What to know about the Iran war today:President Trumpconvened his Cabineton Wednesday, where he discussed negotiations over the Iran war. Mr. Trump said Iran was "negotiating on fumes," before adding, "Maybe we have to go back and finish it, maybe we don't." He also pushed for Gulf countries like Qatar and Saudi Arabia to sign on to the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel.A senior official with Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said renewed fighting with the U.S. seems unlikely but, just as Mr. Trump has done, he stressed his country is prepared for any outcome as negotiations continue.Israeli strikes killed more than 30 people on Tuesday, Lebanese officials said, as Israel stepped up attacks on Hezbollah. Israel also called for evacuations in and around Tyre before launching strikes there on Wednesday. U.S. missile supply could take 3 years or more to replenish, nonpartisan research group says
The U.S. missile supply depleted by the war with Iran could take three or more years to replace,according to the U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies, a nonpartisan think tank.
While some missiles could take only a year or two to replace, such as precision strike missiles and joint air-to-surface standoff missiles, other more advanced weaponry could take much longer, according to the study released Wednesday.
Patriot missiles, of which an estimated 1,060 to 1,430 were used in the Iran attacks, could take up to mid-2029 to return to pre-war levels, the group said. Terminal high altitude area defense, or THAAD, missiles could take up until mid- to late-2029 to replace as well.
Tomahawk cruise missiles, one of the key long-range weapons used by the U.S. military, will take the longest to replace, the group said. More than 1,000 were used in the war and pre-war stockpiles may not be equaled until early 2031, the group said.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said only that it could take "months or years" to replace the stockpiles depleted during the war at a hearing on April 30.
Sen. Graham thinks Trump can get Saudi Arabia to join Abraham Accords, "effectively ending the Arab-Israeli conflict"
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, a proponent of resuming military action in Iran, said he believes President Trump can get Saudi Arabia on board with the Abraham Accords, "effectively ending the Arab-Israeli conflict."
"The biggest news out of the cabinet meeting is President Trump's determination to expand the Abraham Accords, to include Saudia (sic) Arabia making peace with Isreal (sic). This would be the biggest change in the Middle East in thousands of years, effectively ending the Arab-Israeli conflict,"Graham wrote on X.
The agreement to the Abraham Accords, which were negotiated during Mr. Trump's first term in office, would mean the normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel. Currently, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan and Kazakhstan have agreed to the pledge.
"I have been working on normalization for years, including during the Biden administration, because I know this leads to a lasting peace and a new Middle East that could become an economic powerhouse, not a powder keg," Graham wrote.
Mr. Trump said Gulf countries — such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar "and others" — agreeing to the Abraham Accords could be a condition to agreeing to an Iran peace deal.
"It'll be historic if they do it. And I think, I think they owe that to us," he said.
Israel moves evacuation line in Lebanon farther north, launches strikes on Tyre
Israel announced on Wednesday it was moving the evacuation line in Lebanon north of the Zahrani River, saying "all areas south of the river are considered combat zones, and the Defense Army does not intend to harm civilians."
Previously, the line of demarcation was about the Litani River, however, Israel launched operations north of that this week. The Litani River is about 18 miles north of the Israeli border, while the Zahrani River is about 25 miles north of the border.
The Israel Defense Forces also said it struck command centers in Tyre, about 12 miles north of the Israeli border, on Wednesday. The IDF had previouslycalled for evacuationsin the area.
There were 550 Hezbollah targets struck in Lebanon since the beginning of the week, the IDF said.
If Gulf countries don't sign Abraham Accords, Trump says he may not sign an Iran agreement
In his Cabinet meeting, President Trump said if Gulf countries don't sign onto the Abraham Accords, he may not sign a peace deal with Iran. The president also suggested this week it should be "mandatory" for more countries to sign onto the agreement as a part of any Iran deal. The Abraham Accords, established in 2020 during Trump's first term, entails agreements normalizing individual countries' relations with Israel.
"We'd like to have the countries we were talking about, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and the others … we'd like to have them join the Abraham Accords," he said. "It'll be historic if they do it. And I think, I think they owe that to us."
The United Arab Emirates is already a part of the Abraham Accords, as Mr. Trump recognized later.
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said Trump negotiators are "pushing" for those remaining countries to sign onto Abrahama Accords.
"I'm not sure we should make the deal if they don't sign, if you want to know the truth," Mr. Trump added.
Countries that agreed to normalize relations with Israel as a part of the Abraham Accords include the UAE, Bahrain and Kazakhstan.
Trump says "nobody's going to control" the Strait of Hormuz, threatens Oman
President Trump said "nobody's going to control" the Strait of Hormuz, when asked if he would allow a short-term deal for Iran and Oman to control it.
"The strait's going to be open to everybody," he told reporters during Wednesday's Cabinet meeting. "It's international waters."
"Nobody's going to control it," he continued. "We're going to watch over it. We'll watch over it. But nobody's going to control it. That's part of the negotiation that we have. They would like to control it. Nobody's going to control it. It's international waters. And Oman will behave just like everybody else or we'll have to blow them up. They understand that. They'll be fine."
Bessent claims oil prices will be lower than before the conflict when it ends
Speaking during a Cabinet meeting, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed oil prices will be lower than before the Iran war when the conflict ends.
"Oil will be lower than pre-conflict levels when this ends," he said.
The current average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $4.46 nationwide, according to AAA.
Rubio reiterates Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, wants a deal to be made
Secretary of State Marco Rubio repeated many of the comments President Trump has reiterated in recent weeks at a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, saying Iran cannot get a nuclear weapon and they'd prefer to negotiate a deal.
"The bottom line is Iran is never going to have a nuclear weapon and if recent events have done anything it's to remind us once again they are the world-leading sponsor of terrorism and they can never have a nuclear weapon," Rubio said. "The president's preference, your preference, is always to negotiate these things and figure out if you can have agreements. Diplomacy is always the first option and we continue to work on that."
Rubio highlighted the work of envoys Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Vice President JD Vance in working toward a deal, but offered no specifics on the negotiations.
"If there is an agreement to be made, we want that to be made and I think there's been progress and interest and we will see over the next few hours and days," the secretary said. "I want to remind everybody, you (Mr. Trump) have other options available if that doesn't work."
Trump says Iran is "negotiating on fumes"
President Trump said Iran is "negotiating on fumes" and needs to make a deal, but he said the U.S. still may need to return to attacks while speaking at a Cabinet meeting at the White House.
"They want very much to make a deal," he said. "So far, they haven't gotten there, we're not satisfied with it, but we will be. We will be. Either that or we'll have to just finish the job. Their navy is gone, as I've said a thousand times, their navy is gone, their air force is gone, everything's gone. And they're negotiating on fumes. But we'll see what happens. Maybe we have to go back and finish it, maybe we don't."
"Right now, I think it looks like they want to just make a deal," he said. "I don't think they have a choice."
Mr. Trump said Iranian leadership thought they would just wait him out because of political pressure from the midterms.
"They thought they were going to out wait me, you know," he said. "'We'll out wait him. He's got the midterms.' I don't care about the midterms. Look what happened last night. That was the prelude to the midterms."
Iranian state TV's reporting on memorandum draft is "not true," White House says
The White House has rebuffed a report by Iran's IRIB state TV network after the outlet said it had a draft of the "Islamabad Framework"memorandum of understanding, saying what Iranian state media claimed is "not true."
Iranian state TV claimed a draft of the initial framework claimed all shipping traffic would be managed by Iran, along with other points that appear contrary to the Trump administration's stated positions. The Trump administration has made it clear they won't allow Iran to control the strait or impose tolls.
"This report from Iranian controlled media is not true and the MOU they 'released' is a complete fabrication," an official White House accountwrote on X. "Nobody should believe what Iranian state media is putting out. FACTS MATTER."
109 vessels have been redirected by U.S. blockade on Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz has turned around 109 commercial vessels heading into or leaving ports in Iran, according to U.S. Central Command.
That total is an increase by one vessel since Tuesday's update.
Lifting the blockade on the strait has been a key condition of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.
Iranagreed in principle to a dealover the weekend that will be a two-step process, with the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for lifting the U.S. blockade, followed by negotiations on a mechanism for Iran to give up various parts of its nuclear program, the official said.
An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter approaches USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) after patrolling the Arabian Sea in support of the U.S. blockade against Iran. As of May 27, 109 commercial vessels have been redirected to ensure compliance.pic.twitter.com/Ic6btTvrpz
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM)May 27, 2026Israel issues more warnings for Tyre, nearby residents to evacuate
Israel is issuing evacuation orders to the ancient city of Tyre in Lebanon, as well as 11 camps in the area.
Among those camps are Shabriha, Hammadiya, Jal al-Bahr, Zoqoq al-Mafdi, Al-Bass, Al-Maashouk, Burj al-Shamali, Nabaa, Al-Housh, Rashidieh and Ain Baal.
"In light of the terrorist Hezbollah's violation of the ceasefire agreement and its targeting of Israeli territory, the IDF is forced to act strongly against it," the Israel Defense Forces said. "The IDF does not intend to harm you.
"For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately according to thearea shown on the mapand move north of the Zahrani River."
Residents of the city of Nabatiehwere warned to evacuateearlier in the day ahead of a bombing campaign.
Oil prices drop 5% on optimism for a U.S.-Iran agreement to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices dropped Wednesday on rekindled hope of the Strait of Hormuz reopening as the U.S. and Iran appeared to be nearing an agreement to deescalate the war launched 89 days ago by the U.S. and Israel.
Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark, fell 5% to $94.61 a barrel briefly, before rebounding slightly to trade around the $95 mark.
The main U.S. crude contract, WTI, tumbled almost 6% to trade at $89 a barrel early Wednesday.
Iran state TV says "Islamabad Framework" draft with U.S. includes reopening Strait of Hormuz, but with fees
Iran's IRIB state TV network reported Wednesday that it had "obtained" a draft of the "Islamabad Framework" - a memorandum of understanding taking shape with the U.S. that would see the countries agree to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while also launching direct negotiations on more contentious matters.
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IRIB called the version it obtained an "unofficial preliminary document outlining a 14-point draft of the agreement," which it cast as a potential step toward ending the war that was still being revised and negotiated between the two countries.
The White House laterrejected the reporting, writing, "This report from Iranian controlled media is not true and the MOU they 'released' is a complete fabrication. Nobody should believe what Iranian state media is putting out."
IRIB said the draft includes a commitment from the U.S. to lift its blockade of Iranian ports and vessels. In return, Iran would restore the flow of commercial shipping through the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, through the Strait of Hormuz, to pre-war levels within one month.
IRIB said military vessels would be excluded from Iran's lifting of restrictions in the strait and that commercial traffic — including vessel inspections and the imposition of service "fees" — would remain under the authority of Iran in coordination with neighbor Oman.
"The Strait of Hormuz, between us and Oman as coastal countries, must have a defined mechanism," Esmail Baqaei, spokesman for both Iran's Foreign Ministry and its team negotiating with the U.S., told IRIB.
The IRIB report said the draft agreement included the U.S. accepting "an obligation" to withdraw American forces from the Mideast, but it noted that specifics, including whether the withdrawal would apply only to recently added forces or also long-standing troop deployments, remained subject to negotiation.
The draft envisions, per the report, that if direct talks between Iran and the U.S. yield a final agreement on a wider peace deal within the provisioned 60 days, that deal would be enshrined as a binding United Nations Security Council resolution.
The report concluded by stressing that the Islamabad Framework remained unfinalized - and noting a significant possibility that the two sides could still fail to resolve their differences on terms to even begin direct negotiations on contentious issues such as Iran's nuclear material.
State TV claims 23 more ships cleared to transit Strait of Hormuz as Iran tries to present a new normal
"Today, 23 vessels that requested permission from the IRGC Navy to pass through the Strait of Hormuz received their permits," declared a reporter on Iran's IRIB state TV network Wednesday.
"The IRGC Navy's conditions remain in place. These conditions were made clear on the first day, and continue to be valid today: no hostile country can pass its vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, but it cooperates with those who wish to respect Iranian order."
It was the latest in a series of similar reports by the same state TV reporter this week. They have all been delivered from near the Iranian coast, and clearly intended to portray a new state of play in the busy shipping lanes of the strait — which, until the U.S. and Israel launched their joint war on Iran, had always been free and open for commercial vessels.
Since the U.S. imposed its own military blockade on Iranian ports and vessels on April 13, Tehran has threatened to attack any ship that tries to transit the Strait of Hormuz without its permission. It says dozens have sought and been granted clearance this week, though the real numbers are impossible to verify as ships can mask their true locations.
Iranian officials say they are implementing a new system, in conjunction with Oman, to control shipping traffic through the strait. They say they are not imposing tolls, which the Trump administration accuses Tehran of attempting to do, but that the new system will carry costs for shippers.
U.S. Secretary of State MarcoRubio said this weekthat the strait would reopen "one way or the other," calling Iran's actions in relation to commercial traffic unlawful and "unsustainable for the world, it's unacceptable."
Iranian regime says internet access almost back to pre-war levels
Iran's national telecommunications company TCI said Wednesday that internet access across the country had "almost returned to the level" seen before it was blocked at the outset of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, though an official acknowledged lingering connectivity issues for some people and promised help.
Davoud Zareian, a deputy spokesperson with TCI,said"in case of disruption, users should first turn their modem or router off and on," and if problems continue, he urged clients to contact the company "so that specialists can examine and resolve the issue."
Zareian said internet traffic had "grown significantly and has almost returned to the level before the outage."
In its latest update, international internet monitoring groupNetblocks said Wednesdaythat connectivity in Iran "has now been in a state of restoration for 24 hours."
"Service remains heavily filtered, with new restrictions on messaging and app stores compared to pre-January," the organization said, adding that "calls for a free and open internet transcend political divisions and should be heard."
"Welcome back #Iran!" the groupsaid in an updated Tuesday, confirming that access was being restored in the country.
Iran's intelligence ministry says U.S., Israel focusing now on soft power tactics in "full-scale hybrid war"
Iran's Ministry of Intelligence said in a long statement released Wednesday that the country has been facing a long-running "hybrid war" with the West and Israel, and warned that although military conflict may have shifted, the struggle continues through economic pressure, media influence, and internal destabilization efforts.
The statement describes the conflict as a "47-year 'full-scale hybrid war' against the heroic people of Iran," accusing the U.S., Israel and their allies of wielding sanctions, cyberattacks and political interference in a bid to weaken the Islamic Republic regime.
"Not only were the enemy's vile goals not achieved, but the false myth of the invincibility of the Western–Zionist enemy was invalidated," declared the ministry in its statement.
It said Iran's adversaries were currently focused on exerting soft power, listing efforts such as "intensification of economic pressure," "ethnic and religious provocations," and "various cyberattacks."
It concluded by saying any hostile actions would draw a firm response, warning specifically that any attempts to foment domestic unrest or carry out espionage or sabotage would be "pursued with maximum precision and decisiveness by the country's powerful intelligence community."
Israeli military says it hit more than 150 Hezbollah "infrastructure sites and terrorists" in Lebanon in 24 hours
The Israel Defense Forces claimed in a brief statement Wednesday to have struck "more than 150 Hezbollah infrastructure sites and terrorists" in attacks on the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon over the last day.
The IDF said the strikes were in and around the southern Lebanese cities of Tyre and Nabatieh and in the Beqaa Valley area.
Lebanese officials say the attacks killed more than 30 people, with children among those pulled from the rubble of buildings in the cities. Lebanon's health ministry says that since Israel and Hezbollah started fighting at the beginning of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, more than 3,200 people have been killed and almost 10,000 wounded in the country.
Earlier Wednesday, IDF spokesman Avichay Adraeeissued a warning via social mediato residents of Nabatieh — a city home to roughly 25,000 people — to flee their homes and evacuate about a mile northward, across the Zahrani River, ahead of planned strikes.
"In light of the terrorist Hezbollah's violation of the ceasefire agreement, the Israel Defense Forces are forced to act against it with force," Adraee said, repeating language he has used in daily evacuation orders for Lebanese towns and villages.
"The IDF does not intend to harm you. For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and move to the north of the Zahrani River," said the IDF spokesman. "We emphasize that anyone who is present near Hezbollah members, its facilities, and its combat means is putting their life in danger!"
Iranian official says highly enriched uranium "not on the agenda of the negotiations" with U.S.
Speaking on the sidelines of a security forum in Russia's capital, the Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Bagheri Kani, said indirect negotiations with Washington continued, but he renewed the regime's insistence that the issue of its enriched uranium stockpile wasn't yet on the agenda.
"This issue is not on the agenda of the negotiations," he said when asked about the roughly 900 pounds of highly enriched uranium that international monitors believe is still buried under one of Iran's badly damaged nuclear facilities, according to Russian news agency TASS.
PresidentTrump had previously claimedIran was ready to hand what he refers to as its "nuclear dust" over to the U.S., but on Mondayhe saidthe regime could dispose of its highly-enriched uranium inside the country, or "at another acceptable location."
A senior Trump administration officialsaid over the weekend that Iran had agreed in principleto dispose of its highly-enriched uranium during the negotiations but that officials were still working through details of a mechanism for its disposal.
Iran Revolutionary Guard official says possibility of renewed war with U.S. is low
An official with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Wednesday that a renewal of the war with the United States was unlikely, but he warned that Iran stood ready to defend itself against any new attack.
"The possibility of war is low because of the enemy's weakness; the armed forces are lying in wait with full magazines," Mohammad Akbarzadeh, the deputy political chief of the IRGC's naval force, was quoted as saying by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, which is linked with the guard.
"Do not doubt that we will turn the area from Chabahar to Mahshahr into a graveyard for aggressors," he said, referring to locations at either end of Iran's lengthy southern coast in the Persian Gulf.
Trump to convene Cabinet as he looks to seal a deal that some backers worry will embolden Iran
President Trump willmeet with his Cabinet on Wednesdayat a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the war with Iran, just days after insisting his administration and Tehran had "largely negotiated" a settlement but with the negotiations still in a state of flux.
As he prepares to huddle with his top aides, Mr. Trump is projecting confidence that he's closing in on a deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide him a credible argument that Iran's nuclear capability has been diminished enough to declare victory, winding down a conflict that's been politically unpopular for Republicans.
But as things stand, he also risks finding closure to his war of choice comes with an unsatisfactory ending.
The emerging deal puts off many critical issues to be resolved later and has already exposed the president to fierce criticism — even from some of his own supporters — that Iran's hardline leaders will emerge from the conflict battered but emboldened. It all comes to a head just as the midterm elections to determine control of Congress come into focus and as Republicans worry that rising costs and fuel prices are darkening the American electorate's mood.
Talks were further complicated after U.S. forces carried out what the Pentagon called "defensive" strikes on missile launch sites and mine-laying boats in southern Iran on Monday. The U.S. said it acted with "restraint" in light of the weekslong ceasefire, while Iran decried the action as a sign of "bad faith and unreliability."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that talks with Iran on reopening the strait and extending the ceasefire — a period that the administration says could be used to hash out the finer details of a nuclear agreement — will take several more days. "He's either going to make a good deal or no deal," Rubio told reporters.
India says Iran released 10 sailors detained since July
Ten Indian sailors, detained in Iran in July on an oil tanker, have been released after "sustained diplomatic engagement," India's shipping authorities said late Tuesday.
The sailors on the MV Harbour Phoenix were "detained, arrested and imprisoned in Iran following the vessel's interception near Jask Port in July 2025," India's Directorate General of Shipping said in a statement.
"The seafarers have now been released and reunited safely," the shipping authority said. "…Necessary arrangements are being coordinated for the earliest return of the crew members to India."
New Delhi and Tehran have long-standing diplomatic and energy ties, but India also balances that with close links to the United States and Israel.
Iranian forces regularly announce the interception of ships it says are illegally transporting fuel in the Gulf.
India has pursued a policy of quiet diplomacy and minimal public comment during negotiations for the release of the sailors. It did not give further details on the reason for their arrest or about the vessel, which ship tracking sites list as a Palau-flagged oil products tanker.
India has one of the world's largest merchant navy workforces, with thousands of Indian sailors operating in Gulf shipping lanes.
Lebanon says 31 killed, 40 wounded in Israeli strikes
Lebanon said Israeli strikes on the country's south killed 31 people on Tuesday, as Israel said it was intensifying attacks despite a fragile truce in its war with the militant group Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy.
Hezbollah, meanwhile, said it faced Israeli troops entering the southern town of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, as the Israeli military said it was expanding its ground operations.
In a statement, the Lebanese health ministry said 31 people, including at least four children and three women, were killed in attacks and 40 wounded.
Fourteen were killed in Burj al-Shamali near Tyre, five in Kawthariyat al-Riz, four in Habbush, six in Maarakeh and two in Salaa, the health ministry said.
An Agence France-Presse correspondent in the southern city of Nabatieh reported airstrikes following an unprecedented warning on the city and saw plumes of smoke rising from various locations within it.
Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said one of the strikes hit the vicinity of a public hospital, causing "significant damage to the hospital's departments."
The Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for at least 50 southern and eastern towns and villages on Tuesday, including Nabatieh.
An Israeli military official told AFP that troops had begun operating beyond the Israel-announced "Yellow Line" in south Lebanon, which runs six miles deep inside Lebanese territory.
