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Hegseth:

Iran is embarrassed. They said they control the strait. They do not. pic.twitter.com/XywoFqqzFI

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 5, 2026

Hegseth on Project Freedom:

"This operation is separate and distinct from Operation Epic Fury. Project Freedom is defensive in nature, focused in scope, and temporary in duration, with one mission: protecting innocent commercial shipping from Iranian aggression." pic.twitter.com/TLgDJTodye

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 5, 2026

JUST IN:

China has unveiled the first export variant of its 5th generation J-35A stealth fighter.

The aircraft is a multirole platform designed for air superiority, strike missions, and suppression of enemy air defenses.

It has a combat range of 1,200 km and a top speed of… pic.twitter.com/cY9aUluaPv

— Current Report (@Currentreport1) May 5, 2026

NOW - Secretary of War Hegseth: "Iran is trying to subjugate the world." pic.twitter.com/h12MqJwjYn

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 5, 2026

Hegseth:

Iran cannot be allowed to block countries and their goods from an international waterway. Iran is the clear aggressor. Iran's plan, a form of international extortion, is unacceptable pic.twitter.com/P25dhwNDbT

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 5, 2026

NOW - Secretary of War Hegseth on Iran: "We expect the world to step up." pic.twitter.com/83vVDCF9fW

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 5, 2026

🇳🇬⚖️ Footage of suspects admitting knowledge of plot against Tinubu played in Nigeria's Federal High Court

Prosecutors presented video evidence showing two defendants—retired Naval Captain Erasmus Victor and Police Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim, local media reported.

👉 A third… https://t.co/xbeYStvOev pic.twitter.com/ai2WvuJMnW

— Sputnik Africa (@sputnik_africa) May 5, 2026

Pete Hegseth: "Iran is the clear aggressor" pic.twitter.com/ZdHjCDy5pk

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 5, 2026

🇺🇦 While Zelensky and his family take expensive trips across Europe, here's a child in Odessa about to lose her father.

What a dystopian society. pic.twitter.com/VbtDW07PPS

— Spetsnaℤ 007 🇷🇺 (@Alex_Oloyede2) May 5, 2026

"You will face overwhelming and devastating American firepower"

U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth gives a warning to Iran if they attack American troops and commercial shippinghttps://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3

📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/NWe4hAkbsg

— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 5, 2026

Hegseth: As a direct gift from the United States to the world, we have established a powerful red, white and blue dome over the strait pic.twitter.com/XKsTOSqWlb

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 5, 2026

"A deal is a deal": Ursula von der Leyen says the EU is prepared for "every scenario" if Donald Trump unilaterally hikes tariffs on cars to 25%, as he has threatened. pic.twitter.com/5wAFNPvXfe

— euronews (@euronews) May 5, 2026

French President Macron:

Any escalation or unilateral strike against tankers, container ships, or third countries is a mistake.pic.twitter.com/2eHvQG7RQ4

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 5, 2026

US Southern Command says it carried out a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea linked to narco-trafficking, killing two men

🚨 The command says no US personnel were harmed; however, critics argue the strikes amount to extrajudicial summary execution in which the accused have… pic.twitter.com/lfGid59R1k

— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) May 5, 2026

Israeli Air Force strike on Tibnin, a village in southern Lebanon's Bint Jbeil district. pic.twitter.com/ZZPMVfoe8l

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 5, 2026

Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich dances with rabbis and "settlers" inside the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, celebrating the Jewish holiday known as Lag BaOmer. pic.twitter.com/oPwDUjSflk

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 5, 2026

While escaping TCC's pursuit, a man rammed two cars. pic.twitter.com/XZLsOkw3sY

— Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil (@ivan_8848) May 5, 2026

President Trump on arming the Iranian people:

“The Iranian people have to have guns and I think they’re getting some guns.

As soon as they have guns, they’ll fight like as good as anybody there is.” pic.twitter.com/g6eqWJW5j8

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 5, 2026

Trump on Iran:

When I first did this, I thought maybe the market would go down 20% or 25%, and I was okay with that because I knew it would come back up.

And I thought oil could hit $200, $250. Well, oil’s at $100, $102. pic.twitter.com/UT2KJi7bfs

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 5, 2026

Trump:

I think the Pope is endangering a lot of Catholics and a lot of people.

He thinks it’s just fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. pic.twitter.com/45Q4cfsAJm

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 5, 2026

Trump:

And I think it’s better to get along with China than it is to fight with China. And they feel the same thing.

And don’t kid yourself — they watch what happened in Venezuela. They watch what happened in Iran, because militarily Iran is essentially over. pic.twitter.com/n4gUM2OWk1

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 5, 2026

Trump on Zelensky:

"He's a tricky guy. They are losing territory, but it's at a big cost to Russia and to them. I like Zelensky. I've always sort of gotten along with him, other than the one moment in the White House, which I thought was a little aggressive on his behalf." pic.twitter.com/WHHvJ9LISt

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 5, 2026

Trump:

The Iranian people have to have guns and I think they’re getting some guns.

As soon as they have guns, they’ll fight like as good as anybody there is. pic.twitter.com/84BBqeZCPy

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 5, 2026

In the village of Tynne in the Rivne region, Ukraine, AFU(TCC)lowlife pulls out a gun and fires a shot to intimidate locals during a mobilisation. pic.twitter.com/xBQPzZd7nl

— Blackrussian (@Blackrussiantv) May 5, 2026