HEADLINES
Trump Eyes Resuming Major War with Iran
UAE Strikes Iran Assets as Iran Retaliates
US Sanctions Iran's Oil Trail to China

The time is now 10:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In US Military Role, President Trump has grown frustrated with how Iran is handling negotiations to end the war and is now more seriously considering a resumption of major combat operations than he has in weeks. He is particularly impatient over the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz and what he sees as divisions within Iran’s leadership hindering nuclear talks. Officials inside the administration remain divided on the next step: some advocate a tougher course, including targeted strikes to weaken Iran, while others urge the White House to pursue diplomacy.

In Regional Impacts, The United Arab Emirates was behind some of the recent strikes against Iranian assets, including the early April attack on Lavan Island refinery, according to The Wall Street Journal. The UAE carried out the strikes covertly in response to Iran targeting Emirati civilian and energy infrastructure, and Iran later launched drones and missiles against targets in the UAE and Kuwait in retaliation, though there was no official confirmation of UAE involvement at that time. The United States reportedly welcomed the UAE’s initiative, with officials saying the administration expected more active participation from Gulf nations during the war, and the UAE has been among the countries hardest hit by the conflict economically due to airspace closures and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, as well as physically from Iranian attacks.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, hackers at Rafic Hariri airport displayed a message directed at Hezbollah and Iran, stating that the airport does not belong to Hezbollah and Iran and that Hassan Nasrallah won’t win, with Lebanese citizens saying they will not fight on behalf of others and criticizing weapon transfers that fuel the conflict. The message emphasized that Lebanon’s airport should be free from outside influence.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, Washington announced sanctions on three individuals and nine companies for aiding Iran's oil shipments to China, with entities based in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman affected by the designations under OFAC. Treasury officials said the measures target networks moving Iranian crude on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as part of a broader effort to cut Iran off from financial networks that support weapons development, nuclear work, and proxies in the region. The move comes ahead of a planned meeting between President Trump and Xi Jinping as Washington presses Beijing to help resolve the standoff and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The State Department also offered a reward of up to $15 million for information that disrupts the IRGC’s financial operations.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, New York City anti-Israel groups protested outside the Young Israel of Midwood over hosting an Israeli real estate event, chanting phrases including "Brick by brick, wall by wall, Zionism will fall," while waving Palestinian and Hezbollah flags and clashing with police who separated protesters from counter-protesters; the demonstration followed a separate protest at the Park East Synagogue earlier in the week. In the United Kingdom, Dylan Ossei was convicted of religiously aggravated assault, religiously aggravated fear of violence, and religiously aggravated harassment after he assaulted people on Enfield streets while asking if they were Jewish, with prosecutors saying the crimes targeted the Jewish community and spread fear among residents.

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