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                        3:06                             <\/span>                                 <span> \u2022 Source:                                      <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/\">CNN<\/a>         <\/span>                     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmopdg1w800043b63i77co2w6@published\" data-name=\"thumb_22592383_4033.3329999999996_thumb.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1920\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/thumb-22592383-4033-3329999999996-thumb.jpg?c=original\" data-unselectable=\"true\">        <picture><source height=\"720\" width=\"1280\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"540\" 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data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story\/instances\/cmoohxa9b00162dp6fmp35xno@published\" data-deep-link-id data-drag-disable=\"true\" data-site=\"cnn\" data-post-text-plural=\"Posts\" data-post-text-single=\"Post\" data-redpill-text-single=\"New Update\" data-redpill-text-plural=\"New Updates\" data-deeplink-text-single=\"Newer Post\" data-deeplink-text-plural=\"Newer Posts\" data-show-paywall=\"true\" data-enable-livestory-paywall=\"true\" data-enable-livestory-regwall=\"false\">\n<section data-tabcontent=\"Content\">\n<div data-editable=\"spotlight\">\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sun, 03 May 2026 07:26:36 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmoohxa9b000x2dp67b3m8i1l@published\" data-post-id=\"cmoohxa9b000x2dp67b3m8i1l\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"0\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmoohxa9b00102dp6fvgx2113@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <strong>\u2022 Peace proposal: <\/strong>US President Donald Trump said he will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/03\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-news?post-id=cmoohxa9b00122dp6b6z7c4ii\">review a new peace plan from Iran<\/a> but \u201ccan\u2019t imagine that it would be acceptable.\u201d Tehran has submitted a 14-point response to a proposal from the US, according to state media.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopf9j0o00023b6rc6908i5o@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <strong>\u2022 Arms sales: <\/strong>Israel has approved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/03\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-news?post-id=cmopebtly00003b6rcgf7io44\">plans to buy new fighter squadrons<\/a> in a deal estimated to cost billions of dollars, citing \u201coperational lessons\u201d from the Iran war. Separately, the US has fast-tracked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/03\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-news?post-id=cmop5ni0d001l3b6qoznfbbcq\">$8B in arms sales<\/a> to its Middle East allies.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmoohxa9b00112dp6eazf0p20@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <strong>\u2022 Shipping threat: <\/strong>Iran\u2019s parliament is set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/03\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-news?post-id=cmop54o7k000x3b6qiscidyj5\">approve a law<\/a> placing restrictions on which vessels can pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian state media. Under the plan, it reported, Israeli vessels will never be allowed through the waterway and ships from \u201chostile countries\u201d will be required to pay reparations to obtain a permit.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop751zf003i3b6qpey63eui@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <strong>\u2022 Troop withdrawal: <\/strong>Trump says the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/03\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-news?post-id=cmop5efnz001a3b6qa9f63xsx\">US plans to cut \u201ca lot further\u201d<\/a> than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/01\/politics\/us-troop-withdrawal-germany-trump-merz\">5,000 troops<\/a> the Pentagon said it would withdraw from Germany over the next year.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-editable=\"items\" data-reorderable-component=\"items\">\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sun, 03 May 2026 09:16:24 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmopj9klv00003b6no3a6dll0@published\" data-post-id=\"cmopj9klv00003b6no3a6dll0\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"0\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopj9l5d00033b6nau8fqg3b@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Iranian authorities plan to turn a bomb site at a university in Isfahan into a museum showing the impact of US-Israeli strikes, the semi-official news agency Tasnim reported.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopjbi7b00043b6nio55gtr0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The president of Isfahan University of Technology said that the damaged area of the university will be preserved, and that a new building will be constructed as a replacement, Tasnim said.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopjibyq00073b6n73wkrtap@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cWith government support, this damaged area will remain untouched to become a war museum forever,\u201d Zafarollah Kalantari, the university\u2019s president, was quoted as saying by Tasnim, adding that \u201cattacking a university is a clear example of a war crime and shows that those who claim to support human rights have no commitment to moral principles or global regulation.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopjp8r800093b6n2nh91yxu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/03\/31\/middleeast\/iran-university-campus-attacks-intl\">Iranian universities and scientific research centers came under a series of attacks during the war<\/a>, with dozens of sustaining damage and even academics targeted in what Tehran claimed is an attempt to weaken the country\u2019s scientific and cultural foundations.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sun, 03 May 2026 09:14:36 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmopjgl7400003j6szf0prxvg@published\" data-post-id=\"cmopjgl7400003j6szf0prxvg\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"1\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmopjq0v800053b6rr6y5evmf@published\" data-name=\"2026-05-01T143559Z_1832759300_RC210LAMS2ZG_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-MERCURIA-SHIPPING.JPG\" data-component-name=\"image\" 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United States and Iran appear to be as far apart as ever on one critical element of their confrontation: the future of the Strait of Hormuz.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopjgsp600043j6sx7sl14lh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Navigation of this critical chokepoint, through which nearly a quarter of the world\u2019s crude oil normally flows, was not an issue before the conflict broke out at the end of February. Iran did not claim control over it.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopjgsp600053j6sc498lrbz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             But within hours of US and Israeli airstrikes beginning, Iran warned shipping not to try to use the Strait. Most operators immediately complied, fearful of attacks by small Iranian patrol boats or drones.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopjgsp600063j6su82cnfqk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             In the middle of March, a statement attributed to Iran\u2019s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said that \u201cthe leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz must certainly continue to be used.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopjgsp600073j6s1j1mcunq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Ever since, Iranian officials have spoken of a new regime for the strait, essentially placing it under Tehran\u2019s control, which would be a violation of international law by infringing upon the \u201cright of transit passage\u201d for international navigation.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopjgsp600083j6snxvl1ccn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             This has led President Donald Trump to threaten massive retaliation and to order a US naval blockade of vessels using Iranian ports. The US military said Saturday it had intercepted 48 ships in 20 days and forced them to turn back.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopjgsp600093j6szj5ivi98@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             But some Iranian ships are still getting though. A fully laden Iranian tanker \u201ccarrying over 1.9 million barrels (valued at nearly $220 million dollars) of crude oil has managed to evade the U.S. Navy and reach the Far East,\u201d the monitoring group TankerTrackers reported Sunday.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopjgsp6000a3j6s2k7gdng2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Iran\u2019s parliament is set to approve a law formalizing control over the Strait, according to Iranian state television.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopjgsp6000b3j6snwf24t30@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Press TV reported that under the proposed 12-point plan, Israeli vessels will never be allowed through. Ships from \u201chostile countries\u201d \u2014 a likely reference to the US \u2014 will be required to pay war reparations to obtain a permit before crossing the waterway.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopjgsp6000c3j6s8d0uhr1i@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             All other vessels will have to seek Iran\u2019s authorization to transit the strait, the outlet reported.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sun, 03 May 2026 08:42:38 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmopij1rr000f3b6rweyhaykg@published\" data-post-id=\"cmopij1rr000f3b6rweyhaykg\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"2\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmopiod4m00033b6rn909edt6@published\" data-name=\"2026-05-02T114742Z_815300363_RC2V0LAWHFDK_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-DAILYLIFE.JPG\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6666086653906386\" data-original-height=\"3831\" data-original-width=\"5747\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-05-02t114742z-815300363-rc2v0lawhfdk-rtrmadp-3-iran-crisis-dailylife.JPG?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-05-02t114742z-815300363-rc2v0lawhfdk-rtrmadp-3-iran-crisis-dailylife.JPG?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_webp\" alt=\"A man holds an Iranian flag near an anti-U.S. billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"3831\" width=\"5747\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopij1rs000h3b6rl71kjklt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             When US President Donald Trump launched the war on Iran, he promised a swift and decisive victory. Just ten days into the conflict, he said the United States had \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/2026\/03\/09\/politics\/trump-iran-war-contradictions\">already won the war<\/a> in many ways.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopij448000j3b6rziu3llzq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Two months on, the fighting has been suspended but a definitive end to the war is nowhere in sight. Washington remains short of clear strategic gains, while a conflict once framed as limited is now dragging much of the world into a widening quagmire \u2013 with few, if any, coming out ahead.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopij448000l3b6rsh0abhrr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Here is where the key actors stand.     <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/list\/instances\/cmopij448000m3b6r0t1675yj@published\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<ul data-editable=\"items\">\n<li data-editable=\"items.0.text\">                      <strong>Iranian people: <\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/25\/middleeast\/iran-war-portraits\">Iranian people<\/a> have found themselves under fire from both the outside and the inside. The US and Israel have struck thousands of targets in Iran, killing more than 3,600 people, according to the advocacy group Human Rights Activists in Iran. At the same time, the Iranian regime has stepped up its brutal crackdown on dissent. The Iranian economy has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/28\/middleeast\/iran-unemployment-surges-war-intl-cmd\">suffered a heavy blow<\/a>, leading to job losses and rising poverty.                <\/li>\n<li data-editable=\"items.1.text\">                      <strong>Lebanese people: <\/strong>The Lebanese people have been caught up in the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel for decades. A fragile ceasefire was in place until February, when, after Israel killed Iran\u2019s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hezbollah began firing at Israel. Israel retaliated by launching a wave of deadly airstrikes and a deeper ground incursion.                <\/li>\n<li data-editable=\"items.2.text\">                      <strong>American people:<\/strong> The war has been punishing for Americans and their wallets. They are already paying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/19\/business\/gas-prices-saving-tips\">more for gasoline<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/26\/business\/airlines-fuel-prices-fare-hikes\">air tickets<\/a> as well as some services as more businesses start adding a fuel surcharge to their prices.                <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopir48r000o3b6rpjalcppi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Subscribers can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/02\/world\/iran-war-two-month-loser-intl\">read the full story here.<\/a>     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sun, 03 May 2026 07:52:24 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmopgt12o00003b6riv0fh1wz@published\" data-post-id=\"cmopgt12o00003b6riv0fh1wz\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"3\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopgt1eu00023b6rikhsl04d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Ever since US President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/05\/08\/politics\/trump-iran-deal-transcript\/index.html\">has mocked<\/a> the \u201cdecaying\u201d and \u201crotten\u201d agreement brokered by his predecessor.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopgw6yu00053b6ri5bysx4z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The Obama-era <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/middleeast\/irans-nuclear-capabilities-fast-facts\">Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action<\/a> (JCPOA) capped Iran\u2019s uranium enrichment for 15 years and facilitated UN-led inspections to ensure Tehran\u2019s adherence to the deal,<strong> <\/strong>in exchange for partially dissolving sanctions on Iranian oil wealth and unfreezing billions of dollars in assets.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopgw6yu00063b6rw20nethk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The deal had broad international support, but was opposed by some US and Israeli lawmakers. Israel\u2019s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/10\/middleeast\/netanyahu-visit-washington-iran-talks-intl\">address to the US Congress<\/a> insisted the deal left much of Iran\u2019s military power intact.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopgw6yu00073b6rqyvi3vay@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Trump abandoned the JCPOA in 2018, during his first presidency. Other signatories tried to sustain the agreement, but Iran gradually reduced its compliance from 2019, and the deal ultimately unraveled.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopgw6yu00083b6r7t4mxryk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             In February this year, after US-Israeli strikes on Tehran disrupted tense talks to reach a fresh nuclear deal, hopes of achieving a new agreement began to fall apart. Iran has retaliated by effectively shutting off the Strait of Hormuz, the world\u2019s most important energy chokepoint, giving Tehran new leverage over the US.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopgw6yu00093b6rxpkkuitf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The White House has repeatedly demanded that Iran stop all uranium enrichment and relinquish its stockpile of near-bomb-grade material, something Tehran refuses to do.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmoph2tok000a3b6rqdwvdx2e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Instead, Iran insists on retaining its grip on shipping through the key strait as a tool of pressure to bring an end to crippling economic sanctions. It now says that it will only discuss its nuclear program after the war ends.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sun, 03 May 2026 07:57:59 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmopebtly00003b6rcgf7io44@published\" data-post-id=\"cmopebtly00003b6rcgf7io44\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"4\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmopgfa3m00023b6r8bnd5w3e@published\" data-name=\"PHOTO-2026-05-03-10-25-34.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.71375\" data-original-height=\"1142\" data-original-width=\"1600\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/photo-2026-05-03-10-25-34.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/photo-2026-05-03-10-25-34.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_webp\" alt=\"An F-35 \u201cAdir\u201d fighter jet.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1142\" width=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopebu0i00013b6rl30z51pc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Israel\u2019s Ministerial Procurement Comm\ufeffittee has greenlit plans to buy two new fighter squadrons, citing \u201coperational lessons\u201d from the Iran war.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopehd9u00053b6rlxgywka3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The new military squadrons will comprise F-35 and F-15IA fighter jets manufactured by Lockheed Martin and Boeing respectively and the scope of the deal is estimated at billions of US dollars, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopemtes00063b6rs6d7gqim@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Katz said the approval of the fighter squadrons is the first step in implementing a 350 billion Israeli shekel ($118.9 billion) force buildup plan \u201cfor an intensive security decade\u201d to protect the country.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sun, 03 May 2026 05:55:20 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmopbk6be00003b6r3ln4yca7@published\" data-post-id=\"cmopbk6be00003b6r3ln4yca7\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"5\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/video-resource\/instances\/cmopbpyoy000a3b6rv6kx5lav@published\" data-component-name=\"video-resource\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-fixed-ratio=\"16x9\" data-canonical-url-path data-auth-type data-card-url data-parent-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/video-resource\/instances\/cmopah4jb00003b85down5yen@published\" data-video-id=\"me05bcb4df4aecf6293e529f701091b7f312d4a2ff\" data-media-id=\"me05bcb4df4aecf6293e529f701091b7f312d4a2ff\" data-bolt-id=\"93d4a01d-5f4b-5dcf-9afa-c8ce929047da\" data-live data-analytics-aggregate-events=\"true\" data-custom-experience data-asset-type=\"hlsTs\" data-content-type=\"mediasource-clip\" data-medium-env data-autostart=\"disabled\" data-show-ads=\"false\" data-source=\"CNN\" data-featured-video=\"true\" data-headline=\"Iran to approve new restrictions on Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media says\" data-has-video-player=\"true\" data-description=\"\n\n<p>Iran\u2019s parliament is poised to approve a law that would place restrictions on which vessels can pass through the critical waterway, Iranian state TV reported. 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But Mehran Kamrava, Professor of Government at Georgetown University in Qatar tells CNN&#8217;s Brian Abel that the release of Iranian assets and lifting of sanctions is of greater priority to Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;,&#8221;firstPublishSlug&#8221;:&#8221;iran-hormuz-restrictions-sanctions-assets-mehran-kamrava&#8221;,&#8221;headline&#8221;:&#8221;Iran to approve new restrictions on Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media says&#8221;,&#8221;id&#8221;:&#8221;me05bcb4df4aecf6293e529f701091b7f312d4a2ff&#8221;,&#8221;isAdSensitive&#8221;:true,&#8221;mediumId&#8221;:&#8221;me05bcb4df4aecf6293e529f701091b7f312d4a2ff&#8221;,&#8221;sectionName&#8221;:&#8221;world&#8221;,&#8221;source&#8221;:&#8221;CNN&#8221;,&#8221;stellarId&#8221;:&#8221;L19jb21wb25lbnRzL3ZpZGVvLXJlc291cmNlL2luc3RhbmNlcy9jbW9wYWg0amIwMDAwM2I4NWRvd241eWVu&#8221;,&#8221;trt&#8221;:&#8221;26.727&#8243;,&#8221;videoTags&#8221;:[],&#8221;videoUrl&#8221;:&#8221;&#8221;}&#8221;>        <picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/thumb-22592436-12549-273-thumb.jpg?c=16x9&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\" alt=\"thumb_22592436_12549.273_thumb.jpg\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Iran to approve new restrictions on Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media says                 <\/p>\n<p><span>                                                                                     0:26                             <\/span>                                 <span> \u2022 Source:                                      <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/\">CNN<\/a>         <\/span>                     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmopah50g00063b85q5dzmy7f@published\" data-name=\"thumb_22592436_12549.273_thumb.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1920\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/thumb-22592436-12549-273-thumb.jpg?c=original\" data-unselectable=\"true\">        <picture><source height=\"720\" width=\"1280\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"540\" width=\"960\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"270\" width=\"480\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"270\" width=\"480\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/thumb-22592436-12549-273-thumb.jpg?c=16x9\" alt=\"thumb_22592436_12549.273_thumb.jpg\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Iran to approve new restrictions on Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media says<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                                    0:26          <span>         <\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopbk6s900023b6r9tr6pb31@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Releasing frozen funds and lifting sanctions are Iran\u2019s top priorities, an expert said on Sunday, as US President Donald Trump prepares to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/02\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-news?post-id=cmooxd0k800003b6s1zza0cj8\">review Tehran\u2019s latest proposal.<\/a>     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopbobmn00013b6rllklyo71@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Iran has submitted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/02\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-news?post-id=cmooy3cgy0000356t9y0z3m2q\">14-point response to a US proposal,<\/a> state media reported on Saturday, amid ongoing tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and stalled talks.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopcans500013b6r15tpebyj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The response includes the release of frozen Iranian assets, the removal of sanctions and calls for the introduction of a \u201cnew mechanism for the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d according to state-affiliated Tasnim news agency. It also addresses topics like guarantees against military aggression and the withdrawal of US military forces from the region surrounding Iran, Tasnim reported.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopbp3sx00063b6rkc1u0zal@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Kamrava said this is \u201cmuch more important\u201d to the Iranians than having a coordinating role in the Strait of Hormuz which is \u201cmore of a bargaining chip that they\u2019re willing to give up rather than something they\u2019re going to stick to, hard and fast.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopc6uyb00003b6recbyi1wf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Iran\u2019s parliament is poised to approve a law that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/03\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-news?post-id=cmop54o7k000x3b6qiscidyj5\">place restrictions on traffic<\/a> through the Strait of\ufeff Hormuz, according to Iranian state news outlet Press TV. Israeli vessels will never be allowed through the critical waterway and ships from \u201chostile countries\u201d will be required to pay reparations to obtain a permit, it reported.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopbp9j600073b6r2dyiumb6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             In April, CNN reported that the Trump administration was considering unfreezing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/17\/politics\/iran-trump-money-uranium-deal\">$20 billion in Iranian assets<\/a> as part of ongoing negotiations with Tehran, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopbpgib00083b6r73z3lr2k@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <em>CNN\u2019s Alayna Treene and Kevin Liptak contributed reporting.<\/em>     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data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The Pentagon did not indicate whether the troops would return to the US or be redeployed elsewhere. The planned deployment of a long-range fires battalion later this year will be canceled, depriving Germany of the cover of a significant missile capability.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5v4hz00223b6qkx7uvi5w@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Former President Joe Biden approved the deployment of 7,000 additional US troops to Germany in February 2022, days after Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5v4hz00233b6qgzro66wa@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The US military presence in Germany peaked during the Cold War, when there were roughly 250,000 personnel stationed in West Germany.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5v4hz00243b6qk7k2zbqu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Other European countries where significant numbers of active duty US personnel are based include Italy, with more than 12,000, and the UK, with just over 10,000.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5v4hz00253b6qh9a3sjo6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             There are nearly 4,000 US service members in Spain, but Trump has threatened to withdraw them over the Spanish government\u2019s refusal to allow bases there to be used in the war with Iran.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5v4hz00263b6qolwdgr9d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Besides playing an important role in the Cold War, US facilities in Europe have served a role in multiple crises in the Middle East.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5v4hz00273b6qltijxbqd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             European countries host US forces at several important air and naval bases, including the US airbase at Ramstein in Germany, RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom, Aviano in Italy and Lajes Field in the Portuguese Azores.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5v4hz00283b6qxx9z582v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The headquarters of US European Command and US Africa Command are in Stuttgart, Germany, and there are two facilities that support the US Navy in Naples and Sigonella, Italy.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sun, 03 May 2026 04:59:53 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmopaak0s00033b6roizhile9@published\" data-post-id=\"cmopaak0s00033b6roizhile9\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"7\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopaal5400053b6rxam9aa3u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The explosive-laden quadcopter skimmed above the rooftops of southern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/16\/middleeast\/lebanon-beirut-israel-attack-aftermath-intl\">Lebanon<\/a>, navigating with precision between bombed-out buildings and along dirt roads. The drone gave its operator a clear first-person picture of its target: an Israeli tank with soldiers standing nearby.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopahnlj00083b6rcd0n9ol5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             At the top of the picture, in white letters, were two words.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopahnlj00093b6rkqh1hmxj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cBOMB READY\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopahnlj000a3b6rhpafp8ri@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The quadcopter is a fiber-optic drone, experts say, a weapon Hezbollah has increasingly used with deadly accuracy. The drones are difficult to stop and even harder to detect, giving their operators a high-resolution view of the target without emitting any signal that could be jammed.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopahnlk000b3b6rz3el60wm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The drones are \u201cimmune to communication jamming, and in the absence of an electronic signature, it is also impossible to discover the location from which they were launched,\u201d wrote Yehoshua Kalisky, a senior researcher at Israel\u2019s Institute for National Security Studies.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopahnlk000c3b6r0pp7tkjo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             In a sleekly produced Hezbollah video from Sunday, the quadcopter drone, weighing no more than a few kilograms, hits its target as the Israeli soldiers appear to be completely unaware of its approach. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the attack killed 19-year-old Sgt. Idan Fooks and injured several others. Hezbollah then launched more drones at a rescue helicopter that arrived at the scene to evacuate the wounded troops.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopahnlk000d3b6rwo06p77s@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Fiber-optic drones are effective in their simplicity: Instead of a wireless signal that controls the drone remotely, the fiber-optic cable hardwires the drone directly to its operator.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopalavi000e3b6rcybn9ow1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Because fiber optic cables are so thin and light \u2013 virtually invisible to the naked eye \u2013 the cable can stretch for up to 9.3 miles (15 kilometers) or more, an Israeli military source told CNN.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmopalpld000f3b6rfnelkiue@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/03\/middleeast\/hezbollah-fiber-optic-drones-israel-intl-cmd\">Read the full story here.<\/a>     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sun, 03 May 2026 04:38:46 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmop8mue900003b6rrfxy3iga@published\" data-post-id=\"cmop8mue900003b6rrfxy3iga\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"8\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop8mv7900023b6rqf3zydp1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Spirit Airlines has become the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/02\/business\/spirit-to-halt-all-flights\">first major US airline to shut down<\/a> in 25 years amid financial stress.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop8nsjo00053b6rtjupzyrf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The company was in financial trouble well before the Iran war sent jet fuel prices surging, but a source familiar with the airline\u2019s deliberations said the shutdown is an example of how the conflict is putting pressure on American consumers. 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CNN&#8217;s Betsy Klein reports.<\/p>\n<p><span>                                                                                     1:52                             <\/span>                                 <span> \u2022 Source:                                      <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/\">CNN<\/a>         <\/span>                     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmop5enfq000f3b6ory0t4jsv@published\" data-name=\"119302_SpiritBetsy-vrtc-digvid_THUMB_CLEAN.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"1.7777777777777777\" data-original-height=\"1920\" data-original-width=\"1080\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/119302-spiritbetsy-vrtc-digvid-thumb-clean.jpg?c=original\" data-unselectable=\"true\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/119302-spiritbetsy-vrtc-digvid-thumb-clean.jpg?c=9x16&#038;q=ar_9:16,c_auto,g_auto,w_526\" alt=\"119302_SpiritBetsy-vrtc-digvid_THUMB_CLEAN.jpg\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1920\" width=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Transportation Secretary blames Biden for Spirit shutdown<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                                    1:52          <span>         <\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sun, 03 May 2026 04:34:50 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmop5efnz001a3b6qa9f63xsx@published\" data-post-id=\"cmop5efnz001a3b6qa9f63xsx\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"9\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmop9zkf400013b6r4rjshaiz@published\" data-name=\"AP26122820427791.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6665499737440924\" data-original-height=\"3808\" data-original-width=\"5713\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap26122820427791.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap26122820427791.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_webp\" alt=\"President Donald Trump talks to reporters before he boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"3808\" width=\"5713\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5efnz001c3b6q8028vwwu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             President Donald Trump said Saturday the US plans to remove \u201ca lot further\u201d than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/01\/politics\/us-troop-withdrawal-germany-trump-merz\">the initial 5,000 troops<\/a> the Pentagon said it would withdraw from Germany over the next year.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5fxjx001f3b6q7w4zbpoe@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cWe\u2019re going to cut way down and we\u2019re cutting a lot further than 5,000,\u201d Trump told reporters in South Florida as he boarded Air Force One.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5fxjx001g3b6qfujvpnhd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Trump\u2019s comments come nearly a day after the Pentagon announced the US will withdraw roughly 5,000 troops over the next six-to-12 months following a \u201cthorough review of the Department\u2019s force posture in Europe.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5fxjx001h3b6q4qm6r51x@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The president foreshadowed the cuts earlier this week after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the US was being \u201chumiliated\u201d by Iran. Friction between European leaders and the Trump administration has intensified due to the war with Iran, which the US launched without notifying most NATO allies.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5fxjx001i3b6qgx7qtaqt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, for his part, played down the move, calling it \u201cforeseeable,\u201d adding it showed the need for Europe to take greater responsibility for its own security.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5fxjx001j3b6q45xt9vg9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Germany is home to Ramstein Air Base, which is the headquarters for US air forces in Europe \u2013 including the unit that does \u201cairlift, airdrop and aeromedical evacuation operations\u201d \u2013 and a NATO installation, according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramstein.af.mil\/About\/Fact-Sheets\/Display\/Article\/303603\/where-is-ramstein\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5fxjx001k3b6qloalsb61@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <em>CNN\u2019s Natasha Bertrand and Kit Maher contributed to this post.<\/em>     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sun, 03 May 2026 04:32:53 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmop5ni0d001l3b6qoznfbbcq@published\" data-post-id=\"cmop5ni0d001l3b6qoznfbbcq\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"10\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmop9vn4m00003b6rij12mryq@published\" data-name=\"GettyImages-2271316591.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6663333333333333\" data-original-height=\"1999\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2271316591.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2271316591.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_webp\" alt=\"Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers remarks during working-level peace talks at the US State Department in Washington DC on April 14.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1999\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5ni0e001n3b6qcelnn5oh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The Trump administration has fast-tracked billions of dollars in arms sales to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/releases\/bureau-of-political-military-affairs\/2026\/05\/israel-advanced-precision-kill-weapon-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">Israel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/releases\/bureau-of-political-military-affairs\/2026\/05\/qatar-patriot-missile-replenishment\/\" target=\"_blank\">Qatar,<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/releases\/bureau-of-political-military-affairs\/2026\/05\/united-arab-emirates-advanced-precision-kill-weapons-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">United Arab Emirates<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/releases\/bureau-of-political-military-affairs\/2026\/05\/kuwait-integrated-battle-command-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kuwait<\/a>, according to statements released by the US State Department on Friday.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5olb4001p3b6q95xo8yr7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Cumulatively, the weapons are valued at more than $8 billion. They include air-defense systems for Kuwait and Qatar, and laser-guided rockets for Qatar, the UAE and Israel.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5olb4001q3b6qoi0b76fj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Included in the sales to Qatar are Patriot missiles. An April report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies found that US Patriot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/21\/politics\/us-military-missile-stockpile\">stockpiles<\/a> had been significantly depleted by weeks of war with Iran.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5olb4001r3b6q70yf0qy6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             In justifying the State Department\u2019s bypassing of Congress to approve the weapons sales, each statement says that Secretary of State Marco Rubio \u201cdetermined and provided detailed justification that an emergency exists that requires the immediate sale\u201d of the arms to the countries.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5olb4001s3b6q417a37o7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             It isn\u2019t the first time since the start of the war with Iran that the administration has cited an emergency to skip a congressional review for weapons sales.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5olb4001t3b6q208rs22z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             In early March, the State Department made an emergency determination to bypass Congress and immediately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/israel-munitions-and-munitions-support\/\" target=\"_blank\">sell 12,000<\/a> bombs to Israel. Later that month, Rubio declared an emergency and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-19-26#cmmxph06f00003b6ttvow633n\">expedited a multibillion-dollar weapons sale<\/a> to the UAE and Kuwait, along with aircraft and munitions support for Jordan.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sun, 03 May 2026 04:25:19 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmop54o7k000x3b6qiscidyj5@published\" data-post-id=\"cmop54o7k000x3b6qiscidyj5\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"11\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop54o7l000z3b6qjunnq35x@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Iran\u2019s parliament is poised to approve a law that would place restrictions on which vessels are allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state news outlet Press TV reported on Saturday.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop57wum00123b6qjf8vg2jo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Citing Vice Parliamentary Speaker Ali Nikzad, Press TV reported that under the proposed 12-point plan, Israeli vessels will never be allowed through. Ships from \u201chostile countries\u201d \u2013 a likely reference to the United States \u2013 will be required to pay war reparations to obtain a permit before crossing the waterway.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop597zq00153b6qv5kbj05f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             All other vessels will have to seek Iran\u2019s authorization to transit the strait, the outlet reported.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop59h1200163b6qgnf3w0vc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The measure comes as talks between Tehran and Washington have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/01\/middleeast\/iran-trump-ceasefire-response-intl\">stalled<\/a>, with both sides refusing to back down on their demands.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop59h1200173b6q0h9906p0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             On Friday, Iran submitted a revised peace proposal to negotiators after US President Donald Trump rejected a previous version.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop5b40z00193b6qj4ai2292@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Trump then said Saturday evening he wi\ufeffll soon review a new plan from Iran but that he \u201ccan\u2019t imagine that it would be acceptable.\u201d Tehran had submitted a 14-point response to a proposal from the US, Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim news agency reported.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop59h1200183b6qqszrjai8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" 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data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cThey told me about the concept of the deal. They\u2019re going to give me the exact wording now,\u201d he told reporters as he boarded Air Force One in Florida.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop3wdlq00023b6qsqxgw03y@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Iran submitted a 14-point response to a proposal from the US, Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop3wwch00033b6qa0yiwcb2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Tasnim reported that the US proposed a two-month ceasefire, but that Iran believes \u201cthat the issues should be resolved within 30 days\u201d and that negotiations should focus on the \u201ctermination of the war\u201d rather than extending a ceasefire.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop3wzaw00043b6qr6uurjmp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Iranian officials have not yet publicly commented on the details of the reported response.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop4yuyr000u3b6qwqcrd4tl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The president also pushed back on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/01\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-news?post-id=cmonmstfp000a3b66z3q4ym1j\">remarks he made Friday night,<\/a> when he said, \u201cFrankly, maybe we\u2019re better off not making a deal at all. Do you want to know the truth? Because we can\u2019t let this thing go on.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop4yyip000v3b6qe3ovq4ri@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cI didn\u2019t say that,\u201d Trump said Saturday.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmop4yyip000w3b6ql8az9dmf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cI said that if we left right now, it would take them 20 years to rebuild. But we\u2019re not leaving right now,\u201d he told reporters.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmoovch9900043b6qpkp8n60x@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <em>Other headlines to know: <\/em>     <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/list\/instances\/cmoovcsq300063b6qav8t6ho8@published\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<ul data-editable=\"items\">\n<li data-editable=\"items.0.text\">                      <strong>Troop withdrawal:<\/strong> Trump said the US plans to remove \u201ca lot further\u201d than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/01\/politics\/us-troop-withdrawal-germany-trump-merz\">the initial 5,000 troops<\/a> the Pentagon said it would withdraw from Germany.                <\/li>\n<li data-editable=\"items.1.text\">                      <strong>New law: <\/strong>Iran\u2019s parliament is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/02\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-news?post-id=cmooqbxne0000356sny12jyl5\">poised to approve<\/a> a law that would place restrictions on which vessels are allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state television Press TV reported on Saturday.                <\/li>\n<li data-editable=\"items.2.text\">                      <strong>Arms sales:<\/strong> The Trump administration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/02\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-news?post-id=cmoonb41b00003b6re3uae421\">fast-tracked billions of dollars<\/a> in arms sales to its Middle Eastern allies, according to statements released by the US State Department. Cumulatively, the weapons are valued at more than $8 billion.                <\/li>\n<li data-editable=\"items.3.text\">                      <strong>Activist in hospital: <\/strong>The family and foundation of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi say the human rights activist has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/02\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-news?post-id=cmookxccg0000356spep98c9o\">denied proper treatment<\/a> and has not gotten better since being transferred from prison to a hospital.                <\/li>\n<li data-editable=\"items.4.text\">                      <strong>Strikes continue: <\/strong>Israel and Hezbollah <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/02\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-news?post-id=cmooprx3s000b3b6rjeh138j0\">continued to strike each other<\/a> Saturday despite a declared ceasefire in Lebanon, according to statements from both sides.                <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div 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