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On 25–26 May 2026, the U.S. Air Force and Navy struck IRGC missile launch positions and two boats laying mines near Bandar Abbas, the first overt U.S. attacks inside Iran since the 8 April ceasefire that negotiators say is days away from formalizing a peace deal.
In the early hours of 26 May 2026, U.S. CENTCOM bombed IRGC missile sites and mine-laying boats in Hormozgan despite an April ceasefire, coinciding with last-minute negotiations in Qatar over reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Between 25-27 May 2026 Moscow warned all foreign diplomats to quit Kyiv ahead of planned “systematic strikes,” prompting the EU, Australia, Norway, Germany and others to haul in or rebuke Russian envoys within 48 hours.
On 26–27 May 2026, Kim Jong Un personally oversaw launches that, for the first time, publicly integrated artificial-intelligence terminal guidance into North Korean tactical cruise missiles slated for frontline deployment within 100 km of Seoul.
Between 23-24 May 2026, negotiators brokered a draft deal—still unsigned—under which Iran would relinquish its >400 kg stock of highly-enriched uranium and ease its closure of the Strait of Hormuz in return for a phased end to the U.S. blockade and other terms.
Between 25–26 May 2026 negotiators in Doha produced a memorandum that would have Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days and surrender its 440 kg of 60 %-enriched uranium in exchange for the U.S. lifting its naval blockade—talks that both sides now say could be concluded "within days" even as the U.S. carried out fresh "self-defense" strikes inside Iran.
On 26 May 2026, U.S. forces hit Iranian missile sites and sank two IRGC boats allegedly laying mines near the Strait of Hormuz, the first American action inside Iran since the April 8 cease-fire, even as Iranian negotiators landed in Doha to finalise a 60-day truce extension.
On 23–24 May 2026 Washington, Tehran and mediator Pakistan settled on a 14-point draft that both governments say is “largely negotiated,” giving leaders 48 hours to approve a deal that trades full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz for Iran surrendering its >400 kg stockpile of near-weapons-grade uranium.
On 24 May 2026, Moscow mounted the war’s largest air strike, firing roughly 600 drones and 90 missiles—including the hypersonic, nuclear-capable Oreshnik—at Kyiv, killing at least four and injuring more than 80.
On 24 May 2026, Emmanuel Macron phoned Alexander Lukashenko for the first time since Russia’s 2022 invasion, warning that Belarus will face serious consequences if it drifts further into Moscow’s war and urging him to repair ties with the EU.
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