Strait of Hormuz in the midnight of 07th-08th May, 2026, according to NDTV, citing a statement from Adam Bhaya, General Secretary of the Indian Sailing Vessels Association.

The Gaza Health Ministry said four people were killed and 15 injured in Israeli attacks in the last 24 hours, with one body recovered from earlier strikes. Since October 2023, at least 72,736 people have been killed and 172,535 injured in Gaza. The ministry added that 850 people have been killed and 2,433 wounded since the October 2025 “ceasefire” took effect.

(Source: Al Jazeera)

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the Trump administration's decision to slap new sanctions on Cuba, the largest of which is against GAESA, or Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A., a business conglomerate operated by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces.

In addition to GAESA and its leader, the sanctions announced Thursday included Moa Nickel, a Cuban joint venture with Canada's Sherritt International, which immediately announced it would withdraw from the business, ending a 32-year presence on the island.

(Source: AP)

The Trump administration's campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters, including the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean Sea, has gone on since early September and killed at least 193 people in total. The military has not provided evidence that any of the vessels were carrying drugs. The strikes have ramped up again in recent weeks.

At the same time, Trump has sought to press regional leaders to work more closely with the US to target cartels and take military action themselves against drug traffickers and transnational gangs that he says pose an “unacceptable threat” to the hemisphere's national security.

Critics, meanwhile, have questioned the overall legality of the boat strikes.

China's trade grew faster than expected last month, official data showed on Saturday, withstanding pressure from war in the Middle East and reversing a decline in exports to the United States.

Booming trade has represented a vital lifeline for Beijing in recent years as the domestic economy lags, with sluggish spending and a stubborn debt crisis in the property sector weighing on activity.

Exports from the manufacturing powerhouse were up 14.1% in April compared to the same month last year, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said.

(Source: AFP)

A wooden cDhow, carrying general cargo, with 18  Indian crew capsized yesterday close to the Strait of Hormuz after it caught fire.

The exact cause of fire is being ascertained. The  crew members  were rescued by a vessel which was passing by. In this incident, one Indian on the dhow died while four received burn injuries. The injured are receiving medical treatment in Dubai and are safe.  

Officials from the Indian Consulate have met the rescued Indian nationals yesterday night itself. Consulate is also in touch with the dhow owner, and extending all possible assistance.

(Source: Government of India Source) 

Satellite images appeared to show an oil slick spreading off the coast of Iran's Kharg Island, a key oil export terminal for the Islamic republic.

The Conflict and Environment Observatory, a non-governmental organization, said on X that the "original source remains unclear, meanwhile it's drifting south and seems unlikely to be addressed appropriately."

Qatar's prime minister called for renewed diplomacy on an agreement with Iran as he met in Washington with Vice President JD Vance.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met with Vance and discussed Pakistani-led efforts to broker a permanent peace amid a shaky ceasefire.

US forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers after clashing with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz overnight. The UAE also reported a new Iranian missile and drone attack Friday. The incidents further strain a month-old ceasefire the US says remains in effect as Washington waits for Tehran’s response to a proposal to end the war, reopen the strait, and roll back its nuclear program.